Book · 2016
Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2016
Published in 2016 (292pp) with forewords including one from Axel Moehrenschlager, then chair of the Reintroduction Specialist Group. It opens with Acropora coral restoration in India, the short-haired bumblebee's restoration in the UK, and the Kumamoto oyster in China, before moving through fish, amphibian and reptile case studies including the giant wētāpunga in New Zealand.
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What is the Global Conservation Translocation Perspectives series?
It is a series of books of case studies from conservation translocation projects around the world, edited by Pritpal S. Soorae for the IUCN SSC Conservation Translocation Specialist Group, formerly the Re-introduction Specialist Group. This site holds 8 volumes, dated 2008 to 2025.
How many case studies are in this volume?
This site catalogues 54 case studies from the 2016 volume, each on its own page, covering 23 countries. By taxon group they are mammals (15), birds (13), plants (9), reptiles (6), invertebrates (4), amphibians (3), fish (3) and unclassified (1).
How is each case study laid out?
Each one follows the same format: an introduction, the project's goals and success indicators, a project summary, the major difficulties faced, the major lessons learned, and the project's own assessment of its success, on a scale from highly successful to failure.
Is the volume free to download?
Yes. The full volume is a PDF that opens from the Download button on this page, with no login or fee. It is 8.4 MB.
How should I cite this volume?
Cite it by its editor, year and title: Soorae, P. S. (ed.) (2016). Global Re-introduction Perspectives: 2016. Where the PDF prints its own citation, use that wording. The address of this page is https://www.iucn-ctsg.org/project/global-re-introduction-perspectives-2016/.