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Global Re-introduction Perspectives
The first issue in the series (October 2008, 296pp), edited by Pritpal S. Soorae and prepared with the Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi and the Denver Zoological Foundation. It opens with coral and giant clam restorations in India and the Indo-Pacific, before moving through fish, amphibian, reptile and bird case studies from around the world.
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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 62 case studies from the 2008 volume, each on its own page, covering 35 countries. By taxon group they are birds (17), mammals (13), plants (10), reptiles (8), fish (7), invertebrates (4) and amphibians (3).
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.) (2008). Global Re-introduction Perspectives. 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/.