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{"title":"Learning From the Past, Adapting to the Future: Experimental Approaches in Conservation Translocations","authors":"Saul J. Cowen, Sean James Buckley, Andrew Crawford, Leonie Monks, Katherine Moseby, Natasha M. Robinson","doi":"10.1111/acv.13020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.13020","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conservation translocations (hereafter ‘translocations’) have long been regarded as an important management tool for the recovery of species threatened with extinction, and their use continues to grow (Armstrong et al. <span>2019</span>). Translocations can be inspirational and may stimulate fruitful and effective partnerships (Parker <span>2008</span>; Fischer et al. <span>2023</span>), but can also be a potential source of conflict (Consorte-McCrea et al. <span>2022</span>; Glikman et al. <span>2023</span>). Furthermore, translocations may entail high financial costs (Berger-Tal et al. <span>2020</span>), those involving animals may be highly stressful (Dickens et al. <span>2010</span>), and statistically have a high chance of failure (Morris et al. <span>2021</span>). To paraphrase Axel Moehrenschlager (Chair of the IUCN/SSC Conservation Translocation Specialist Group [CTSG]), the best translocation is one that does not need to happen (Moehrenschlager <span>2021</span>). Unfortunately, the reality for many imperilled species is that threat abatement alone is insufficient to reverse their fortunes or to restore ecosystem function (Seddon <span>2010</span>, <span>2023</span>). As an increasing number of species are considered to be threatened with extinction every year (IUCN <span>2024</span>), the importance of translocations will likely continue to grow. Therefore, it is critical that those undertaking translocations not only follow but continue to push the boundaries of ‘best practice’, including communicating what they have learned (Batson et al. <span>2015</span>; Maschinski et al. <span>2023</span>). There is a wealth of peer-reviewed literature (Resende et al. <span>2020</span>) in journals, such as <i>Animal Conservation</i>, along with an increasing number of books in the field of reintroduction biology, which provide a valuable accumulation of experience and knowledge.</p><p>Conferences too can play an important role in the process of knowledge-sharing. This special issue of <i>Animal Conservation</i> stems from the most recent International Conservation Translocation Conference (ICTC), held in Fremantle, Western Australia in November 2023. Organised on behalf of the CTSG, its theme was ‘Learning from the Past, Adapting to the Future’ and was attended by 300 delegates from six continents, with presentations on a diverse range of taxa, including vertebrates, invertebrates and plants. The articles in this special issue were originally presented at the ICTC and tackle some of the key themes in current reintroduction biology, and highlight their complexity on multiple taxa and landscapes. In this editorial, we provide an overview of the key aims and findings of the articles published in this special issue, as well as how they contribute to developing and adapting conservation translocations to meet the present and future challenges in species and ecosystem restoration.</p><p>In their article, Parlato et al. (<span>2024</span>) illustrat","PeriodicalId":50786,"journal":{"name":"Animal Conservation","volume":"28 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/acv.13020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143521849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding Post-Release Dispersal and Habitat Selection Helps Refine Management of Translocated Populations","authors":"Zoe Stone,&nbsp;Doug Armstrong,&nbsp;Kevin Parker","doi":"10.1111/acv.13019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.13019","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Translocation outcomes in connected habitats are often uncertain, as individuals dispersing outside managed areas are exposed to threats. Post-release monitoring can reduce uncertainty by revealing how dispersal and habitat selection influences establishment and population growth which inform future translocations. We undertook post-release monitoring to identify habitat selection patterns following a translocation of toutouwai (North Island robin, <i>Petroica longipes</i>) to a large, contiguous forest habitat. Post-release monitoring aimed to estimate survival, dispersal, and territory establishment to inform management decisions and future release site selection. We created species distribution models using monitoring data to identify differences in habitat selection during the post-release dispersal and territory establishment phases. Toutouwai dispersed across 1312 ha but established territories within only 113 ha and 1 km from the release location. Site fidelity was higher than predicted, and there was no difference in dispersal or habitat selection across demographic groups. Critically, high site fidelity suggested that the extent of managed habitat was sufficient to protect dispersing individuals. Habitat selection preferences were stronger during territory establishment and were associated with lower slopes, higher water deficit and proximity to water reservoirs. Species distribution modelling allowed for predictions of high-quality core habitat where dispersal and territory establishment were more likely, resulting in targeted management to improve population growth. Our results show that initial dispersal in connected habitats may be much larger than suggested by territory data alone, and that management may need to protect larger areas to support successful establishment. We demonstrate how effective post-release monitoring can inform predictions of habitat quality and dispersal and guide management actions to improve translocations outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":50786,"journal":{"name":"Animal Conservation","volume":"28 1","pages":"156-168"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/acv.13019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143521819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Successful Translocation of a Long-Distance Migrating Passerine—New Impetus for the Conservation of the Globally Threatened Aquatic Warbler","authors":"Žymantas Morkvėnas,&nbsp;Susanne Arbeiter,&nbsp;Aleksandr Kozulin,&nbsp;Gintaras Riauba,&nbsp;Dzmitry Zhurauliou,&nbsp;Vitali Yakovich,&nbsp;Franziska Tanneberger","doi":"10.1111/acv.13018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.13018","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Translocations are a conservation measure that is increasingly applied to assist the recovery of animal populations threatened with extinction. Long-distance migrating passerines, however, have been rarely addressed in translocation projects so far. One such species is the globally threatened Aquatic Warbler <i>Acrocephalus paludicola</i>, a habitat specialist breeding in fen mires in Central Europe and wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. The global breeding population has severely declined during the last decades due to habitat loss. Although the implementation of conservation measures has stopped the decline in the core breeding area, peripheral populations continue to decline. The aim of this pilot study was to reveal whether translocated Aquatic Warblers will return to a distant release site after wintering in Africa. Our translocation method is based on natal habitat imprinting of juvenile passerines before their first migration. In 2018 and 2019, 50 chicks (10–12 entire broods) each year were translocated 526 km from Belarus to Lithuania at an age of about 7 days and hand-reared with predominantly wild insects captured in the surroundings of the release site. The survival rate of chicks until soft release from outdoor aviaries was 98% (49 fledglings released) in 2018 and 100% (50 fledglings released) in 2019. In 2019, 11 Aquatic Warblers (9 males, 2 females) were resighted at the release site after returning from wintering grounds. In 2020, nine birds (6 males, 3 females) were observed, including three males from the 2018 release cohort. An average apparent first-year survival of 0.30 was estimated. The very successful outcome gives new impetus for the restoration prospects of declined populations of the Aquatic Warbler to halt extinction at the margins of the breeding range.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50786,"journal":{"name":"Animal Conservation","volume":"28 1","pages":"147-155"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143521859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The future of the barbary sheep and the dorcas gazelle populations in Algerian Sahara: On the brink of extinction?","authors":"M. Bara","doi":"10.1111/acv.13010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.13010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50786,"journal":{"name":"Animal Conservation","volume":"28 3","pages":"332-333"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144519897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"No quiet after the storm: Emergency forestry operations put Alpine forest biodiversity at risk 5 years after major windstorm","authors":"C. Bettega,&nbsp;L. Marchesi,&nbsp;P. Pedrini,&nbsp;P. Partel,&nbsp;M. Brambilla","doi":"10.1111/acv.13008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.13008","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;In forest ecosystems, birds influence forest structure and functioning through seed dispersal, pollination, predation and/or ecosystem engineering (Fraixedas &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;., &lt;span&gt;2020&lt;/span&gt;). Among forest birds, woodpeckers are key species of forest ecosystems: the cavities they build for nesting are used by many other species including birds, mammals and many insects (Martin, &lt;span&gt;2015&lt;/span&gt;; Edworthy &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;., &lt;span&gt;2018&lt;/span&gt;). Woodpeckers are ecosystem engineers that modify the forest environment, supporting richer and complex biological communities, limiting demographic explosions of insects and enhancing sap availability for other organisms (Martin, &lt;span&gt;2015&lt;/span&gt;). Thus, they foster biodiversity, especially in cold environments like the alpine forests where conifers, which normally lack natural cavities originating from decay, are dominant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Among European woodpecker species, the black woodpecker, &lt;i&gt;Dryocopus martius&lt;/i&gt;, is particularly relevant for forest biodiversity, since it provides large cavities (Gorman, &lt;span&gt;2011&lt;/span&gt;). These holes are essential for large and mid-size secondary cavity nesters, for example, the boreal owl &lt;i&gt;Aegolius funereus&lt;/i&gt;, a species that occurs as a relic of a colder past in the Alps, where its distribution range is shrinking towards higher elevation (Brambilla &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;., &lt;span&gt;2020&lt;/span&gt;). Recent trends have led to an improvement in the European forests' management techniques: some key forest elements, such as dead wood and tree-related microhabitats (Martin &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;., &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;), are now preserved in different areas (including in the Trento province where our study area is located), favouring forest biodiversity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Large-scale natural disturbances, such as fires, windstorms and insect outbreaks, represent some of the main factors influencing the composition and structure of temperate forests (Fischer, Marshall, &amp; Camp, &lt;span&gt;2013&lt;/span&gt;; Senf &amp; Seidl, &lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;). In October 2018, large portions of the forests covering North-Eastern Italy were severely damaged by the windstorm Vaia. Immediately after the storm, forest owners, in agreement with the local forestry authorities, removed an enormous amount of wood. In the subsequent years, there occurred the rapid diffusion of the European spruce bark beetle &lt;i&gt;Ips typographus&lt;/i&gt;: the amount of windthrown stands on the ground triggered an epidemic cycle of the parasite, also favoured by mild winters and extremely warm and dry summers and autumns (Marini &lt;i&gt;et al&lt;/i&gt;., &lt;span&gt;2012&lt;/span&gt;). At the time of writing (September 2024), the bark beetle has damaged more than 2 million m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; of wood in the Trento province (which is among the areas most severely hit by the Vaia storm), resulting in at least half the amount of damage caused by Vaia (Servizio Foreste Provincia Autonoma Trento, &lt;span&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;). To reduce the impact of the bark beetle outbreak, dried-out forest patches have been generally","PeriodicalId":50786,"journal":{"name":"Animal Conservation","volume":"28 3","pages":"329-331"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/acv.13008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144519772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quantifying the impacts of stoat and cat incursions on reintroduced bird populations in a predator-fenced wildlife sanctuary","authors":"K.A. Parker,&nbsp;T.G. Lovegrove,&nbsp;M. Maitland,&nbsp;E. Parlato,&nbsp;Z. Stone,&nbsp;D.P. Armstrong","doi":"10.1111/acv.13000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.13000","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Control of introduced predators is essential for conserving many threatened species, but species range in vulnerability. Therefore, efficient conservation management requires estimating the vulnerabilities of different threatened species to introduced predators. Here, we quantify population responses of reintroduced toutouwai (<i>Petroica longipes</i>), popokatea (<i>Mohoua albicilla</i>) and tīeke (<i>Philesturnus rufusater</i>) to incursions of stoats (<i>Mustela erminea</i>) and cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) to a 588-ha predator-fenced sanctuary in Aotearoa New Zealand. There were fewer than 0.5 detections per year for both predator species from 2004 to 2016, but stoat detections increased &gt;10-fold from 2017 to 2019 and cats &gt;30-fold from 2020 to 2021. We estimated the growth and persistence of each bird population pre- and post-2017. This involved fitting integrated population models to survival, reproduction and count data for toutouwai and tīeke, and fitting a variation of the Moran–Ricker model to 5-min point counts for popokatea. We used these models to derive <i>λ</i>_max, the finite rate of increase at zero density, which must be &gt;1 for a population to persist. Popokatea showed no sign of impacts, with <i>λ</i>_max estimated to be 1.68 (95% CRI 1.49–1.97) up to 2017 and 1.87 (1.42–2.62) after 2017. Toutouwai had tentative decreases in survival and reproduction, dropping the estimated <i>λ</i>_max from 1.28 (1.10–1.51) to 1.06 (0.83–1.41). Tīeke survival dropped dramatically from 2017 to 2019, but returned to pre-2017 levels when stoats were reduced, but recruitment was reduced and remained low, presumably due to cats. <i>λ</i>_max was estimated to be 1.74 (1.04–2.70) on pre-2017 rates; 1.14 (0.80–1.71) if only recruitment were predator-affected; and 0.79 (0.36–1.36) if both adult survival and recruitment were predator-affected. Our results therefore indicated that this level of stoat and cat incursion was inconsequential for popokatea, tentatively reduced toutouwai persistence from safe to marginal, and would have driven tīeke to extinction.</p>","PeriodicalId":50786,"journal":{"name":"Animal Conservation","volume":"28 1","pages":"135-146"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143521858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Past and recent drivers of extinction risk in endemic New Zealand birds","authors":"J. C. Garcia-R,&nbsp;M. Cimatti,&nbsp;M. Di Marco","doi":"10.1111/acv.12996","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12996","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Land-cover change is a major driver of species extinction risk and the overarching loss of biodiversity. However, the impact of such change is nuanced, varying among species due to the mediation of life-history traits and the timing of land transformation. While diverse studies have pinpointed ecological and life-history attributes linked to the decline of bird species, the combined effects of past and recent land-cover change often present a complex picture. In this study, we undertook a modelling approach to assess extinction risk in New Zealand's endemic birds based on life-history traits and past (1996–2008) and recent (2008–2018) land-cover change. Our results suggested specific variables driving extinction risk in endemic New Zealand birds. Notably, incubation length emerged as the most influential factor, trailed by past land-cover change, body size and clutch size. This indicates that past land-cover change in combination with large body sizes and slow life histories, characterized by low fecundity and extended incubation periods, collectively elevates the extinction risk of endemic birds in New Zealand. These results shed light on the conservation priorities for species with specific biological traits potentially exposed to the negative effects of land-cover change.</p>","PeriodicalId":50786,"journal":{"name":"Animal Conservation","volume":"28 3","pages":"436-444"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144519892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trending extinctions: online interest in recently extinct animals","authors":"S. Canavan,&nbsp;D.M. Doyle,&nbsp;A. Kane,&nbsp;G. Nolan,&nbsp;K. Healy","doi":"10.1111/acv.12997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12997","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Half of all species are predicted to face extinction by the end of the century. Despite this, awareness of certain species' extinctions remains surprisingly muted, highlighting the need to improve and quantify public awareness. We explore the connection between biodiversity loss and public awareness by quantifying the changes in online interest on Twitter (now known as X) and Wikipedia both before and after the extinctions of eight species and following their reclassification in the IUCN Red List. Our findings reveal that extinction announcements generally spike online interest for most species, albeit briefly on Twitter (i.e. tweets and retweets about species), while Wikipedia (i.e. article pageviews of species) exhibits a more prolonged interest. IUCN reports were generally not associated with increased interest. Coordinated media coverage, especially when aligned with broader environmental narratives and key events, enhanced the impact of extinction announcements. On Twitter, spatially we observed a shift from local to global interest of users following extinction. We also found a small subset of influential users on Twitter, including content creators and media organisations, who disproportionately shaped conservation discussions. Environmentally oriented individuals and organisations also play a significant role, collectively comprising a third of the top retweeted users. Overall, these results highlight the need for conservation bodies, such as the IUCN, to engage more directly both with media organisations and content creators in order to drive public interest for conservation efforts, especially for less charismatic species. The tragedy of species extinction necessitates such efforts to ensure sustained and meaningful public awareness. Our findings also show that while social media outlets can generate global interest quickly, which may drive public discussions regarding ongoing extinctions and potential future de-extinctions, this is likely to be short-lived, underscoring the importance of alternative platforms such as Wikipedia, which can foster longer-term engagement.</p>","PeriodicalId":50786,"journal":{"name":"Animal Conservation","volume":"28 3","pages":"445-464"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/acv.12997","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144519884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The challenge of designing meaningful performance measures for evaluating the success of conservation translocations","authors":"S.J. Cowen,&nbsp;J.D. Richards,&nbsp;C. Sims,&nbsp;A.H. Burbidge,&nbsp;J.A. Friend,&nbsp;K. Ottewell,&nbsp;L.A. Gibson","doi":"10.1111/acv.12994","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12994","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conservation translocation is a valuable management tool for conserving and restoring biodiversity. Conservation managers and researchers strive for translocation success and spend considerable time and energy planning for a positive outcome. However, many translocations fail. Defining what makes a translocation ‘successful’ can be challenging. Criteria for success must be relevant to the objectives of the translocation, should be measurable and have realistic timeframes for achievement. How we evaluate these criteria is highly dependent on our ability to monitor a species effectively, which may be complicated by its behaviour, the release methods used, or the release environment, including sympatric species. Well-planned, but ultimately ineffective, monitoring strategies may render some criteria difficult or impossible to evaluate. Finally, poorly defined success criteria may result in apparently successful translocations failing to achieve their stated goals, or translocations that meet their success criteria but ultimately fail. Here, we discuss the challenges faced when defining and evaluating the success of a fauna reconstruction program on Dirk Hartog Island in Western Australia. Our achievement of success criteria within prescribed timeframes has been mixed, highlighting ways to better define and measure success. We discuss how we have adapted to new knowledge as the translocations progressed and propose frameworks for defining performance measures and guiding decision-making in response to failures in achieving success criteria.</p>","PeriodicalId":50786,"journal":{"name":"Animal Conservation","volume":"28 1","pages":"119-134"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143521860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Designing fit-for-purpose monitoring – A case study of a cryptic songbird","authors":"D. Stojanovic,&nbsp;C.M. Young,&nbsp;A. Stuart,&nbsp;S. Vine,&nbsp;G. Owens,&nbsp;L. Bussolini,&nbsp;B. Hawkins,&nbsp;F. Alves","doi":"10.1111/acv.12995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12995","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Monitoring threatened species is essential for understanding their conservation needs and developing effective recovery strategies. However, designing and implementing monitoring programs can be challenging in resource-constrained environments, where conservation practitioners must balance the need for detailed information with limited resources. We present a case study focusing on the design of a range-wide monitoring program for the Endangered rufous scrub-bird (<i>Atrichornis rufescens</i>) in the mountain forests of eastern Australia. We first developed a ‘wish list’ of monitoring questions and then trialed the methods needed for answering them using sequence of pilot studies. We implemented a phased approach comprising (i) a study of whether individuals could be identified by their songs, (ii) identification of a ‘core range’ using species distribution models to refine the search area, and (iii) a trial of the efficacy of a preferred feasible monitoring approach. We offer a practical pathway for designing question-driven monitoring programs for threatened species. Our study highlights the importance of clarifying explicit monitoring goals and tailoring methods to suit species' ecological and life history characteristics. By following this systematic approach, conservation efforts can obtain valuable information for effective management, even with limited resources and prevailing uncertainty about species ecology.</p>","PeriodicalId":50786,"journal":{"name":"Animal Conservation","volume":"28 3","pages":"424-435"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144520119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}