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Can translocation help wild primates?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Julian Caldecott  and
Michael Kavanagh
Julian Caldecott
Affiliation:
Sub-Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, UK.
Michael Kavanagh
Affiliation:
IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, UK.
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Releasing animals into the wild, especially when they have become extinct there, is an appealing and dramatic conservation technique. It is, however, fraught with risks and often expensive; its success depends upon meticulous planning. The authors discuss the reasons for translocation, the many problems involved and the special cases where such an exercise may be justified.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 1983 , pp. 135 - 139
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1983

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