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Species reintroduction is the deliberate release of a species into the wild, from captivity or other areas where the organism is capable of survival. [1] The goal of species reintroduction is to establish a healthy, genetically diverse, self-sustaining population to an area where it has been extirpated, or to augment an existing population. [2]
The idea of wolf reintroduction was first brought to Congress in 1966 by biologists who were concerned with the critically high elk populations in Yellowstone and the ecological damages to the land from excessively large herds. Officially, 1926 was when the last wolves were killed within Yellowstone’s boundaries.
Pleistocene rewilding. Pleistocene rewilding is the advocacy of the reintroduction of extant Pleistocene megafauna, or the close ecological equivalents of extinct megafauna. [1] It is an extension of the conservation practice of rewilding, which aims to restore functioning, self-sustaining ecosystems through practices that may include species ...
The feat moved the species from a "critically endangered" classification to "endangered" and, Fritz says, is the first attempt to reintroduce a continentally extinct migratory bird species.
The Pyrenean ibex, also known as the bouquetin, is the only animal to have survived de-extinction past birth. De-extinction (also known as resurrection biology, or species revivalism) is the process of generating an organism that either resembles or is an extinct species. [ 1 ] There are several ways to carry out the process of de-extinction.
Large male gray wolf walking on a hill in the forest. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Less than nine months after Colorado released its first gray wolves into the wild as part of a controversial ...
The project to reintroduce bison to the Kent countryside has been overseen by the KVT and the Wildwood Trust. It has also seen the release of Iron Age pigs, Exmoor ponies and longhorn cattle into ...
Primate reintroduction. Primate reintroduction is a form of species reintroduction and is the process by which captive or previously free-ranging primates are either translocated or rehabilitated and released into the wild. [1] [2] The goals of primate reintroduction efforts are typically to reestablish or reinforce wild populations, improve ...