scholarly journals Genetic factors in threatened species recovery plans on three continents

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer C Pierson ◽  
David J Coates ◽  
J Gerard B Oostermeijer ◽  
Steven R Beissinger ◽  
Jason G Bragg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Species Recovery

scholarly journals A global register of competences for threatened species recovery practitioners: a comprehensive list of skills, knowledge and personal attributes required by practitioners working within threatened species recovery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barney Long ◽  
Richard P. Young
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Capacity Development ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
Species Recovery ◽  
Comprehensive List ◽  
The World

Competence frameworks are widely used in many professional sectors, helping to develop capacity by defining and recognising the required skills, knowledge and personal attributes. Registers of competences have been developed within the conservation sector. A global register of competences for threatened species recovery practitioners is a register of competences in the form of a directory of the possible skills, knowledge and personal attributes required by practitioners working in threatened species recovery programmes around the world, in both in-situ and ex-situ contexts. This register has the potential to transform approaches to capacity development within threatened species recovery and help improve the effectiveness of this branch of conservation. Its structure largely follows that of A global register of competences for protected area practitioners (Appleton, 2016).

scholarly journals Corporate support for threatened species recovery efforts: three case studies from the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Mo ◽  
Mike Roache ◽  
Tania Reid ◽  
Damon L. Oliver ◽  
Linda Broome ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Food Storage ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
Flying Foxes ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Species Recovery ◽  
Conservation Actions ◽  
Corporate Support

ABSTRACT A diverse range of corporations, businesses and organisations play an important role in threatened species conservation. During the unprecedented bushfire season in Australia in the 2019–20 summer, corporations, businesses and organisations contributed significant financial and in-kind support for the Saving our Species Program’s threatened species recovery efforts. On the eastern coast, a combination of food shortages and heat stress events resulted in large numbers of Grey-headed Flying-foxes Pteropus poliocephalus requiring rescue and rehabilitation. Prolonged drought and intense bushfires reduced available foraging resources for the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Petrogale penicillata and Mountain Pygmy-possum Burramys parvus. Corporations donated produce to feed flying-foxes in care and provide supplementary feeding for wild populations of rock-wallabies and pygmy-possums. Local businesses and organisations also supplied resources, funding and food storage capacity to support these conservation actions. The contributions from corporations, businesses and organisations in these case studies totalled more than $70,000.

The role of project management in threatened species recovery

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 981-998
Author(s):  
Madelon Willemsen ◽  
Julien Pollack ◽  
Chivonne Algeo
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Theory Method ◽  
Species Recovery ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Recovery Programs ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Management Perspective

PurposeThere are significant, ongoing threats of species extinction. Threatened species recovery programs are an important way of reducing this threat, but many recovery programs are unsuccessful. The purpose of this paper is to explore the issues facing species recovery programs, and the potential benefits to be found in managing threatened species recovery from a project management perspective.Design/methodology/approachThis research used the Grounded Theory Method to analyze the contents of four senate inquiries and 21 interviews with recovery experts. The Grounded Theory Method was then used to inductively develop concepts and theories that explain some of the issues faced in the delivery of recovery programs in Australia. These were explored from a project management perspective, to understand ways that project management could provide benefit to the recovery planning process.FindingsEight core challenges that have an impact on recovery emerged from the data. It was identified that there is a general lack of integration of project management into the recovery process. This was found to be particularly evident in terms of the recovery project lifecycle, risk management and stakeholder management. Strategies for addressing these issues are discussed.Originality/valueConservation scientists typically focus on technical recovery competencies. The authors argue that managing recovery from a project management perspective will increase recovery success rates through an increased focus on the contextual and behavioral competencies that are essential to the management and delivery of recovery projects and programs.

A generic target for species recovery

2014 ◽  
Vol 92 (5) ◽  
pp. 371-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. Hutchings ◽  
Anna Kuparinen
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Basic Density ◽  
Species Recovery ◽  
Density Dependent

Recovery targets for threatened species are typically developed on a species- or population-specific basis. Such narrow taxonomic specificity stands in contrast with widely applied species-independent metrics of conservation status. Here, we propose a generic protocol that can be used to specify broadly applicable targets intended to recover the ecological and evolutionary functionality of threatened species. The method is based on basic density-dependent population dynamics, draws on first principles related to population growth, and explicitly incorporates habitat by accounting for changes in carrying capacity. It offers a consistently applied, methodologically transparent, and predictable biological benchmark for recovery purposes. The benefits of a generic method for articulating recovery targets, particularly from a policy- and statute-implementation perspective, are substantive.

What works for threatened species recovery? An empirical evaluation for Australia

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 767-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin F. J. Taylor ◽  
Paul S. Sattler ◽  
Megan Evans ◽  
Richard A. Fuller ◽  
James E. M. Watson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
Species Recovery ◽  
What Works

Compliance of Australian threatened species recovery plans with legislative requirements

2011 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 2054-2060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Ortega-Argueta ◽  
Greg Baxter ◽  
Marc Hockings
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Species Recovery
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