Return to 1616: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box

Saul Cowen; Colleen Sims; Kym Ottewell; Fiona Knox; Tony Friend; Harriet Mills; Sean Garretson; Kelly Rayner; Lesley Gibson

doi:10.3390/ani13172762

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Return to 1616: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box

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Return to 1616: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box

Saul Cowen, Colleen Sims, Kym Ottewell, Fiona Knox, Tony Friend, Harriet Mills, Sean Garretson, Kelly Rayner and Lesley Gibson

Animals (Basel), Vol.13(17), 2762

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13172762

PMID: 37685026

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Abstract

Conservation translocations have become increasingly popular for ‘rewilding’ areas that have lost their native fauna. These multispecies translocations are complex and need to consider the requirements of each individual species as well as the influence of likely interactions among them. The Dirk Hartog Island National Park Ecological Restoration Project, Return to 1616, aspires to restore ecological function to Western Australia’s largest island. Since 2012, pest animals have been eradicated, and conservation translocations of seven fauna species have been undertaken, with a further six planned. Here, we present a synthesis of the innovative approaches undertaken in restoring the former faunal assemblage of Dirk Hartog Island and the key learnings gathered as the project has progressed.

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Title: Return to 1616: Multispecies Fauna Reconstruction Requires Thinking Outside the Box
Authors/Creators: Saul Cowen - The University of Western Australia
Colleen Sims
Kym Ottewell
Fiona Knox - Murdoch University
Tony Friend
Harriet Mills
Sean Garretson
Kelly Rayner
Lesley Gibson - The University of Western Australia
Publication Details: Animals (Basel), Vol.13(17), 2762
Publisher: MDPI
Grant note: Gorgon-Barrow Island Net Conservation Benefits Fund
Identifiers: 991005605568907891
Copyright: © 2023 by the authors.
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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