What is it about?
Reintroduction of a conservation interest species, red-billed chough in the UK in this study, and the effectiveness of wildlife parks for educating and gaining public support for a release project.
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Why is it important?
It provides evidence on public perceptions and levels of support for a reintroduction of a conservation interest species and the potential conflicts that may appear with a proposed release, which can then be incorporated within the planning of the project to usurp potential barriers.
Perspectives
This paper evidences how wildlife park settings can make a good venue to engage public in awareness, educational and information gathering to inform proposed species release projects. It highlighted that public can have innate favouritism for a species that may conflict with the proposed reintroduction project and need to be addressed. It also highlighted how direct visual contact with the species can help with fund raising and in gaining public support.
Dr Angus I Carpenter
University of Cumbria
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This page is a summary of: Applying IUCN reintroduction guidelines: An effective medium for raising public support prior to conducting a reintroduction project, Journal for Nature Conservation, December 2020, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2020.125914.
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