Identifying cost?effective recovery actions for a critically endangered species
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Threatened species managers are often required to make swift decisions in the face of considerable uncertainty. We tested a structured approach for evaluating conservation options critically endangered orange-bellied parrot. The Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team provides advice government agencies inform allocation limited number captive-bred birds different release scenarios. Using expert elicitation approach, we determined that scenarios where more fledglings were released cost-effective compared other options. Following this finding 2019, recovery team adjusted plans and allocated additional fledgling release, response contributed an increase wild migrating 2020 2021. challenges facing parrot conservation, including limitations animals, time resources, high uncertainty, common threatened programs. Here show process can help grapple with these complex trade-offs timely decisions.
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عنوان ژورنال: Conservation science and practice
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2578-4854']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.546