Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna

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Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australianand New Zealand Fauna is a timely review ofour understanding of translocation from anAustralasian perspective, ensuring translocationbecomes an increasingly effective conservationmanagement strategy in the future. Written byexperts, including reintroduction practitioners,researchers and policy makers, the bookincludes extensive practical advice and examplecase studies, identifies emerging themes andsuggests future directions.

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A much needed one-stop reference for those reintroducing native wildlife in either Australia or New Zealand."
- Conservation Biology

"This book not only enumerates advances in reintroduction but also provides a cogent roadmap for understanding and applying current knowledge, and for developing future strategies."
- The Journal of Wildlife Management

Author Bio

Doug P. Armstrongis Professor of Conservation Biology at Massey University, New Zealand, and is the Oceania Chair of the IUCN Reintroduction Specialist Group. He has led a research program focused on reintroduction biology for 22 years, and has been involved in numerous New Zealand reintroduction projects in leading, participant or advisory roles. He has authored over 40 reintroduction-related papers in Australasian and international journals, and was co-editor of the 2012 bookReintroduction Biology: Integrating Science and Management.

Matthew W. Haywardis an Australian wildlife manager now based at Bangor University, Wales. He has been involved in reintroduction projects in three continents, including researching the impacts of the reintroduction of large predators to Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa; studying the ecology of reintroduced European bison in Polands Bialowieza Primeval Forest; planning, implementing and monitoring reintroductions for the Australian Wildlife Conservancy in south-eastern Australia; and now to supervising students involved in the reintroduction of Eurasian beavers to Wales. He is a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Reintroduction Specialist Group and was co-editor of the 2009 bookReintroduction of Top-order Predators.

Dorian Morois a lead ecologist with Chevron Australia, and holds an Adjunct Associate Professor position with Murdoch University, Australia. He is a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Reintroduction Specialist Group and has authored papers relating to mammal conservation and translocation to islands and to areas with exotic predator control, translocations and wildlife disease, and population genetics as these relate to island systems. He works closely with industry and wildlife management agencies to provide strategic technical advice to advocate the use of evidence-based science to support the conservation assets of marine and terrestrial reserves.

Philip J. Seddonis a Professor of Zoology and Director of the Postgraduate Wildlife Management Programme at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He has been the Bird Section Chair of the IUCN Reintroduction Specialist Group since 1998, and has been involved in bird, mammal and herptile reintroduction project planning, implementation and review in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada and Japan. He has authored over 40 reintroduction-related papers and book chapters, and was co-editor of the 2012 bookReintroduction Biology: Integrating Science and Management Programs throughout the world.