People and Conservation Translocations

SémIDEEV
28/06/2024
12:00:00
Sarah Crowley, University of Exeter, UK
IDEEV - Salle Rosalind Franklin
Wildlife reintroductions and other conservation translocations are increasingly employed as a means of combating rapid biodiversity loss and the impacts of climate change. They are primarily designed to meet species or ecosystem conservation goals, and literature and guidance on ecological feasibility and technical project design are well-established. There remains, however, comparatively little research or evidence on the socio-political aspects of reintroductions. Although there has recently been an increased focus on stakeholder engagement and communication, and on socio-economic outcomes of translocations, other social aspects of wildlife translocations have received very little attention in research and policy. Nevertheless, there are social, cultural, and political drivers and outcomes of translocations that exist in addition to, and sometimes separately from, conservation motivations and outcomes.
This talk will draw on my research into social dimensions of translocations of beaver, pine marten, white stork, hen harrier, lynx, and wildcat, to discuss how a range of important non-ecological factors affect the prioritisation, delivery, and success of conservation translocations.
There will also be an option to attend it remotely, via the following link:
https://universite-paris-saclay-fr.zoom.us/j/93687480012?pwd=iLJEy5fuetHqUmm1VbEqHjJpPZOPhI.1
Meeting ID: 936 8748 0012
Passcode: 250762
For more information about Sarah’s research you can visit his personal webpage .