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

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ANIMALS
Volume 13, Issue 17, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ani13172762

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conservation translocation; ecological restoration; wildlife monitoring; wildlife disease; conservation genetics; population modelling; animal welfare

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Conservation translocations have become popular for rewilding areas that have lost their native fauna. The Dirk Hartog Island National Park Ecological Restoration Project aims to restore ecological function and has undertaken innovative approaches in conservation translocations.
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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