期刊
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
卷 143, 期 4, 页码 999-1007出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.01.015
关键词
Survivorship; Reintroduction; Controlled propagation; Program MARK; Sylvilagus bachmani; Endangered species
资金
- Riparian Mammals Technical Group
The riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) is an endangered species found in dense, brushy habitat in the California's Central Valley. We implemented a reintroduction program to bolster populations at a Federal Wildlife Refuge and to assess factors influencing mortality and subsequent survival of released individuals. Between July 2002 and July 2005, we reintroduced 325 captive-bred Individuals to unoccupied habitat within their historic range using a soft-release strategy and monitored their subsequent survival with radiotelemetry Longer time in soft-release pens resulted in increased monthly survival Rabbits were most susceptible to post-release mortality during the first 4 weeks following reintroduction and both body mass and length of time in the soft-release enclosure influenced this relationship. When we controlled for release mortality during this acclimation period, subsequent monthly survival probabilities were most strongly influenced by release year (year 1 vs. years 2 and 3) and by a catastrophic flooding event; length of time in the soft-release enclosure remained an important variable in longer-term survival. Cause of mortality was unknown for the majority of deaths (61.9%), but predation (including presumptive predation) was the greatest known cause of death in translocated rabbits (26 4%) Reintroduction programs should employ an adaptive management approach with ongoing monitoring of target animals and concurrent analysis to allow managers to adjust methods as conditions dictate. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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