Global Re-introduction Perspectives 2016 Case-studies from around the globe

Abstract

This is the fifth issue in the Global Re-introduction Perspectives series and has been produced in the same standardized format as the previous four to maintain the style and quality. The case-studies are arranged in the following order: Introduction, Goals, Success Indicators, Project Summary, Major Difficulties Faced, Major Lessons Learned, Success of Project with reasons for success or failure. For the first issue I managed to collect 62 case-studies, the second issue 72 case-studies, third issue 50 case-studies, fourth issue 52 case-studies and this current issue has 54 case-studies. There are now a total of 290 case-studies available in this format. These case studies in this issue cover the following taxa as follows: Invertebrates - 4 Fish - 3 Amphibians - 3 Reptiles - 6 Birds - 13 Mammals - 16 Plants - 9 I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the various authors for their patience and willingness to submit information on their projects and in many cases with a tight deadline. A few promised articles were not submitted by the last deadline and hopefully if we do another issue we can present them there. We hope the information presented in this book will provide a broad global perspective on challenges facing re-introduction projects trying to restore biodiversity.