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Figure 3 in A new record of the freshwater turtle Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833) in the Ofkos river, Cyprus: Conservation actions required
Figure 3. Turtle trap used for the research (upper right and lower left). Trap with two trapped individuals (upper left).
Now or Never? Global Review of Reactive and Near Real-Time Conservation Actions For Cetaceans
<p><span>Table S1: Information on resulting publications (<em>n</em> = 64) reviewed in this study.</span></p>
Dataset and R code: Genetic diversity of lion populations in Kenya: evaluating past management practices and recommendations for future conservation actions by Chege M et.al
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Data for "Willingness of rural and urban citizens to undertake pollinator conservation actions across three contrasting European countries"
<p>Data for: "Willingness of rural and urban citizens to undertake pollinator conservation actions across three contrasting European countries" by Costanza Geppert, Cristiano Franceschinis, Thijs P.M. Fijen, David Kleijn, Jeroen Scheper, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Mara Thiene, Lorenzo Marini (2024) <em>People and Nature</em>. This dataset was obtained by administering an online questionnaire in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.</p>
Figure 2 in A new record of the freshwater turtle Mauremys rivulata (Valenciennes, 1833) in the Ofkos river, Cyprus: Conservation actions required
Figure 2. Ponds where fresh water turtles were trapped.
Predictive genetic plan for a captive population of the Chinese goral (Naemorhedus griseus) and prescriptive action for ex situ and in situ conservation management in Thailand
<p>Captive breeding programs for endangered species can increase population numbers for eventual reintroduction to the wild. Captive populations are typically small and isolated, which results in inbreeding and reduction of genetic variability, and may lead to an increased risk of extinction. The Omkoi Wildlife Breeding Center maintains the only Thai captive Chinese goral (<i>Naemorhedus griseus</i>) population, and has plans to reintroduce individuals into natural isolated populations. Genetic variability was assessed within the captive population using microsatellite data. Although no bottleneck was observed, genetic variability was low (allelic richness = 7.091 ± 0.756, <i>H</i><sub>e</sub> = 0.455 ± 0.219; <i>H</i><sub>e</sub> < <i>H</i><sub>o</sub>) and 11 microsatellite loci were informative that likely reflect inbreeding. Estimates of small effective population size and limited numbers of founders, combined with wild-born individuals within subpopulations, tend to cause reduction of genetic variability over time in captive programs. This leads to low reproductive fitness and limited ability to adapt to environmental change, thereby increasing the risk of extinction. Management of captive populations as evolutionarily significant units with diverse genetic backgrounds offers an effective strategy for population recovery. Relocation of individuals among subpopulations, or introduction of newly captured wild individuals into the captive program will help to ensure the future security of Chinese goral. Implications for future conservation actions for the species are discussed herein.</p>
Insect Conservation Actions Ontology
<p>Insect conservation experts constructed an ontology of insect conservation actions based on a long list of possible actions pulled from a review of reviews and web scraping similar conservation projects. The full methods are detailed at: https://insectconservation.github.io/methods.html</p>
Data from: Predicting global population connectivity and targeting conservation action for snow leopard across its range
Movements of individuals within and among populations help to maintain genetic variability and population viability. Therefore, understanding landscape connectivity is vital for effective species conservation. The snow leopard is endemic to mountainous areas of Central Asia and occurs within 12 countries. We assess potential connectivity across the species' range to highlight corridors for dispersal and genetic flow between populations, prioritizing research and conservation action for this wide-ranging, endangered top-predator. We used resistant kernel modeling to assess snow leopard population connectivity across its global range. We developed an expert-based resistance surface that predicted cost of movement as functions of topographical complexity and land cover. The distribution of individuals was simulated as a uniform density of points throughout the currently accepted global range. We modeled population connectivity from these source points across the resistance surface using three different dispersal scenarios that likely bracket the lifetime movements of individual snow leopard: 100km, 500km and 1000km. The resistant kernel models produced predictive surfaces of dispersal frequency across the snow leopard range for each distance scenario. We evaluated the pattern of connectivity in each of these scenarios and identified potentially important movement corridors and areas where connectivity might be impeded. The models predicted two regional populations, in the north and south of the species range respectively, and revealed a number of potentially important connecting areas. Discrepancies between model outputs and observations highlight unsurveyed areas of connected habitat that urgently require surveying to improve understanding of the global distribution and ecology of snow leopard, and target land management actions to prevent population isolation. The connectivity maps provide a strong basis for directed research and conservation action, and usefully direct the attention of policy makers.
Data from: Catchment zoning for freshwater conservation: refining plans to enhance action on the ground
1. Recent advances in freshwater conservation planning allow addressing some of the specific needs of these systems. These include spatial connectivity or propagation of threats along stream networks, essential to ensure the maintenance of ecosystem processes and the biodiversity they sustain. However, these peculiarities make conservation recommendations difficult to implement as they often require considering large areas that cannot be managed under conventional conservation schemes (e.g. strict protection). 2. To facilitate the implementation of conservation in freshwater systems, a multizoning approach with different management zones subject to different management regimes was proposed. So far, this approach has only been used in post hoc exercises where zones were allocated using expert criteria. This might undermine the cost-effectiveness of conservation recommendations, because both the allocation and extent of these zones have never been optimized using the principles of systematic planning. 3. Here, we demonstrate how to create a catchment multizone plan by using a commonly applied tool in marine and terrestrial realms. We first test the capability of Marxan with Zones to address problems in rivers by using a simulated example and then apply the findings to a real case in the Daly River catchment, northern Australia. We also demonstrate how to address common conservation planning issues, such as accounting for threats or species-specific connectivity needs in this multizone framework, and evaluate their effects on the spatial distribution and extent of different zones. 4. We found that by prioritizing the allocation of zones subject to different management regimes, we could minimize the total area in need of strict conservation by a twofold factor. This reduction can be further reduced (threefold) when considering species' connectivity needs. The integration of threats helped reduce the average threats of areas selected by a twofold factor. 5. Synthesis and applications. Catchment zoning can help refine conservation recommendations and enhance cost-effectiveness by prescribing different management regimes informed by ecological needs or distribution of threats. Reliable information on these factors is a key to ensure soundness of planning. Freely available software can be used to implement the approach we demonstrate here.
Data from: Delaying conservation actions matters for species vulnerable to climate change
1. Most climate change adaptation efforts emphasize where to implement management actions, whereas timing remains largely overlooked. The rate of modern climate change introduces urgency in evaluating whether delaying conservation actions compromises their efficacy for reaching important conservation targets. 2. We evaluated the importance of multiple climate change adaptation strategies including timing of actions on preventing extinctions for a threatened climate-sensitive species, the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus). We parameterised a range-wide population viability analysis model that integrated climate change vulnerability components of sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity. We related demographic sensitivities to drought events and human-modified land cover to assess vulnerability to future climate change. Using simulations, we assessed the efficacy and trade-offs associated with alternative climate adaptation strategies aimed at maximizing the number of future populations including when to initiate conservation actions, duration of management, number of managed populations, and local management effectiveness. 3. Population-level projections under future climate change scenarios revealed a broad-scale pattern of range contraction in the southwestern portion of the current range. Along the extinction gradient, we identified demographic strongholds and refugia critical for population persistence under climate change as well as populations at high risk of extinction and candidates for climate change adaptation actions. 4. In the context of future climate change, the timing of conservation actions was crucial; acting earlier maximised chances of achieving conservation targets. Even considering uncertainty in climate change projections, delaying actions was less efficient and introduced undesirable trade-offs including the need to implement conservation actions for longer or targeting more populations to achieve a similar conservation target. 5. Synthesis and applications. Our findings highlight how acting quickly reduces risk and improves outcomes for a highly vulnerable species under future climate change. Climate change vulnerability assessments for species and ecosystems require translation of model-based outputs into tractable information for climate change adaptation planning. Quantifying trade-offs associated with the multi-dimensional decision space of species conservation and management is a critical step in climate change adaptation.
Data from: Conservation action based on threatened species capture taxonomic and phylogenetic richness in breeding and wintering populations of Central Asian birds
Although phylogenetic diversity has been suggested to be relevant from a conservation point of view, its role is still limited in applied nature conservation. Recently, the practice of investing conservation resources based on threatened species was identified as a reason for the slow integration of phylogenetic diversity in nature conservation planning. One of the main arguments is based on the observation that threatened species are not evenly distributed over the phylogenetic tree. However this argument seems to dismiss the fact that conservation action is a spatially explicit process, and even if threatened species are not evenly distributed over the phylogenetic tree, the occurrence of threatened species could still indicate areas with above average phylogenetic diversity and consequently could protect phylogenetic diversity. Here we aim to study the selection of important bird areas in Central Asia, which were nominated largely based on the presence of threatened bird species. We show that although threatened species occurring in Central Asia do not capture phylogenetically more distinct species than expected by chance, the current spatially explicit conservation approach of selecting important bird areas covers above average taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of breeding and wintering birds. We conclude that the spatially explicit processes of conservation actions need to be considered in the current discussion of whether new prioritization methods are needed to complement conservation action based on threatened species.
Restoring faith in conservation action: maintaining wild genetic diversity through the Tasmanian devil insurance program
<p>Conservation breeding programs aim to maintain 90% wild genetic diversity, but rarely assess functional diversity. Here, we compare both genome-wide and functional diversity (in over 500 genes) of Tasmanian devils (<em>Sarcophilus harrisii</em>) within the insurance metapopulation and across the species' range (64,519 km<sup>2</sup>). Populations have declined by 80% since 1996 due to a contagious cancer, devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). However, predicted local extinctions have not occurred. Recent suggestions of selection for "resistance" alleles in the wild precipitated concerns that insurance population devils may be unsuitable for translocations. Using 830 wild samples collected at 31 locations between 2012-2021, and 553 insurance metapopulation devils, we show that the insurance metapopulation is representative of current wild genetic diversity. Allele frequencies at DFTD-associated loci were not substantially different between captive and wild devils. Methods presented here are valuable for others investigating evolutionary potential in threatened species, particularly ones under significant selective pressures.</p>
Data from: Patterns of mammalian population decline inform conservation action
1. Evaluations of wildlife population dynamics have the potential to convey valuable information on the type of pressure affecting a population and could help predict future changes in the population's trajectory. Greater understanding of different patterns of population declines could provide a useful mechanism for assessing decline severity in the wild and identifying those populations that are more likely to exhibit severe declines. 2. We identified 93 incidences of decline within 75 populations of mammalian species using a time-series analysis method. These included: linear, quadratic convex (accelerating) declines, exponential concave (decelerating) declines, and quadratic concave declines (representing recovering populations). Excluding linear declines left a dataset of 85 declines to model the relationship between each decline-curve type and a range of biological, anthropogenic, and time-series descriptor explanatory variables. 3. None of the decline-curve types were spatially or phylogenetically clustered. The only characteristic that could be consistently associated with any curve-type was the time at which they were more likely to occur within a time-series. Quadratic convex declines were more likely to occur at the start of the time-series, while recovering curve shapes (quadratic concave declines) were more likely at the end of the time-series. 4. Synthesis and applications: The ability to link certain factors with specific decline dynamics across a number of mammalian populations is useful for management purposes as it provides decision-makers with potential triggers upon which to base their conservation actions. We propose that the identification of quadratic convex declines could be used as an early-warning signal of potentially severe decline dynamics. For such populations, increased population monitoring effort should be deployed to diagnose the cause of its decline and avert possible extinctions. Conversely, the presence of a quadratic concave decline suggests that the population has already undergone a period of serious decline but is now in the process of recovery. Such populations will require different types of conservation actions, focussed on enhancing their chances of recovery.
Co-designing conservation interventions through participatory action research in the Indian Trans-Himalaya
<ol> <li> <span>Community-based conservation, despite being more inclusive than fortress conservation, </span><span>has been criticized for being a top-down implementation of external ideas brought to local communities for conservation's benefit. This is particularly true for Changpas, the pastoral people of Changthang in trans-Himalayan India who live alongside unique wildlife. </span> </li> <li><span>Our main aim was to co-design conservation interventions through participatory action research. We worked with two Changpa communities, to understand issues faced by them. Subsequently, we co-designed context-sensitive interventions to facilitate positive human-nature interactions. We did so by integrating the PARTNERS (Presence, Aptness, Respect, Transparency, Empathy, Responsiveness, Strategic Support) principles with the Trinity of Voice (Access, Standing, and Influence). </span></li> <li><span>In Rupsho, we facilitated focus group discussions (FGDs) led by the community. We found livestock depredation by wildlife was primarily facilitated by the weather. This led to co-designing of a new corral design which was piloted with seven households, safeguarding 2,385 pashmina goat and sheep. Approximating the value of each sheep/goat to be USD125, this intervention amounts to a significant economic protection of USDc.42,500 for each household. This is along with intangible gains of trust, ownership, and improved self-esteem. </span></li> <li><span>In Tegazong, a restricted area adjoining the Indo-China border with no previous research records, we worked with 43 Changpa people to co-create research questions of mutual interest. Wildlife presence and reasons for livestock loss were identified as areas of mutual interest. The herders suggested they would record data in a form of their choice, for six months, while they live in their winter pastures. This participatory community monitoring revealed nutrition and hypothermia to be a key cause of livestock death. Subsequently, we delimited two previously untested interventions: lamb cribs and provisioning of locally-sourced barley as feed supplement. The wildlife monitoring recorded the first record of Tibetan Gazelle <em>Procapra picticuadata</em>, outside of their known distribution, in Tegazong. </span></li> <li><span>We aim to highlight the benefits of co-designing projects with local communities that link research and conservation, while also discussing the challenges faced. Ultimately, such projects are needed to ensure ethical knowledge generation and conservation that aims to be decolonial and inclusive.</span></li> </ol>
Figure 3 in Reviewing the status and demise of the Endangered Eld's deer and identifying priority sites and conservation actions in Cambodia
Figure 3: Minimum counts of Eld's deer recorded at Ang Trapeang Thmor and Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary.
Figure 2 in Reviewing the status and demise of the Endangered Eld's deer and identifying priority sites and conservation actions in Cambodia
Figure 2: Distribution of Eld's deer records in Cambodia up to 2020, divided into three regions: northern, eastern and central-western Cambodia. Management area boundaries, including protected areas, districts and communes, have been used to illustrate where records have occurred, and as such does not depict the actual extent of Eld's deer in each location. Svay Leu and Kaoh Nheaek Districts and Srayang Commune overlap with protected areas, however Eld's deer were recorded outside of the protected areas so only the proportion of the district/ commune outside of protected areas is shown. The historical distribution of Eld's deer prior to 2000 was outside the scope of the review, however we included any locations with pre-2000 records that appeared within our literature review. Therefore, this map is not an accurate reflection of Eld's deer historical distribution. The white area on the map is not necessarily lacking Eld's deer, given suitable habitat, but is unsurveyed.
Additional information for "Global shortfalls in documented actions to conserve biodiversity"
<p>Data, code and workflow to support findings of the paper "Global shortfalls in documented actions to conserve biodiversity". This ZIP folder contains an R project with a workflow to reproduce the results, figures, manuscript and associated supplementary material.</p> <h2>Code</h2> <p>The R code for all processing and analysis is all contained within the 'code' subdirectory. Scripts are numbered to indicate the running order. R markdown code and associated files (e.g. BIB and CSL files) for producing the documents are contained within the 'manuscript' subdirectory. All of the code is also available on <a href="https://github.com/rasenior/ConservationActions">GitHub</a>. </p> <h2>Data</h2> <p>The 'data' subdirectory contains everything needed to run the code as a demo. The original source data is not included because it is not ours to share. The processed data <em>are</em> available, at the path 'data/analysis'. These data are the same as used in the published manscript, thus enabling the results, figures and manuscript to be reproduced.</p> <h2>Figures</h2> <p>Most of the figures are generated by running the code with the data provided. Two figures are provided in the 'figs' subdirectory because they were created semi-manually:</p> <ul> <li> Figure 4 - the R code produces a CSV file ('figs/Fig4.csv') that was used to manually create Figure 4, first in PowerPoint ('figs/Fig4.pptx') and then exported to PNG ('figs/Fig4.png')</li> <li>Figure S1 - the code produces the individual schematic diagrams of Figure S1, which were combined together in Inkscape ('figs/FigS1.svg') and then exported to PNG ('figs/FigS1.png')</li> </ul>
Restoring faith in conservation action: maintaining wild genetic diversity through the Tasmanian devil insurance program
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Data from: Predicting global population connectivity and targeting conservation action for snow leopard across its range
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Data from: Patterns of mammalian population decline inform conservation action
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