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GROUP DETAILS
Created: Nov 20, 2007
Updated: Nov 25, 2009
Membership: Invitation Only
Semi-Private
General Info
- Definition:
- Reintroducing species to places where they formally occurred or benign introductions.
- Keywords:
- Reintroduction, wolves, biodiversity, conservation, action
About
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as reintroduction of wolves. Reintroductions are to areas where the
species formerly occurred following IUCN reintroduction guidelines.
Benign introductions are to areas outside of the species' historic
range, but within an appropriate habitat and done deliberately for
conservation reasons.
This category is part of a standard classification of ‘Conservation Actions’ edited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and in use by all major biodiversity conservation organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Birdlife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund. For a detailed description of the classification please go here. To search for solutions, service providers, consultants, practitioners, and funders related to this conservation action use the Conservation Pages.
This category is part of a standard classification of ‘Conservation Actions’ edited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and in use by all major biodiversity conservation organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, Birdlife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Wildlife Fund. For a detailed description of the classification please go here. To search for solutions, service providers, consultants, practitioners, and funders related to this conservation action use the Conservation Pages.
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