Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild

Abstract Captive breeding of threatened species, for release to the wild, is critical for conservation. This strategy, however, risks producing captive-raised animals with traits poorly suited to the wild. We describe the first study to characterise accumulated consequences of long-term captive bree...

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Auteurs principaux:	Catherine E. Grueber, Elizabeth E. Reid-Wainscoat, Samantha Fox, Katherine Belov, Debra M. Shier, Carolyn J. Hogg, David Pemberton
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b7798e47d77e44fba0d531dc74c952fc2021-12-02T12:30:51ZIncreasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild10.1038/s41598-017-02273-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/b7798e47d77e44fba0d531dc74c952fc2017-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02273-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Captive breeding of threatened species, for release to the wild, is critical for conservation. This strategy, however, risks producing captive-raised animals with traits poorly suited to the wild. We describe the first study to characterise accumulated consequences of long-term captive breeding on behaviour, by following the release of Tasmanian devils to the wild. We test the impact of prolonged captive breeding on the probability that captive-raised animals are fatally struck by vehicles. Multiple generations of captive breeding increased the probability that individuals were fatally struck, a pattern that could not be explained by other confounding factors (e.g. age or release site). Our results imply that long-term captive breeding programs may produce animals that are naïve to the risks of the post-release environment. Our analyses have already induced changes in management policy of this endangered species, and serve as model of productive synergy between ecological monitoring and conservation strategy.Catherine E. GrueberElizabeth E. Reid-WainscoatSamantha FoxKatherine BelovDebra M. ShierCarolyn J. HoggDavid PembertonNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Catherine E. Grueber Elizabeth E. Reid-Wainscoat Samantha Fox Katherine Belov Debra M. Shier Carolyn J. Hogg David Pemberton Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild
description	Abstract Captive breeding of threatened species, for release to the wild, is critical for conservation. This strategy, however, risks producing captive-raised animals with traits poorly suited to the wild. We describe the first study to characterise accumulated consequences of long-term captive breeding on behaviour, by following the release of Tasmanian devils to the wild. We test the impact of prolonged captive breeding on the probability that captive-raised animals are fatally struck by vehicles. Multiple generations of captive breeding increased the probability that individuals were fatally struck, a pattern that could not be explained by other confounding factors (e.g. age or release site). Our results imply that long-term captive breeding programs may produce animals that are naïve to the risks of the post-release environment. Our analyses have already induced changes in management policy of this endangered species, and serve as model of productive synergy between ecological monitoring and conservation strategy.
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author	Catherine E. Grueber Elizabeth E. Reid-Wainscoat Samantha Fox Katherine Belov Debra M. Shier Carolyn J. Hogg David Pemberton
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title	Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild
title_short	Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild
title_full	Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild
title_fullStr	Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild
title_full_unstemmed	Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild
title_sort	increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/b7798e47d77e44fba0d531dc74c952fc
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Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild

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