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Do we dare to translocate marine or terrestrial species beyond indigenous ranges for conservation?

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Saving species or creating disasters? Many species that cannot shift or adapt to escape threats like climate change will go extinct. Suitable habitats beyond indigenous range could be temporary or permanent refuges to save them. But could invasive or other damaging impacts for nature or people be too dangerous? We want to hear from you!
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Through collaboration of IUCN SSC Conservation Translocation, Climate Change, and Invasive Species Specialist Groups, this session will address benefits and risks of moving species beyond their indigenous range for conservation. In this session we will: 1) Demonstrate what species are least likely to shift ranges or adapt to climate change; 2) Illustrate how assisted colonization and ecological replacement have been used to overcome other inescapable threats or damages; 3) Present a decision-theoretic tool by which risks and benefits could be weighed responsibly; 4) Demonstrate wide-ranging efforts for plant conservation translocations beyond indigenous range; 5) Illustrate how 'Extinct In the Wild' species like the Guam kingfisher could be saved using these techniques; and 6) Collaborate with the audience to determine how governments can best be engaged to escalate action-oriented policy alignment for marine and terrestrial regions.

Session agenda

Moderator

Prof. François SARRAZIN

Professor Sorbonne University,
France


11:00 - 12:30

Speaker

Dr Axel MOEHRENSCHLAGER

IUCN SSC Conservation Translocation Specialist Group ,
Director of Conservation&Science,Calgary Zoological Society
Canada

The urgent need for clarity, process, and policy for assisted colonization
11:05 - 11:20

Dr Sarah DALRYMPLE

Senior Lecturer in Conservation Ecology,
Liverpool John Moores University
United Kingdom

Acknowledging the risk in moving plants to new habitat
11:21 - 11:36

Mrs Laura DUENAS

Wildlife Biologist,
Guam Department of Agriculture
Guam

Bringing back Guam's birds
11:37 - 11:52

Dr Piero GENOVESI

Chair IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group,
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
Italy

Moving species outside their range: what are the risks and how can we assess them?
11:53 - 12:08

Prof. Wendy FODEN

Head: Cape Research Centre,
South African National Parks
South Africa

A new method for identifying candidates for assisted colonisation and its application in South Africa’s Cape Floristic Kingdom
12:09 - 12:24

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  • Environment Agency Abu Dhabi [United Arab Emirates]
  • South African National Parks [South Africa]
  • Zoological Society of London [United Kingdom]
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
  • IUCN Species Programme (incl. Invasive Species Coordination)
  • Liverpool John Moores University
  • Sorbonne Université
  • Institute for Environmental Protection and Research
  • Guam Department of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources

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