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Guidelines for large herbivore translocation simplified: black rhinoceros case study

  1. Wayne L. Linklater1,2,3,*,
  2. Keryn Adcock4,
  3. Pierre du Preez5,
  4. Ron R. Swaisgood3,
  5. Peter R. Law6,
  6. Michael H. Knight2,7,
  7. Jay V. Gedir1,
  8. Graham I.H. Kerley2

Article first published online: 23 FEB 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01960.x

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Journal of Applied Ecology

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volume 48, Issue 2, pages 493–502, April 2011

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Linklater, W. L., Adcock, K., du Preez, P., Swaisgood, R. R., Law, P. R., Knight, M. H., Gedir, J. V. and Kerley, G. I.H. (2011), Guidelines for large herbivore translocation simplified: black rhinoceros case study. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48: 493–502. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01960.x

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  1. 1

    Centre for Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology, School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand

  2. 2

    Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 7700, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

  3. 3

    San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, 15600 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027-7000, USA

  4. 4

    IUCN African Rhino Specialist Group, Box 1212, Hilton 3245, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

  5. 5

    Directorate of Scientific Services, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Private Bag 13306, Windhoek, Namibia

  6. 6

    PRLDB Modeling, 4 Mack Place, Monroe, NY 10950, USA

  7. 7

    Park Planning & Development, South Africa National Parks, PO Box 20419, Humewood 6013, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

* Correspondence author. E-mail: wayne.linklater@vuw.ac.nz

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 MAR 2011
  2. Article first published online: 23 FEB 2011
  3. Received 31 May 2010; accepted 21 January 2011 Handling Editor: Brendan Wintle

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Table S1. Previous reports of average post-release mortality rates after multiple translocations of black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis.

Table S2. The predictors featuring in each of 24 models representing hypotheses for establishment success (survival to 1 year) after reintroduction and restocking of black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis.

Fig. S1. Numbers of black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis translocated from Namibian and South African reserves, 1981–2005.

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