Hope is a bison

Redford, Kent H.; Aune, Keith; Plumb, Glenn E.

doi:10.1111/cobi.12717

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“…Negative sentiments are common in threatened species management, and it is hard to overstate the value of positive visions for success (Redford et al, 2016). For example, Gillespie et al (2018) identify that the presence of a species champion was crucial for the long-term success of conservation programs for several critically endangered frog species from south-eastern Australia (Table 1; example 19).…”

Section: Leadership and Personnelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As such, there is a need to foster institutional memory through the long-term retention of key players, ensure adequate succession planning, and encourage and facilitate knowledge transfer between multiple players (Holling and Meffe, 1996). While long-term institutional involvement is often key, programs that develop a vision broader than any one institution, are often highly successful (Redford et al, 2016).…”

Section: Leadership and Personnelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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How to improve threatened species management: An Australian perspective

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Armstrong

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Journal of Environmental Management

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Targeted threatened species management is a central component of efforts to prevent species extinction. Despite the development of a range of management frameworks to improve conservation outcomes over the past decade, threatened species management is still commonly characterised as ad hoc. Although there are notable successes, many management programs are ineffective, with relatively few species experiencing improvements in their conservation status. We identify underlying factors that commonly lead to ineffective and inefficient management. Drawing attention to some of the key challenges, and suggesting ways forward, may lead to improved management effectiveness and better conservation outcomes. We highlight six key areas where improvements are needed: 1) stakeholder engagement and communication; 2) fostering strong leadership and the development of achievable long-term goals; 3) knowledge of target species' biology and threats, particularly focusing on filling knowledge gaps that impede management, while noting that in many cases there will be a need for conservation management to proceed initially despite knowledge gaps; 4) setting objectives with measurable outcomes; 5) strategic monitoring to evaluate management effectiveness; and 6) greater accountability for species declines and failure to recover species to ensure timely action and guard against complacency. We demonstrate the importance of these six key areas by providing examples of innovative approaches leading to successful species management. We also discuss overarching factors outside the realm of management influence that can help or impede conservation success. Clear recognition of factors that make species' management more straightforward - or more challenging - is important for setting realistic management objectives, outlining strategic action, and prioritising resources. We also highlight the need to more clearly demonstrate the benefit of current investment, and communicate that the risk of under-investment is species extinctions. Together, improvements in conservation practice, along with increased resource allocation and re-evaluation of the prioritisation of competing interests that threaten species, will help enhance conservation outcomes for threatened species.

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Section: Leadership and Personnelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Leadership and Personnelmentioning

confidence: 99%

How to improve threatened species management: An Australian perspective

Scheele

Legge

Armstrong

et al. 2018

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Conservation biology is gradually transitioning from a discipline of crisis to one of hope. In an era of "crisis fatigue" (Redford & Sanjayan, 2003), reintroduction programs provide much-needed optimism for recovery (Redford, Aune, & Plumb, 2016). With approximately onethird of species threatened with extinction, amphibians are the most vulnerable vertebrate group, and creative tools are urgently needed to stem their declines (Kissel, Palen, & Govindarajulu, 2017;Stuart et al, 2004).…”

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Rapid extirpation of a North American frog coincides with an increase in fungal pathogen prevalence: Historical analysis and implications for reintroduction

Adams

Pessier

Briggs

2017

Ecology and Evolution

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As extinctions continue across the globe, conservation biologists are turning to species reintroduction programs as one optimistic tool for addressing the biodiversity crisis. For repatriation to become a viable strategy, fundamental prerequisites include determining the causes of declines and assessing whether the causes persist in the environment. Invasive species—especially pathogens—are an increasingly significant factor contributing to biodiversity loss. We hypothesized that Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the causative agent of the deadly amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, was important in the rapid (<10 years) localized extirpation of a North American frog (Rana boylii) and that Bd remains widespread among extant amphibians in the region of extirpation. We used an interdisciplinary approach, combining interviews with herpetological experts, analysis of archived field notes and museum specimen collections, and field sampling of the extant amphibian assemblage to examine (1) historical relative abundance of R. boylii; (2) potential causes of R. boylii declines; and (3) historical and contemporary prevalence of Bd. We found that R. boylii were relatively abundant prior to their rapid extirpation, and an increase in Bd prevalence coincided with R. boylii declines during a time of rapid change in the region, wherein backcountry recreation, urban development, and the amphibian pet trade were all on the rise. In addition, extreme flooding during the winter of 1969 coincided with localized extirpations in R. boylii populations observed by interview respondents. We conclude that Bd likely played an important role in the rapid extirpation of R. boylii from southern California and that multiple natural and anthropogenic factors may have worked in concert to make this possible in a relatively short period of time. This study emphasizes the importance of recognizing historical ecological contexts in making future management and reintroduction decisions.

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“…The widespread and varied use of the lion in British culture is conducive to the idea that the inherent value of a national animal to a country’s identity potentially makes them a relatively easy target to garner public support for their protection [ 6 ]. In the twentieth century, the North American success stories of the bald eagle, Haliaetus leucocephalus , and the bison, Bison bison , exemplify how strong national and international protection—generated through both public and political support—have resulted in populations rebounding to healthy and sustainable levels [ 7 ]. In the United States, the endemic bald eagle′s image appears on passports, national defense, and all forms of legislation.…”

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A Cultural Conscience for Conservation

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Burnham

Macdonald

2017

Animals

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Simple SummaryThis opinion piece explores how implementing a species royalty for the use of animal symbolism in affluent cultural economies could revolutionise conservation funding. A revenue revolution of this scale is urgently necessary to confront the sixth mass extinction that the planet is now facing. But such a revolution can only occur if the approach to conservation now evolves quickly across disciplines, continents, cultures and economies. This piece is a call to action for research-, culture-, and business-communities to implement a new ethical phase in economic policy that recognises the global cultural debt to the world’s most charismatic wildlife species.AbstractOn 2 July 2015, the killing of a lion nicknamed “Cecil” prompted the largest global reaction in the history of wildlife conservation. In response to this, it is propitious to consider the ways in which this moment can be developed into a financial movement to transform the conservation of species such as the lion that hold cultural significance and sentiment but whose numbers in the wild are dwindling dangerously. This provocative piece explores how a species royalty could be used effectively by drawing revenue from the heavy symbolic use of charismatic animals in affluent economies. This would, in turn, reduce strain on limited government funds in threatened animals’ native homelands. Three potential areas of lucrative animal symbolism—fashion, sports mascots, and national animals—provide examples of the kind of revenue that could be created from a species royalty. These examples also demonstrate how this royalty could prove to be a desirable means by which both corporations and consumers could positively develop their desired selves while simultaneously contributing to a relevant and urgent cause. These examples intend to ignite a multi-disciplinary conversation on the global cultural economy’s use of endangered species symbols. An overhaul in perspective and practice is needed because time is running out for much of the wildlife and their ecosystems that embellish products and embody anthropocentric business identities.

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Hope is a bison

Cited by 14 publications

References 12 publications

How to improve threatened species management: An Australian perspective

How to improve threatened species management: An Australian perspective

Rapid extirpation of a North American frog coincides with an increase in fungal pathogen prevalence: Historical analysis and implications for reintroduction

A Cultural Conscience for Conservation

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