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Commissioned by the IUCN Species Survival Commission to serve as a first response for wildlife health concerns across the world.

IUCN Guidelines to Reintroduction and Other Conservation Translocations

IUCN Guidelines to Reintroduction and Other Conservation Translocations

IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Reintroduction Specialist Group (RSG) and Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) have revised and published the IUCN ‘Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations’. The Guidelines provide useful guidance, including considerations to help anticipate and prevent disease risks from animal movement.

The guidelines are available at: http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/2013-009.pdf