Jan A. Graf

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated one of the most extensive efforts to date to re-introduce an endangered species: attempts to establish an actively managed meta-population of African wild dogs Lycaon pictus in South Africa.

TL;DR: It is possible to infuse new genes rapidly and successfully into a small, isolated lion population and such translocations may become an important adaptive management tool as lion populations become increasingly fragmented.

TL;DR: How aspects of a species’ social behaviour can influence the vulnerability of small populations to extinction is demonstrated and illustrates the profound implications of sociality for endangeredspecies’ recovery.

TL;DR: Although the analyses identified no new threats beyond those highlighted in a 1997 range-wide Action Plan, they suggest that local plans will be valuable to target conservation activities more precisely.

TL;DR: Understanding that larger carnivores affect the movements and space use of other carnivores is important for managing current small and fragmented carnivore populations, especially as reintroductions and translocations are essential tools used for the survival of endangered species, as with African wild dogs.