The editor’s selection is the article by Hagen et al.
Conservation apply is filled with untested paradigms, and wildlife rehabilitation is one among them. Rescuing, treating, and subsequent releasing of wildlife in misery is standard as a result of it guarantees to satisfy moral obligations by combining animal welfare with conservation advantages. Whereas there may be a lot hope amongst conservationists and most of the people for the success of rehabilitated wildlife, many scientists consider these efforts are insignificant for conservation. Nevertheless, strong scientific assessments of rehabilitation outcomes are uncommon.
Of their unprecedented, continental-scale examine, Christian Hagen and co-authors used superior demographic modelling strategies to analyse the consequences of raptor rehabilitation on wild populations throughout the USA. They discovered that rehabilitation had apparent helpful results for some raptor species however extra restricted impacts for others. The proof means that in lots of species launched rehabilitated raptors are greater than “useless birds flying”.
/Ilse Storch
Editor-in-Chief
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