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Mitigation translocations, aimed at saving threatened species, are often ineffective due to poor monitoring and a lack of focus on long-term ecosystem impacts. Improving their success requires a more rigorous scientific approach and greater investment.

Keywords:

biodiversity conservation biología de la translocación conservación de la biodiversidad destrucción gradual human-wildlife interaction interacción humanos-vida silvestre jerarquía de mitigación mitigation hierarchy phased destruction translocation biology

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Background:

Mitigation translocations, a subset of conservation translocations, are crisis-driven efforts to save individuals from imminent death.
Their effectiveness is often assumed based on broader conservation translocation successes, despite insufficient post-hoc monitoring.
Mitigation translocations now exceed other types, making their efficacy critical for biodiversity conservation with limited funding.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantitatively review the global literature on mitigation translocations.
To assess their adherence to scientific principles and effectiveness as a conservation tool.
To identify key areas for improvement in future mitigation translocation strategies.

Main Methods:

Conducted a quantitative literature review of 59 mitigation translocation studies.
Evaluated studies for their application of the adaptive scientific approach.
Assessed the focus on population, metapopulation, and ecosystem-level outcomes, as well as management option testing.

Main Results:

Mitigation translocations have not reached their potential as an effective applied science.
Most studies focused on population establishment, neglecting metapopulation and ecosystem impacts.
Long-term ecosystem impacts (12%) and site carrying capacity (24%) were least addressed.
Less than half (47%) of studies compared management techniques.

Conclusions:

Mitigation translocations require a more robust experimental approach to improve effectiveness.
Future efforts must prioritize metapopulation and ecosystem considerations.
Increased investment in time, expertise, and resources is crucial for successful mitigation translocations.