HONOLULU, Oct. 6 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
A new framework designed to guide one of the hardest decisions in conservation-whether to move a species outside its historical range to save it from extinction-has been published in Conservation Science and Practice, capping a multi-year, Pacific-wide effort in which the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa played a central supporting role.
The framework helps managers to decide whether a "conservation introduction" that moves a plant or animal outside its historic range is the right call, and how to do it responsibly.
Professor Melissa Price with CTAHR's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) and a co-author of the paper, served ...