#protected-area-governance

Raise or move threatened animals under a documented conservation plan, then release them into habitat where the original threats are controlled and outcomes can be monitored.

Manage conservation breeding, pedigrees, genetic material and institutional roles as one recovery program that preserves options for viable wild populations.

Protect and effectively manage the remaining feeding, breeding, refuge and movement areas required by threatened animal populations.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began releasing captive-bred red wolves at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in 1987. More than 60 adults were released from 1987 to 1994, wild breeding followed and the populat…

Conservation breeders produced golden skiffia and prepared fish through pond and semi-natural mesocosm stages before release to the species' native Teuchitlán River. More than 1,000 fish were released in November 2022 w…

Nine captive-bred sihek (Guam kingfisher) arrived at predator-free Palmyra Atoll in September 2024 for a conservation introduction. Six were initially released after an acclimation period; subsequent monitoring confirme…

Chester Zoo maintains and breeds Socorro doves as part of an international coordinated program after the species became extinct in the wild. Eight chicks hatched at the zoo in 2025, adding genetically managed birds to t…

Van Long Nature Reserve protects the largest known population of Delacour's langur through reserve management coordinated between the Ninh Bình Forest Protection Department, community-led patrol teams (including former…

The Kākāpō Recovery Programme moved the remaining birds to predator-free islands and manages breeding, genetics, health, nests and habitat intensively. New Zealand sources report that the known population increased from…

Invasive rats were eradicated from Great Bird Island and additional offshore islands, after which Antiguan racers were translocated to establish populations on restored sites. The species had been reduced to an estimate…

The partners established the Geometric Tortoise Preserve in 2015 to secure a large remaining population and its renosterveld habitat. Rainforest Trust reports that the preserve now covers 898 acres and was created to sa…