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Conservation introduction of the threatened Apennine chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata : post-release dispersal differs between wild-caught and captive founders
AbstractSixteen Apennine chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata (10 females, 6 males) were released into a protected area, the Sibillini Mountains National Park, Central Apennines, Italy, and monitored using global positioning system radio tags during 2008–2010. Founders caught in the wild (n = 8) and those reared in large enclosures (n = 8) differed in movement frequency (inter-fix distance per hour) and maximum distance covered (from the release site) in the first 5 months after release: both were significantly greater in wild individuals, males moved significantly more than females, wild individuals shifted their home ranges significantly more often than captive ones, and no differences were observed between the sexes or age classes. A mixed strategy of selection of wild and captive founders has proven successful in preventing large movements in the initial stages of release yet still providing sufficient opportunity to avoid inbreeding depression
Conservation introduction of the threatened Apennine chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata: Post-release dispersal differs between wild-caught and captive founders
Sixteen Apennine chamois Rupicapra pyrenaica
ornata (10 females, 6 males) were released into a protected
area, the Sibillini Mountains National Park, Central
Apennines, Italy, and monitored using global positioning
system radio tags during 2008–2010. Founders caught in the
wild (n58) and those reared in large enclosures (n58)
differed in movement frequency (inter-fix distance per
hour) and maximum distance covered (from the release
site) in the first 5 months after release: both were significantly
greater in wild individuals, males moved significantly
more than females, wild individuals shifted their home
ranges significantly more often than captive ones, and no
differences were observed between the sexes or age classes. A
mixed strategy of selection of wild and captive founders has
proven successful in preventing large movements in the
initial stages of release yet still providing sufficient opportunity
to avoid inbreeding depression