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| Ruiz, G.; L¢pez, M.; Fern ndez, L.; Franco, J.A.; L¢pez, G.; Sim¢n, M.A. | |
| Short communication on the first Iberian lynx translocation from Sierra Morena to the Do¤ana population | |
| 2009 Book Chapter | |
This short communication aims at describing the first translocation of an Iberian lynx into Do¤ana National Park. The purpose of this management approach was to help increase the genetic diversity of the Do¤ana population and, for this reason, we selected a specific male from the Sierra Morena population. The aim was to release this male in a nuclei where all the territorial lynxes were females -because an outbreak of Feline Leukemia (FeLV) that took place in the in the Spring of 2007 had killed all the territorial males in that area. Altogether, the goals of this crisis management approach were threefold: 1) To ensure that the three established females would not leave the core population in the process of searching for a mate; 2) To avoid a decrease in global productivity within the Do¤ana population; 3) To avoid augmenting the potential probability of short-term extinction in the Do¤ana population. The new male, known as Baya, was translocated into an acclimatization pen in December 2007 and released in January 2008. Baya mated with the three resident females during breeding season and produced eight offspring of mixed Sierra Morena-Do¤ana origin, which are considered important to increase the genetic diversity of the Do¤ana population. Six months after release, Baya's homerange still overlapped the respective territories of the three resident females and the male was considered to be successfully settled in the area. |
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