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| Lopez, G.; Martinez, F.; Molina, I.; Zorrilla, I.; Martinez, C.; Vargas, A.; Simon, M.A. | |
| Sanitary control plan for the Iberian lynx reintroduction in Anadalusia | |
| 2008 Conference Proceeding | |
Sanitary aspects are of great importance in the reintroduction of species. Firstly, an optimum sanitary status of the released individuals is essential to the successful ongoing of the project, since only the best prepared individuals will be able to afford the stress cost that reintroduction itself (capture, transport, quarantine release in an unknown area, contact with unknown individuals, etc) entails. Secondly, the interspecific contact of individuals that arrive to a new area is known to be much higher than that they have in their original territories, and so a previous knowledge of the sanitary status of the fauna living in the release area is crucial for evaluating the epidemiological risks and to elaborate preventive protocols. Thirdly, as far as reintroduction are usually performed through the movement of small groups of individuals, stochastic factors such as diseases are known to have a specially high relevance in the population dynamics of the reintroduced population. Thus, outbreaks can sometimes be devastating for a reintroduction project. Given these aspects, and due to the scarcity of the critically endangered Iberian lynx, a sanitary program is considered essential to perform reintroductions in the species. A draft sanitary plan for the reintroduction of the Iberian lynx has been performed by the Iberian lynx LIFE conservation project in collaboration with the advisory group of sanitary aspects of the Iberian lynx, which is presented here for its evaluation of discussion. The main actuation lines of this plan proposal are: (1) sanitary evaluation of the fauna living in the release area (mainly carnivores, but also ungulates and rabbits), (2) preventive protocol in domestic carnivores, (3) pre-release sanitary protocol of handled individuals and (4) post-release sanitary monitoring of the released individuals. |
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