AVIAN RECOVERY PROGRAMMES
BOU Autumn Scientific Meeting 2011
Great Northern Hotel, Peterborough
23 November 2011
23 November 2011
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Species Recovery is the process by which the conservation community takes a species with an adverse conservation status and takes action to ensure it enjoys a more favourable conservation status. Sometimes this process is relatively simple, sometimes it can be extremely difficult. The principles underlying species recovery remain constant between species, although the delivery mechanisms may vary widely. This conference will examine the discipline of species recovery, and emphasise the central role of research and monitoring. It will also, by way of a series of case studies, explore the range of different delivery mechanisms and tools available to conservationists.
The challenges facing the natural world are growing daily. More and more species are in decline. The conference will attempt to address the following questions:
· is a species-based approach to conservation still valid in the 21st Century. How does such an approach fit in with new thinking on landscape-scale and ecosystem approaches?
· which delivery mechanisms might prove most useful in tackling the challenges posed by our changing climate?
· The number of species in an adverse conservation status continues to increase. Which should we tackle first? How can we ensure that we deliver the best possible outcome in terms of the number of species we can help given existing resource limitations?
