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The survival of captive-born animals in restoration programmes - case study of the endangered European mink Mustela lutreola

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As part of a conservation initiative, captive-bred individuals of the endangered European mink Mustela lutreola were released to a Baltic island 'sanctuary', Hiiumaa Island (Estonia), and their survival was monitored over eight years. Altogether, 54 released mink were equipped with radio-collars between 2000 and 2003 and their survival and causes of death were studied as a function of sex, age, housing conditions before release and number of generations in captivity. Mortality was gr...

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Peer reviewed

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"Species Conservation Lab, Tallinn Zoological Gardens, Tallinn, Estonia", "Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia"
Department:
Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
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Institution:
Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia
Department:
Institute of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
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Institution:
Species Conservation Lab, Tallinn Zoological Gardens, Tallinn, Estonia
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Research group:
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit
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Apenhaul Primate Park More from this funder
Denver Zoological Society More from this funder
Foundation LUTREOLA More from this funder
Tallinn Zoo More from this funder
Thoiry Zoological Park More from this funder
Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Biological Conservation Journal website
Volume:
142
Issue:
8
Pages:
1685-1692
Publication date:
2009-08-01
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ISSN:
0006-3207
Language:
English
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ora:3372
Deposit date:
2010-02-17

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