Dear Ecolog-Listers: This is the other message I am posting this of behalf of a colleague who currently has limited electronic connectivity.
Have there been reports given showing the amount of ex-situ conservation programs in existence vs the number that actually end up releasing the animals into the wild? Background: Just looking around at programs for amphibians, it seems that many have a "catch and keep" attitude. Sometimes this is warranted, as in cases of the home range of the animal being infested with chytrids, but other times it seems to me that a careful release could be granted. Also, are there scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals on animal (ideally amphibian) relocation (= taking a species that was inhabiting an area set for development, and moving it to a new area) programs? Gratefully Jorge Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD blaypublishers.com 1. Positive experiences for authors of papers published in *LEB* http://blaypublishers.com/testimonials/ 2. Free examples of papers published in *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/category/previous-issues/. 3. *Guidelines for Authors* and page charges of *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/archives/ *.* 4. Want to subscribe to *LEB*? http://blaypublishers.com/subscriptions/ http://blayjorge.wordpress.com/ http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/santiagoblay.cfm
