A novel method for using ecoacoustics to monitor post‐translocation behaviour in an endangered passerine - Metcalf - Methods in Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library | Biodiversité | Scoop.it
From besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com - February 18, 2019 9:48 AM

 

Conservation translocations are an important tool in wildlife management, but monitoring of translocations has traditionally suffered from a lack of techniques for effective post‐release monitoring. Increasing understanding of post‐release movements is vital in improving the success of translocations, but few methods exist to efficiently monitor highly mobile and cryptic species post‐release.

We present a novel approach to using dynamic occupancy modelling in combination with data derived from autonomous acoustic recording units to monitor the post‐release behaviour of hihi (Notiomystis cincta), a threatened endemic bird, at a translocation site in New Zealand.