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Reintroduction programs can really help stop the decline of the southern ground hornbills.
When 100-year-old giant tortoise Lonesome George died in 2012, the world thought his species was lost forever. We went to the Galápagos Islands looking for 'extinct' tortoises – and we found them.
We're familiar with the idea of releasing almost-extinct species into new areas. By doing the same with common animals, we can help stop their population numbers getting into the same perilous state.
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Manager: DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in Ornithology, Ecology, Conservation and Parasitology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor in Biodiversity Genetics and ARC Future Fellow, Flinders University
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Senior Research Scientist and Lecturer, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
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Lecturer, Griffith University
