Species Recovery
Species Recovery is a broad term which can mean different things to different people. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a species is fully recovered if it is present in all parts of its range (even those that are no longer occupied but were occupied prior to major human impacts/disruption) and is performing all its ecological functions across that range.
In simple terms, it essentially involves identifying which species have been lost or are on the brink of being lost from a given region and putting in place the appropriate management to restore populations to healthy and sustainable levels, be it sensitive habitat improvement work or total reintroduction through captive breeding or translocation if necessary.
Sussex Wildlife Trust fully supports the restoration of keystone species such as Eurasian Beaver to areas which they once inhabited, and which can kickstart natural processes on a landscape scale.
For more information, please contact Chryssa Brown at Sussex Wildlife Trust ([email protected]).
