The Optimal Timing of Reintroducing Captive Populations Into the Wild

摘要: Abstract We examine a conservation problem in which the recovery of an endangered species depends on captive breeding and reintroduction program. The model is applied to case black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), North America reliant for survival. timing important concern these programs as there tradeoff between duration (and therefore cost) program period population spends wild. In this paper, we develop stylized bioeconomic determine optimal time, objective minimize cost while providing viably-sized Our control variable reintroduction, departs from large body work bioeconomics that focuses adjustable controls directly affect target population. Generally, find it reintroduce ferrets early program, although result contingent interactions provisioning services.