The challenges of long-term invasive mammal management: lessons from the UK

摘要: We consider the motivations, strategies, and costs involved in invasive mammal management undertaken UK. Widespread established mammals require long‐term to limit damage or spread, but ongoing is costly complex. Long‐term most effective where it applied at a landscape scale, this requires overarching co‐ordination between multiple stakeholders. Five challenges for successful of species are identified as follows: defining landscape‐scale co‐ordination, stakeholder community engagement, sustainable funding, evidence requirements. make recommendations on supportive infrastructure needed fulfil conservation aims, follows. 1. There need evidence‐based Invasive Species Action Plans provide strategy prioritised appropriate scales. 2. Where possible, multispecies approaches should be adopted. 3. Trusted leadership take ownership an bring individuals, organisations, funders together. 4. Support centralised hub training, data, knowledge flows will greatly improve scientific outcomes through searchable base, via best practice sharing.