Animals and plants are increasingly being ‘translocated’ from their native areas to survive effects of climate change,poaching and habitat loss, says top conservationistMore than 1000 species believe had to be relocated because of climate change, and poaching and humans taking their habitat,according to a top conservationist.
Dr Axel Moehrenschlager said cases of “translocation”, such as India’s intention to relocate tigers to Cambodia or South Africa’s scheme to airlift rhinos to Australia, and believe increased exponentially in recent decades and will become more common due to human pressures driving species closer to extinction.
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Source: theguardian.com