rsg_book_2013

CONTENTSLetter from Shaikha Al Dhaheri, EAD ..................................................... viiiLetter from Richard Reading, DZF .......................................................... ixLetter from Simon Stuart, SSC ............................................................... xLetter from Frederic Launay, RSG .......................................................... xiOverview and analysis of re-introduction case-studies ........................... xiiInvertebrates ......................................................................................... 1Fen raft spider in the UK ......................................................................... 1Red barbed ant in the UK ....................................................................... 6Fish ........................................................................................................ 10Slimy sculpin in the USA ......................................................................... 10European mudminnow in Hungary ......................................................... 15Eagle Lake rainbow trout in the USA ...................................................... 21Cutthroat trout in the USA ....................................................................... 26Amphibians ........................................................................................... 33European tree frog in Latvia ................................................................... 33Reptiles .................................................................................................. 37Indigo snakes in the USA ....................................................................... 37Hermann’s tortoise in France .................................................................. 42Hungarian meadow viper in Hungary ...................................................... 47Birds ...................................................................................................... 53Amazon parrots in Brazil ......................................................................... 53Crested ibis in Japan .............................................................................. 58Brown-headed nuthatch and eastern bluebird in the USA ...................... 63Hihi (stitchbird) in New Zealand .............................................................. 68Puaiohi (small Kauai thrush) in Hawaii, USA .......................................... 74Eastern loggerhead shrike in Canada ..................................................... 80Oriental white stork in Japan .................................................................. 85Red-billed oxpecker in Zimbabwe ........................................................... 90Brown treecreeper in Australia ............................................................... 95Western bluebird in the USA .................................................................. 102vi