The Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis): Crisis Biology in the 21st Century

· Ecological Studies Book 254 · Springer Nature
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The captive breeding and reintroduction of highly threatened species are among the most challenging conservation interventions and often represent the final tool in a comparatively small toolbox to conserve rapidly declining species. This book details the species recovery program that was designed and implemented over two decades to conserve the Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis), an extinct-in-the-wild tropical amphibian. More than 20 international and national institutions were involved in the design and implementation of the species recovery program. This complex two-decade effort highlights the challenges of conserving highly threatened tropical amphibians and integrating conservation with development in the 21st century. This volume will appeal to biologists, conservation and development practitioners, and institutions and individuals concerned about the conservation of biodiversity.

About the author

William D. Newmark is a research curator and conservation biologist in the Natural History Museum of Utah. He holds a B.A. in biology from the University of Colorado, an M.S. in wildland management from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Michigan. His research focuses on patterns of vertebrate extinction, protected area and wildlife corridor design, animal movement, and captive-breeding and reintroduction. He has conducted field research in western North America and East Africa for four decades. From 2000 to 2019, he served as the lead technical consultant to the World Bank on the design and implementation of the species recovery program for the Kihansi Spray Toad.

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