Species management and restoration projects

How to read these records

Each external project page preserves the supplied location, target species, species status, lead organisations, funding context, and known limitation. Source links open the external evidence supplied for that project. The directory describes the supplied records and does not rank or endorse individual approaches.

Understanding management approaches

Projects can have different goals. These approaches help explain what each project is trying to achieve and why ongoing monitoring matters.

Complete eradication

Eradication aims to remove a target population from a defined area. Follow-up surveillance helps assess whether animals remain and detect any reintroduction. Feasibility depends on the species, terrain, access and available resources.

Asset protection, containment and ongoing suppression

Where complete removal is not practical, management may focus on protecting habitats, crops or other valued assets, limiting spread, or reducing populations and their impacts. These approaches often require repeated work and monitoring over time.

Commercial harvest and utilisation

Harvesting animals and using their products can contribute to management. Its reach depends on factors such as market demand, access, product quality and processing capacity. Commercial activity alone does not demonstrate eradication or ecological recovery.

Surveys and monitoring

Drone surveys, thermal imaging and mapping can help teams assess populations, plan fieldwork and monitor change. They support management decisions; surveying alone does not remove animals or restore habitat.

Read each project’s target species, location, methods, sources and known limitations together. Inclusion in this directory does not rank or endorse an approach.