New review draws lessons from wolf recovery in the Northern Rockies, US southwest, and Scandinavia

A new review paper by noted conservation geneticists Bob Wayne and Phil Hedrick, which is forthcoming in the journal Heredity, compares the genetic consequences of wolf recovery strategies in the Northern Rocky Mountains, southwestern U.S., and Europe. The review provides insights that may help enhance prospects for successful recovery of other wolf populations in the western U.S. In combination with other recent genetic research which has developed new methods for evaluation of the level of genetically-effective dispersal between wolf populations (see previous post.), our increasing knowledge of the conservation genetics of wolves should allow development of quantitative recovery goals and rigorous monitoring protocols for wolf recovery programs, as is required by Section 4(1)(B) and (4)(3) of the Endangered Species Act.
The full paper is here.