Are Wildlife Relocation Practices for Infrastructure Projects Actually Protecting Animals?

Mitigation translocation is used to move wildlife away from infrastructure project sites to prevent direct harm.

Research in British Columbia identified 5.1 million animals relocated across 227 projects, mostly amphibians.

There is a critical lack of post-release monitoring to determine if relocated animals survive and reproduce.

Experts argue that habitat preservation must be the priority over translocation as a conservation strategy.