The reintroduction of endangered species is viewed as a last resort due to its many challenges: the cost, lack of learned knowledge of specials born in captivity, and single event catastrophes, i.e., the idea that even if a species successfully survives, drought or disease could decimate the newly introduced species. For wildlife, such as the black-footed ferret, whooping cranes, and peregrine falcons, the reintroduction made the difference between extinction and survival.
Reintroduction programmes such as ours, whereby species are released into their natural habitats, are powerful tools used for stabilizing, re-establishing, or increasing in-situ species populations that have suffered significant declines.
The habitat in which species are reintroduced needs to be carefully chosen, as many factors within environments could have possible adverse effects. Human impact, overexploitation, habitat disturbance, habitat destruction, and climate change are just some of the key issues, which is why our habitat restoration programmes are so vital, without one, we cannot sustainably move forward with the other.