Seven reasons why threatened species managers must consider genetic health.

Nicholas J Bail, Conrad J Hoskin, Harry B Hines, Richard Frankham, Megan Higgie

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Article in Bioscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nicholas J BailCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Building 142, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1518-7722

Conrad J HoskinCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Building 142, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8116-6085

Harry B HinesQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service and Partnerships, Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, PO Box 64, Brisbane, QLD 4070, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5547-5693

Richard FrankhamSchool of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2890-5904

Megan HiggieCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Building 142, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2397-0240

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Abstract

Genetic management is well established as an essential component of threatened species management. In small populations, deteriorating genetic health-such as increases in inbreeding and losses of genetic diversity-becomes an important cause of extinction. Cost-effective genetic management practices exist, but a lack of awareness limits widespread application. We provide seven reasons threatened species managers must consider genetic health, each of which can be read in under 5 min. These reasons are intended to be a synthesis for a broader audience than is generally reached by specialist scientific literature. Consequently, we aim to empower threatened species' managers, agencies, and policymakers to recognize the relevance of genetic health to the species under their responsibility and to actively seek the support of conservation genetics experts.

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augmented gene flowconservationgenetic diversitygenetic managementinbreeding

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PMID42620942

DOI10.1093/biosci/biag046

PMCPMC13486003

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