Translocations are used to mitigate human–wildlife conflict, secure population viability of isolated populations and introduce or reintroduce populations in former or new range. With wild species increasingly confined to small patches of habitat embedded in human-dominated landscapes, the use of translocations is likely to increase. The cheetah Acinonyx jubatus is a large carnivore species with a long history of translocations. As for other species, evaluation of the success of cheetah translocations is complicated by a scarcity of published results, especially of failed attempts. Yet, such information is crucial to improve future translocations. A relatively well documented case is the translocation of alleged problem cheetahs into Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe, in the early 1990s. In this study we used a combination of survey methods to reassess the status of Matusadona's cheetah population and model current occupancy in relation to densities of competing carnivores and altitude. Our findings indicate this cheetah population has effectively been extirpated, highlighting the importance of thorough planning and standardized long-term monitoring of translocated populations for the understanding of the factors that affect translocation success.

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重新评估津巴布韦马图萨多纳国家公园引进的猎豹 Acinonyx jubatus 种群

易位用于缓解人类与野生动物的冲突，确保孤立种群的种群生存能力，并在以前或新的范围内引入或重新引入种群。随着野生物种越来越局限于嵌入人类主导景观的小块栖息地，易位的使用可能会增加。猎豹刺槐是一种具有悠久易位历史的大型食肉动物。至于其他物种，由于缺乏已发表的结果，尤其是失败的尝试，对猎豹易位成功的评估变得复杂。然而，这些信息对于改善未来的易位至关重要。一个相对有据可查的案例是 1990 年代初期，据称有问题的猎豹迁移到津巴布韦的马图萨多纳国家公园。在这项研究中，我们使用了多种调查方法来重新评估马图萨多纳猎豹种群的状况，并根据竞争食肉动物的密度和海拔对当前的入住情况进行建模。我们的研究结果表明，这种猎豹种群已被有效地灭绝，