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1-13-2025

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College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science

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The biodiversity crisis is driven by extinction at two scales: the global extinction of species and the local extirpation of populations (i.e., range contraction). Local extirpations are especially acute in the eastern United States, which has lost a substantial portion of its native mammalian fauna. Species restoration in the U.S., therefore, should be utilised more to revitalise and restore degraded systems. State wildlife agencies can elevate discussions about species restoration and facilitate internal capacity to conduct restoration projects by including locally extirpated species in State Wildlife Action Plans, which are currently under revision, and will guide state conservation programs for the next 10 years.

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© 2025 The Author(s). Diversity and Distributions published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13971

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Diversity and Distributions

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