Editing Species reintroduction (section)

=== Genetic trade-offs ===
In reintroductions from captivity, translocation of animals from captivity to the wild has implications for both captive and wild populations. Reintroduction of genetically valuable animals from captivity improves genetic diversity of reintroduced populations while depleting captive populations; conversely, genetically valuable captive-bred animals may be closely related to individuals in the wild and thus increase risk of inbreeding depression if reintroduced.
Increasing genetic diversity is favored with removal of genetically overrepresented individuals from captive populations and addition of animals with low genetic relatedness to the wild.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Earnhardt |first=Joanne M. |date=November 1999 |title=Reintroduction programmes: genetic trade-offs for populations |journal=Animal Conservation |language=en |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=279–286 |doi=10.1111/j.1469-1795.1999.tb00074.x |bibcode=1999AnCon...2..279E |s2cid=84850782 |issn=1367-9430}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |title=Introduction to conservation genetics |author=Frankham, Richard |date=2010 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |author2=Ballou, Jonathan D. |author3=Briscoe, David A. |isbn=978-1-139-19024-4 |edition=2nd |location=Cambridge, UK |oclc=774393970}}</ref> However, in practice, initial reintroduction of individuals with low genetic value to the captive population is recommended to allow for genetic assessment before translocation of valuable individuals.<ref name=":3" />