Pine marten (Martes martes) recovery in England and Wales through translocation programs is succeeding. Individual welfare during translocation and post-release is carefully monitored.
Translocation welfare was central to program design — founders were health-screened, acclimatised in holding pens, and released with GPS collars for post-release monitoring. Post-release survival was high, indicating low translocation stress. Individual welfare is supported by release into high-quality woodland habitat with adequate prey (small mammals, birds, insects, fruit). Poisoning from second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides used in forestry operations is a significant ongoing welfare and conservation threat.