The UK Conservation Translocations Database was developed by UKCEH on behalf of Natural England and with inputs from NatureScot and Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru | Natural Resources Wales.  The motivation for creating the Database and early iterations of the Database structure were generated by members of the England Species Reintroductions Taskforce, a technical advisory group to the UK Government.

By collating information on translocation projects for the whole of the UK, we aim to:

• improve transparency by reporting translocation activity on an open access platform;
• promote best practice in planning, implementation and monitoring of conservation translocations;
• facilitate networking and knowledge exchange to harness existing expertise across the UK and beyond; and
• enable better assessment of the degree to which conservation translocations are helping us meet national and international environmental targets.