TY - JOUR T1 - Towards a successful translocation of captive slow lorises (<em>Nycticebus</em> spp.) in Borneo: a review and recommendations JF - bioRxiv DO - 10.1101/078535 SP - 078535 AU - C. M. G. van der Sandt Y1 - 2016/01/01 UR - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/10/01/078535.abstract N2 - Wildlife in Southeast Asia is under threat mainly due to habitat loss and the pet trade. Wild animals are rescued by wildlife centres and the slow loris (Nycticebus spp.) is one of them. After rehabilitation slow lorises are released into the wild and on average 26% survive.The IUCN has established conditions under which captive wild animals can be translocated into their natural habitat. This review paper aims to give an overview of what has been published on release programs of captive slow lorises in order to improve translocations in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Five documented studies on translocation of slow lorises are summarised. We concentrated on: (1) species of captive slow loris, (2) health check, (3) pre-release habituation, (4) soft or hard release, (5) pre and post-release behavioural observations, (6) assessment of the release area: predators, habitat and protection. The recommendations for future releases are: (1) Study which slow loris species are rehabilitated in Bornean wildlife centres. (2) Study the behaviour of captive slow lorises. (3) Assess the slow loris species in the release area. (4) Study the behaviour and habitat use of the wild population. (5) Assess what predators are present in the release area. ER -