“…It can be high-profile and high-stakes when focused on charismatic megafauna or species that may harm humans, and involves considerable labor and financial resources (Molina-Loṕez et al, 2017;Englefield et al, 2019;Morgans et al, 2019;Haering et al, 2021). Scenarios prompting rescue-rehab-release vary and are typically reactive, stemming from catastrophic events posing danger to populations or creating unsuitable habitat [e.g., oil spills (Hong et al, 2020), algal blooms (Lefebvre et al, 2016), wildfires (Parrott et al, 2021), drought (Mo et al, 2021)]; and recurring threats that drive defaunation and compromise welfare [e.g., illegal wildlife trade (Moore et al, 2014;Castro Corteś et al, 2022), orphaning, injury, human-wildlife conflict (Marker et al, 2021)], or threats from occupying human-dominated areas [e.g. vehicle collisions, dog attacks (McAlpine et al, 2008;Kwok et al, 2021)].…”