Diagnosing
The means for carrying out these diagnoses have been discussed in
Chapters 3, 12 and 13. Many threatened species have been examined to
evaluate their status. In fact, such diagnoses have been the main genetic
contributions to the conservation of wild populations, so far. However,
using this information to plan conservation management is still in its
infancy. Below, we consider the genetic management actions that
should be taken to alleviate genetic problems.