Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Wildlife conservation

  1. Thermal imagery did not raise culling rates in this tropical study
    Study compares thermal camera versus visual detection in aerial culling of feral deer and pigs in tropical Queensland, finding no significant efficiency gains under tested conditions.
  2. Highway effects varied across native mammal species in a conservation reserve
    Study examining highway impacts on eight medium-sized mammal species in an Australian conservation reserve using camera-trapping and occupancy modeling reveals species-specific responses to road.
  3. Road-crossing sites can be ranked for wildlife connectivity
    Multi-species framework for prioritizing wildlife crossing structure locations across regional road networks using habitat modeling and connectivity analysis, demonstrated across 6,992 km in Israel.
  4. Panthers relied heavily on domestic livestock in winter and summer
    Scatological analysis of Indian leopard diet in Aravalli Hills reveals seasonal hunting patterns and increased domestic livestock predation, indicating prey-base depletion in fragmented landscapes.
  5. Rüppell’s vultures show different movement patterns in southern Spain
    Study tracking critically endangered Rüppell's Vultures establishing in Spain, examining movement patterns, hybridization with Griffon Vultures, and transboundary ecology during breeding season.