Wildlife

  1. Two enzyme assays validated for stress monitoring in rehabilitated pangolins
    Enzyme immunoassays validate non-invasive stress monitoring in rehabilitated Temminck's pangolins using fecal glucocorticoid metabolites, revealing handling-induced stress responses and improving.
  2. 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.
  3. Artificial light at night altered caracal movement and foraging
    GPS collar study investigating artificial light at night effects on caracal movement, habitat selection, and foraging behavior across age classes in urban-adjacent landscapes.
  4. Mammal and bird ranges may shift uphill in the Altai Mountains
    Climate change threatens mammal and bird distributions in the Altai Mountains. MaxEnt modeling reveals habitat loss and range shifts toward higher elevations, with human activities and snow cover.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Muzzle biometrics identified harvested red deer with high accuracy
    Automated animal biometrics using muzzle pattern analysis achieves 95% accuracy for red deer identification, enabling verifiable harvest documentation and improved ungulate population management.
  8. 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.
  9. Trace mineral levels varied by species and time in free-living herbivores
    Long-term study establishing species-specific reference intervals for trace minerals and heavy metals in liver tissue of free-living herbivores at Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve in the.
  10. Crayfish trade in Kenya links foodways, race, and ecology
    Examines how Louisiana crayfish became valued food commodity among Chinese workers in Kenya, revealing intersections of ecology, race, and culinary politics at Lake Naivasha.