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The conservation management of natural ecosystems in China has significantly improved in recent decades, resulting in the effective protection of wildlife and the restoration of habitats. With the rapid growth...

Background Interaction through movement can be used as a marker to understand and model interspecific and intraspecific species dynamics, and the collective behavior of animals sharing the same space. This...

In this study, we investigate the impact of climate change, encompassing both natural and anthropogenic scenarios, on the Sundarban mangrove ecosystem—the world's largest natural low-lying mangrove habitat—and its implications for...

Abstract: Deforestation is a threat to habitat quality and biodiversity. In intact forests, even small levels of deforestation can have profound consequences for vertebrate biodiversity. The risk hotspots are Borneo,...

Abstract: This paper reports the perspectives and perceptions of Jahai indigenous patrollers and key community members towards the Menraq, a tiger conservation patrolling initiative under which they have been employed,...

Abstract: The Global Tiger Recovery Program has identified enhancing prey populations as a crucial component in achieving its target of doubling wild tiger (Panthera tigris) numbers, as prey density is...

Abstract: From wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in the Serengeti to tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) in the Russian Far East, canine distemper virus (CDV) has been repeatedly identified as a threat...

Abstract: Wire-snare poaching is increasingly recognized as a major threat to endangered large carnivores in Africa and Asia. However, empirical information on the extent and distribution of snaring remains extremely...

Abstract: Big cats, such as Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) and Amur leopards (P. pardus orientalis), are top predators that have evolved specialized traits for hunting and carnivory (Fernandez Moya...

Abstract: The interconnected forest regions along the lower Tumen River, at the Sino-North Korean border, provide critical habitats and corridors for the critically endangered Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis). In...

Abstract: Polymorphism of nine microsatellite loci in the Sikhote-Alin tiger population was analyzed in the modern and recent historical periods, using blood, excrement, and museum bone samples. Tests for excess...

Abstract: Of all the ways human beings have modified the planet over the last 10,000 years, habitat loss is the most important for other species. To address this most critical...

Abstract: Background. Large carnivores play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem. Successful conservation initiatives have often led to a huge increase in predators which has often...