estherconway, Author at WildCats Conservation Alliance

Shrepreth Wildlife Park raises funds for Sumatran tigers

By estherconwayNews

Shepreth Wildlife Conservation Charity, the charitable arm of Shepreth Wildlife Park does it again with an outstanding donation of £4,000 to WildCats Conservation Alliance. The donation was raised over...

10th June 2018

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Evaluating the effect of forest loss and agricultural expansion on Sumatran tigers from scat surveys

By estherconwayConservation Papers, News

A new conservation paper has used Sumatran tiger genetics from poo to analyse how tiger populations across the island of Sumatra have been affected by high rates of habitat loss…

23rd May 2018

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Chessington World of Adventure commits to conservation

By estherconwayNews

Chessington Zoo has committed £20,400 to Amur tiger conservation this year through WildCats Conservation Alliance after the launch of its new tiger exhibit. Chessington's Conservation Fund is donating the money...

4th May 2018

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Relating ungulate seasonal movements to tiger spatial organization in the Russian Far East

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Wild, solitary felids demonstrate a variety of spacing patterns, with diversity in spatial organization largely attributed to variations in abundance and distribution of important resources, particularly prey. We examined...

2nd May 2018

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Knowsley Safari Park donates £6,000 to Amur tiger conservation

By estherconwayNews

A huge thank you to Knowsley Safari Park which has made its first donation to WildCats Conservation Alliance to celebrate the opening of its brand new tiger exhibit.

10th April 2018

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Illegal loggers targeted in Kerinci Seblat National Park

By estherconwayFFI, News

In late March, illegal loggers who had set up camp in the Merangin District of Kerinci Seblat National Park were given 36 hours notice to quit before the local police...

1st April 2018

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All-India Tiger Census 2018 to be Hi-Tech, More Accurate and Precise

By estherconwayNews

The All-India Tiger Estimation, 2018 exercise promises not just to be hi-tech, but will also be far more accurate and precise than ever before. Officers from National Tiger Conservation Authority…

30th March 2018

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Lingkar final 2017

https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/10/LingkarInstitutefinalreport2017.pdf

20th March 2018

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FFI/Lingkar final 2017

https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/WildCats/ProjectReports/Indonesia/FFIKerinciTigersAucklandFinal20162017edited.pdf

20th March 2018

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Counting tiger prey using remote cameras

By estherconwayBlog, UCL/IOZ Tigers & Idu

Sahil Nijhawan PhD, writes about the novel methods of counting animals devised to assist his study of tigers in the remote area of north eastern India. Arunachal Pradesh, India In the...

10th January 2018

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Maintaining tiger connectivity and minimizing extinction into the next century

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Habitat loss is the greatest threat to large carnivores around the world. Maintenance of functional connectivity in fragmented landscapes is important for long-term species persistence. Here, we merge landscape...

10th January 2018

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Living on the edge: Opportunities for Amur tiger recovery in China

By estherconwayConservation Papers, News

Abstract Sporadic sightings of the endangered Amur tiger Panthera tigris altaica along the China-Russia border during the late 1990s sparked efforts to expand this subspecies distribution and abundance by restoring...

9th January 2018

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Aaranyak interim 2017

https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/WildCats/ProjectReports/India/AaranyakIndo-Bhutan-Tiger_Mid-TermReport2017.pdf

8th January 2018

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Diet of Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract We studied the diet of the Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, by identifying 109 prey items from 85 tiger scats. Tigers in this region...

14th December 2017

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Sumatran tiger survival threatened by deforestation despite increasing densities in parks

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract The continuing development of improved capture–recapture (CR) modeling techniques used to study apex predators has also limited robust temporal and cross-site analyses due to different methods employed. We develop...

14th December 2017

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Examining the shifting patterns of poaching from a long-term law enforcement intervention in Sumatra

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Current levels of illegal wildlife trade for many in-demand species are unsustainable and place them at a heightened risk of extinction. While several Asian protected areas standout for their...

14th December 2017

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ZSL Nepal final 2017

https://conservewildcats.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/WildCats/ProjectReports/Nepal/ZSLNepalFStrengtheningAnti-poachingMeasuresFinalReport2016-17editedforweb.pdf

28th November 2017

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Losing time for the tiger Panthera tigris: delayed action puts a globally threatened species at risk of local extinction

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Meeting global and regional environmental targets is challenging, given the multiplicity of stakeholders and their diverse and often competing policy agendas and objectives. Relatively few studies have sought to...

7th November 2017

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A pathway to recovery: The Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae in an ‘in danger’ UNESCO World Heritage Site.

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Reliable information on wildlife populations and the threats they face is crucial for assessing the performance of conservation strategies. As part of its efforts to improve the effectiveness of...

23rd October 2017

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Rapid recovery of tigers Panthera tigris in Parsa Wildlife Reserve, Nepal

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Information on density and abundance of globally threatened species such as tigers Panthera tigris is essential for effective conservation as well as to evaluate the success of conservation programmes....

1st August 2017

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