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Screenshot from the paper of Tiger (Panthera tigris) trade in North Korea, by products, use and destination, as reported by North Korean defectors. Weight of arrow and value corresponds to number of participants who mentioned.

Unsustainable and illegal wildlife trade during periods of extreme hardship threatens biodiversity in North Korea

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Despite pressing conservation and humanitarian concerns regarding the sustainability of natural resource exploitation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), reliable information is extremely limited as North...
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27th May 2025
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Amur leopard by Amur leopard BY rebius

DNA metabarcoding analysis of the North China and Amur Leopards’ feeding habits

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Leopards Panthera pardus are top predators that play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem balance and stability by exerting top-down control on prey species populations through direct predation. Despite...
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27th May 2025
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Map from the paper

If you build it, will they come? Assessing the response of tiger populations to elevated conservation efforts in lowland Nepal

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Thirteen countries within the distributional range of tigers adopted the St. Petersburg Declaration in 2010, committing to double their tiger populations by 2022. As a signatory to this document,...
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27th May 2025
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Screenshot of a map of the study area,

Evaluating the efficacy of an integrated law enforcement approach to safeguarding Sumatran tigers and their prey

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Protected areas face immense pressure for their resources and the space that they occupy. To protect them and their wildlife, management approaches such as ranger patrols and measures to...
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27th May 2025
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Bengal Tiger @mrinalnag

Factors influencing claimant satisfaction with the compensation for livestock predation in Panna tiger reserve

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Livestock predation in protected areas is a key factor in human-carnivore conflict. Several countries provide financial assistance to livestock owners to reduce the economic impact and encourage coexistence. However,...
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27th May 2025
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Wild Boar by @Byrdyak

African swine fever effects on the northernmost Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) subpopulation

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: The wild boar (Sus scrofa) population in the southern Russian Far East declined by 90-95% because of an African swine fever (ASF) epizootic that began in 2019. The loss...
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27th May 2025
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Figure 2 (Feeding the tiger)

Tiger and Spirituality in West Sumatera: Conservation Context

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Tigers have become part of the lives of Sumatran people. As part of the living system, tigers also have an impact on society. These impacts include the relationship between...
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6th May 2025
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Thresholded habitat predictions. All habitats (a) and core habitat patches (b) for the Amur tiger and sika deer

Integrating direct anthropogenic disturbances and habitat connectivity to guide the restoration of the Amur tiger population in a newly established national park in China

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Context China initiated its national parks in 2016 for safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. The newly established Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park (NTLNP) is essential for saving endangered...
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6th May 2025
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Map of sampling sites from the paper

Microplastics in the Amur tiger’s habitat: Occurrence, characteristics, and risk assessment

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Microplastics (MPs) are emerging environmental pollutants that pose a significant threat to wildlife within forest ecosystems. However, the quantity and types of MPs in wildlife forest habitats remain unclear....
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6th May 2025
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A low-density yet stable population of Indochinese tigers (Panthera tigris corbetti) may be the key to recovery in a half-empty landscape in eastern Thailand

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Indochinese tigers (Panthera tigris corbetti), formerly distributed across mainland Southeast Asia, have experienced significant range contraction, with populations in Thailand serving as the last remaining strongholds. One such landscape...
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14th April 2025
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Screenshot from the paper

Preliminary study of canine distemper virus transmission from small mammals to Malayan tiger at Kampung Besul Lama, Terengganu, Malaysia

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Background and Aim: The increasing human-wildlife interface due to urbanization and agricultural expansion has escalated the risk of zoonotic and interspecies disease transmission. Canine distemper virus (CDV), a highly...
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13th April 2025
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Screenshot from the paper

Evaluating the efficacy of an integrated law enforcement approach to safeguarding Sumatran tigers and their prey

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Protected areas face immense pressure for their resources and the space that they occupy. To protect them and their wildlife, management approaches such as ranger patrols and measures to...
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25th March 2025
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Screenshot paper

Perspectives of Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) Conservation with the Population in Khabarovsk Krai as an Example

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: This study is aimed at assessing the status of the Amur tiger subpopulation, Panthera altaica, in Khabarovsky Krai under sharply deteriorated trophic conditions caused by the African swine fever...
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25th March 2025
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Screenshot from paper

Tigers on thin ice: traffic mortality incidents and Amur tiger conservation in the Russian Far East

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: This study examines mortality of the Amur tiger Panthera tigris altaica caused by traffic collision incidents in the Russian Far East from 1980 to 2023. Forty-six per cent of...
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25th March 2025
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Movement Patterns and Habitat Suitability of Translocated Sumatran Tigers

By estherconwayConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae), critically endangered mammals native to Indonesia, play a vital role in maintaining ecosystem balance by regulating prey populations. However, habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict...
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12th March 2025
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Figures from the paper

Geographical Distribution of Carnivore Hosts and Genotypes of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) Worldwide: A Scoping Review and Spatial Meta-Analysis

By amyvangelderConservation Papers, WVI CDVNo Comments
Abstract: Background: Emerging viral diseases are spreading to new geographic locations, influenced by human activities and climate change. Morbillivirus canis (also known as canine distemper virus, CDV), the etiological agent...
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10th March 2025
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Graph from the paper

Tracking genetic diversity in amur tigers: a long-term study using microsatellites in Southwest Primorye, Russia

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Background The tiger population in Southwest Primorye is small and predominantly isolated from the main Sikhote-Alin population, which constitutes approximately 90% of the wild Amur tiger population. By 1996,...
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5th March 2025
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Image from the paper

Tigers as Imagery: Spatiality and Identity in Southeast Asian Art

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: As a natural species, the tiger, conventionally regarded as a quintessential Asian animal, occupies the apex of material and energy flows within forest ecosystems. Beyond its natural form, the...
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5th March 2025
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Map from paper

Tiger recovery amid people and poverty

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Recovery of large yet ecologically important carnivores poses a formidable global challenge. Tiger (Panthera tigris) recovery in India, the world’s most populated region, offers a distinct opportunity to evaluate...
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5th March 2025
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Rehabilitating tigers for range expansion: lessons from the Russian Far East

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Empty but suitable habitat exists for many of the world’s terrestrial large carnivores, yet reintroductions are often considered difficult. In the Russian Far East, orphaned Amur tiger (Panthera tigris...
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14th February 2025
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Genetic insights and conservation strategies for Amur tigers in Southwest Primorye Russia.

By estherconwayConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Southwest Primorye hosts approximately 9% of the remaining wild Amur tiger population and represents hope for the revival of tigers in Northeast China and the Korean peninsula. Decades ofconservation...
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29th January 2025
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Deer

Cameras or Camus? Comparing Snow Track Surveys and Camera Traps to Estimate Densities of Unmarked Wildlife Populations

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Population density is a valuable metric used to manage wildlife populations. In the Russian Far East, managers use the FormozovMalyushev-Pereleshin (FMP) snow tracking method to estimate densities of ungulates...
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27th December 2024
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Revealing extensive inbreeding and less-efficient purging of deleterious mutations in wild Amur tigers in China

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Inbreeding increases genome homozygosity within populations, which can exacerbate inbreeding depression by exposing homozygous deleterious alleles that are responsible for declines in fitness traits. In small populations, genetic purging...
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18th December 2024
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Village resettlement prioritization from inside tiger reserves

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Following the local extermination of tigers from India's two premier reserves, village relocation as a policy to create more inviolate space for tiger breeding was conceived by the Indian...
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18th November 2024
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Intact, under-patrolled forests harbor widespread prey but a male-biased tiger population in the Ulu Masen Ecosystem, Sumatra, Indonesia

By amyvangelderConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Conservation of threatened species is dependent on consistent population monitoring. We present the first status assessment of critically endangered Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) and their prey in the...
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31st October 2024
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Prioritizing wildlife conservation along habitat gradients in Sumatra

By estherconwayConservation PapersNo Comments
Abstract: Managing protected areas (PAs) requires measurable indicators to assess effectiveness. The status of populations and guilds of multiple species are potential indicators that should be useful in biodiversity-rich tropical...
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30th October 2024
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