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Distemper, extinction, and vaccination of the Amur tiger

By estherconwayConservation Papers, WVI CDV

Abstract Canine distemper virus (CDV) has recently emerged as an extinction threat for the endangered Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica). CDV is vaccine-preventable, and control strategies could require vaccination of...

25th November 2020

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How Important Are Resistance, Dispersal Ability, Population Density and Mortality in Temporally Dynamic Simulations of Population Connectivity?

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Development of landscape connectivity and spatial population models is challenging, given the uncertainty of parameters and the sensitivity of models to factors and their interactions over time. Using spatially...

4th November 2020

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Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Humanity will soon define a new era for nature—one that seeks to transform decades of underwhelming responses to the global biodiversity crisis. Area-based conservation efforts, which include both protected...

27th October 2020

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Environmental factors, human presence and prey interact to explain patterns of tiger presence in Eastern Thailand

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Thailand is one of the last strongholds for tigers Panthera tigris in mainland Southeast Asia. Evidence suggests heterogeneity in tiger presence in a globally important landscape in Eastern Thailand...

8th October 2020

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Falling through the system

By estherconwayConservation Papers

The role of the European Union captive tiger population in the trade in tigers "Weak legislation and limited checks on private captive tiger facilities across the EU and the UK...

30th September 2020

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World Wildlife Crime Report 2020

By estherconwayConservation Papers, News

Tiger snare confiscated in Khao Laem National Park. © Freeland A newly released report on World Wildlife Crime from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) makes shocking...

13th July 2020

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FFI – Building back better

By estherconwayConservation Papers, FFI, News

Fauna & Flora International (FFI) has released a white paper on the Environmental Implications of COVID-19 that suggests we are at a critical fork in the road. One direction may...

15th June 2020

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Covid‐19 and Protected and Conserved Areas

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Editorial Essay: Covid‐19 and Protected and Conserved Areas Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is having a dramatic impact on the global community; on people’s lives and health, livelihoods, economies, and behaviours....

8th June 2020

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Two species, one snare: Analysing snare usage and the impacts of tigerpoaching on a non-target species, the Malayan tapir

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract The illegal trade in tiger bones and body parts is crippling the remaining populations of tigers worldwide, but what effect does this trade have on other wildlife that get...

27th May 2020

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Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation

By estherconwayConservation Papers

It is too early to evaluate the overall impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity and our ability to protect it, but some preliminary conclusions are possible. At this point,...

27th May 2020

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Road development in Asia: Assessing the range-wide risks to tigers

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Roads are proliferating worldwide at an unprecedented rate, with potentially severe impacts on wildlife. We calculated the extent and potential impacts of road networks across the 1,160,000-km2, 13-country range...

27th May 2020

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Unraveling the complexity of human–tiger conflicts in the Leuser Ecosystem, Sumatra

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Conserving large carnivores that live in close proximity to people depends on a variety of socio-economic, political and biological factors. These include local tolerance toward potentially dangerous animals, efficacy...

10th March 2020

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