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Movement and activity pattern of a collared tigress in a human-dominated landscape

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Tigers (Panthera tigris) are wide-ranging species, and a permeable landscape matrix outside Protected Areas (PAs) is extremely important for their dispersal. A tigress which had fallen in a water...

24th March 2014

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Connectivity of Tiger Populations in the Human-Influenced Forest Mosaic of Central India

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Today, most wild tigers live in small, isolated Protected Areas within human dominated landscapes in the Indian subcontinent. Future survival of tigers depends on increasing local population size, as...

25th November 2013

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Canine distemper virus: an emerging disease in wild endangered Amur tigers

By estherconwayConservation Papers, WVI CDV

Abstract Fewer than 500 Amur tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) remain in the wild. Due to low numbers and their solitary and reclusive nature, tiger sightings across their range in the...

25th August 2013

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Local knowledge suggests significant wildlife decline and forest loss in insurgent affected Similipal Tiger Reserve

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Similipal Tiger Reserve is a large insurgent-affected protected area (PA) located in the northern Eastern Ghats, India, with a resident tribal population of about 12,500. In 2007-08, we carried...

25th June 2013

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Demographic loss, genetic structure and the conservation implications for Indian tigers

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract India is home to approximately 60 per cent of the world’s remaining wild tigers, a species that has declined in the last few centuries to occupy less than 7...

25th May 2013

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Comparative evaluation of tiger reserves in India

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Evidence is vital. Understanding what interventions are effective is critical for the conservation of wild tigers and conservation biology in general. We evaluated the effectiveness of tiger reserves within...

25th April 2013

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Persistence of Large Carnivores in a Human Dominated Landscape in India

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Protected areas are extremely important for the long term viability of biodiversity in a densely populated country like India where land is a scarce resource. However, protected areas cover...

2nd March 2013

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Advanced Land Observing Satellite to Inform the Conservation of Mangroves

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Mangroves are an important bulkhead against climate change: they afford protection for coastal areas from tidal waves and cyclones, and are among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics....

2nd January 2013

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Spatial genetic analysis reveals high connectivity of tiger populations of Central India

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract We investigated the spatial genetic structure of the tiger meta-population in the Satpura–Maikal landscape of central India using population- and individual-based genetic clustering methods on multilocus genotypic data from...

2nd October 2012

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Wildlife Hunting Patterns, Techniques, and Profile of Hunters in and around Periyar Tiger Reserve

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Hunting is believed to threaten the survival of many important wildlife species in India. However, few studies have documented this threat because hunting is prohibited under the Indian law...

2nd September 2012

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Influence of prey depletion and human disturbance on tiger occupancy in Nepal

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Tigers are globally endangered and continue to decline due to poaching, prey depletion and habitat loss. In Nepal, tiger populations are fragmented and found mainly in four protected areas...

2nd July 2012

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Impact of vehicular traffic on the use of highway edges by large mammals

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract India’s phenomenal economic growth over the last decade has been accompanied by a much-needed expansion and improvement in transport and other infrastructure networks. While there are legally mandated assessments of...

2nd April 2012

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