Latest research

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...