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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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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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Canine Distemper Confirmed in Far Eastern Leopard, World’s Most Endangered Big Cat

By crissiecBlog, Conservation Papers, News

17 January 2018, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released a paper, published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases officially documenting the first case of Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) in a two-year-old,…

22nd February 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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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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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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illustration for canine distemper virus in a far eastern leopard

Conservation Paper | Canine Distemper Virus in a Wild Far Eastern Leopard Panthera pardus orientalis

By crissiecBlog, Conservation Papers

A publication on CDV in a Far Eastern (Amur) leopard co-authored by our ZSL veterinarian in the Russian Far East, Mikhail Goncharuk, in Journal of Wildlife Diseases. The Far Eastern…

1st November 2017

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

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

Canine Distemper Confirmed in Far Eastern Leopard, World’s Most Endangered Big Cat

Maintaining tiger connectivity and minimizing extinction into the next century

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

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

Sumatran tiger survival threatened by deforestation despite increasing densities in parks

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

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

Conservation Paper | Canine Distemper Virus in a Wild Far Eastern Leopard Panthera pardus orientalis

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