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Case study: Finding the middle road – grounded approaches to mitigate highway impacts in tiger reserves

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Tigers are one of the world’s most endangered large carnivores with an estimated global population of approximately 3200 individuals. They currently occur in 13 countries, representing 7% of their...

3rd June 2015

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Tiger (Panthera tigris) scent DNA: a valuable conservation tool for individual identification and population monitoring

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Genetic monitoring of tiger source populations is a conservation priority, yet due to low sample sizes and poor DNA quality, scat DNA has failed to produce the powerful studies...

1st June 2015

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Safeguarding Sumatran tigers: evaluating effectiveness of law enforcement patrols and local informant networks

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract 1. The United Nations recently listed illegal wildlife trade as a serious crime because of the escalating demand for highly prized species, such as tiger and rhinoceros, and the...

6th May 2015

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Genetic Ancestry of the Extinct Javan and Bali Tigers

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract The Bali (Panthera tigris balica) and Javan (P. t. sondaica) tigers are recognized as distinct tiger subspecies that went extinct in the 1940s and 1980s, respectively. Yet their genetic...

1st May 2015

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Beyond compensation: Integrating local communities livelihood

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Conserving biodiversity in human-dominated regions of the world is complex, particularly in case of large carnivores where perceived conflicts exist with economic development, expanding human populations and livelihoods. Using...

1st May 2015

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Economic Valuation of Tiger Reserves in India: A Value+ Approach

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract The current study provides conservative estimates of the economic value of 6 selected tiger reserves in India: Corbett, Kanha, Kaziranga, Periyar, Ranthambore and Sundarbans. These tiger reserves have been...

2nd January 2015

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The status of tigers in India 2014

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract To gauge the success of conservation efforts as well as to have a finger on the pulse of tiger populations and their ecosystems, the National Tiger Conservation Authority in...

1st January 2015

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Conserving tigers in Malaysia: A science-driven approach for eliciting conservation policy change

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract The unprecedented economic growth occurring across Southeast Asia is causing large tracts of rainforest to be logged, converted to plantations or fragmented by infrastructure development. It also opens up...

24th December 2014

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Prioritizing Tiger Conservation

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Even with global support for tiger (Panthera tigris) conservation their survival is threatened by poaching, habitat loss and isolation. Currently about 3,000 wild tigers persist in small fragmented populations...

24th November 2014

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Public attitude toward tiger farming and tiger conservation in Beijing, China

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract There are arguments in support of and against use of tiger farming as a tool for the conservation of wild tigers Panthera tigris. Public attitude toward tiger farming can...

1st November 2014

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Network environmentalism: Citizen scientists as agents for environmental advocacy

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Citizen science – public participation of non-scientists in scientific research – has become an important tool for monitoring and evaluating local and global environmental change. Citizen science projects have...

24th October 2014

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Understanding carnivore killing behaviour: Exploring the motivations for tiger killing in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract This paper provides the first in-depth exploration of tiger killing behaviour in communities bordering the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh. Our findings demonstrate the complexity of carnivore killing behaviour in...

24th September 2014

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Providing more protected space for tigers Panthera tigris: a landscape conservation approach in the Western Ghats, southern India

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract Conservation of large carnivores is challenging as they face various threats, including habitat loss and fragmentation. One of the current challenges to tiger Panthera tigris conservation in India is...

29th August 2014

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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

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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Tigers Need Cover: Multi-Scale Occupancy Study of the Big Cat in Sumatran Forest and Plantation Landscapes

By estherconwayConservation Papers

Abstract The critically endangered Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae Pocock, 1929) is generally known as a forest-dependent animal. With large-scale conversion of forests into plantations, however, it is crucial for...

3rd January 2012

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