Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Reaching reproduction in a large carnivore: role of early environment and intrinsic traits

This study examines factors affecting wolves' ability to reach reproduction, finding human density and collaring increase chances, while inbreeding decreases it.

Social License Pressure and Public Support for the Lethal Control of Dingoes in Australia.

This study examines factors predicting public support for lethal dingo control in Australia and finds that social license pressure, wildlife attitudes, and dog ownership significantly influence opposition to lethal control.

Characterizing dog communities adjacents to key shorebird sites in Chile

The paper characterizes dog populations near shorebird sites in Chile and finds high abundance, low survival, and irresponsible pet ownership linked to negative impacts on shorebirds.

Using informative priors to account for identifiability issues in occupancy models with identification errors

The paper develops a Bayesian occupancy model that incorporates informative priors to address identifiability issues caused by identification errors in passive bio-monitoring data.

A novel citizen science-based wildlife monitoring and management tool for oil palm plantations

This paper introduces a citizen science-based monitoring system for wildlife in oil palm plantations, demonstrating its effectiveness in collecting valuable biodiversity data over five years.

Testing for changes in population trends from low-cost ecological count data

This paper introduces birp, a Bayesian tool for testing population trend changes in ecological data, showing it can accurately detect trends even with noisy or sparse data.

Human footprint and forest disturbance reduce space use of brown bears across Europe.

This study examines how human impact and forest disturbances affect brown bear space use across Europe using GPS tracking data.

Social facilitation of risky habitats in woodland caribou: responses to fire and roads

The paper examines how season and social context influence woodland caribou movement and habitat selection in response to roads and burned areas.

Improving the integration of AI into existing ecological inference workflows

This paper conceptualizes a general AI-assisted data-to-inference workflow for ecology, highlighting challenges and opportunities for integrating AI into existing ecological inference methods.

Integrated Movement Models for Individual Tracking and Species Distribution Data

This paper introduces an integrated movement model to estimate population-level movement parameters by combining individual tracking and species distribution data, improving accuracy and enabling new population metrics.

Do mixed-species groups travel as one? An investigation on large African herbivores using animal-borne video collars

This study investigates movement patterns of plains zebras in mixed-species groups with giraffes, finding zebras adjust movement decisions based on giraffe presence and exhibit higher group cohesion.

Predicting fine-scale distributions and emergent spatiotemporal patterns from temporally dynamic step selection simulations

This study shows that incorporating fine-scale temporal dynamics improves both hourly and seasonal spatial predictions of water buffalo movement and habitat use.

Twig Age 2.0: Adjusting twig age data for differences in palatability among taxa to track ungulate browsing over sites and time

The paper adjusts twig age data to account for species-specific palatability, enabling accurate tracking of ungulate browsing impacts across sites and time.

No Reliable Evidence Supports the Presence of Javan Tigers - Data Issues Related to the DNA Analysis of a Recent Hair Sample

The paper reanalyzes mtDNA data from a claimed Javan tiger hair sample and finds the sequences likely represent nuclear mitochondrial DNA with high mismatches, indicating unreliable data.

Variability and correlations among vital rates and their influence on population growth in mule and black-tailed deer

This study identifies adult female survival as the key factor influencing population growth in mule and black-tailed deer, showing it explains 62% of variation in lambda, with populations declining when survival drops below 70%.

Prey attracting but not avoiding predators suggests an asymmetric investment in the predation sequence

The paper analyzes camera trap data to assess predator-prey interactions, finding that prey are not avoiding predators but wolves are attracted to prey, suggesting an asymmetry in the predation sequence.

Rosettes in a matrix: Predicting spatial variation in density of a large felid in a forest-production mosaic

This study estimates leopard densities in a tea-plantation and forest mosaic, finding higher densities in tea plantations than in forests, suggesting multi-use landscapes may support large felids better than protected areas.

Towards an automated protocol for wildlife density estimation using camera-traps

This study evaluates two camera-trap models for wildlife density estimation using automated image classification, finding CT-DS provides robust estimates even with poor classification performance.

Random subsamples of animal populations can reveal intrinsic differences in sociality with key implications in ecology, conservation and disease transmission

The paper shows that random subsamples of animal populations can reliably reveal intrinsic social differences, highlighting the importance of accounting for sampling biases in social network analysis.

Low-cost animal tracking using Bluetooth low energy beacons on a crowd-sourced network

This paper introduces a low-cost, low-energy animal tracking system using Bluetooth low energy beacons and crowd-sourced mobile phone networks to enable long-term tracking of small animals in urban and non-urban environments.

Impact of winter enclosures on energy expenditure and movement activity of european reed deer

This study examines how winter enclosures affect energy expenditure and movement of European reed deer, finding reduced activity in enclosed animals compared to free-living ones.

Spatial and temporal occurrences of prairie moose across an urban to rural gradient in Saskatoon, Canada

This study examines moose occurrence patterns in Saskatoon, Canada, finding that moose avoid highly urbanized areas and are more active at night, raising safety concerns.

The moon's influence on the activity of tropical forest mammals

The paper examines how tropical forest mammals respond to lunar cycles using camera trapping data, finding that 16% avoid moonlight while 3% are attracted to it.

Tracking small animals in complex landscapes: a comparison of localisation workflows for automated radio telemetry systems

Family matters: Linking population growth, kin interactions, and African elephant social groups

The paper develops a framework linking kin interactions to population dynamics in African elephants, showing how family structure affects survival and reproduction under poaching pressure.

Navigating the Landscape of Fear

This paper develops a stochastic dynamic programming framework to model optimal foraging strategies in continuous landscapes with spatially varying predation risk, showing how utility functions influence foraging paths and decisions.

Interactions between weather, ungulates and geese create opportunities for wood-pasture cycles

The paper tests the wood-pasture hypothesis by modeling interactions between weather, ungulates, and geese in a nature reserve, finding that weather variability and geese influence ungulate numbers and vegetation heterogeneity.

Spatial-temporal dynamics of contact among free-ranging domestic dogs Canis familiaris in rural Africa

This study examines spatial-temporal contact patterns among free-ranging dogs in rural Africa, revealing seasonal and hourly variations that influence disease transmission risks.

The physiology of deterrence: Flicker vertigo and its application in avian management

This study applies human neurophysiological responses to bird deterrence by using flickering red light to induce escape behavior, significantly increasing flight initiation distance.

Integrating neurophysiological insights into effective bird deterrence using flickering light

This study finds that a 15 Hz flashing light stimulus effectively deters crows by leveraging physiological aversion, similar to its effect on humans.