Animal Conservation

Year-round colony-level differences in #foraging behaviour and diel activity of yellow-legged #gulls from natural and #urban colonies - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #urbanecology @elissazcameron.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social @uhl-lab.bsky.social

Sick Hops: How #infection boosts jumping ability in a threatened #frog species zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #chytrid #amphibians #wildlifehealth

Monitoring #African #megafauna in an #anthropogenic landscape: a 15-year case study of the vulnerable West African Giraffe - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #giraffes #HotSpotter @wileyecology.bsky.social Résumé aussi en #français

The Wind of Change: Mapping Wind Energy Growth and Multi‐Species Vulnerability in Sardinia, Mediterranean The rapid expansion of wind energy across the Mediterranean region calls for more advanced tools to assess and mitigate its impacts on biodiversity. In this study, we present an innovative approach c...

The Wind of Change: Mapping wind energy growth and multi-species vulnerability in Sardinia, Mediterranean - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #raptors #windenergy #planning #Sardinia @wileyecology.bsky.social

Good News About Sharks The illegal shark trade is a transnational challenge, and so is the solution.

Good news about sharks. 🦈

Oceanic whitetip sharks are disappearing from the ocean quickly, largely due to the illegal trade of their fins for shark fin soup.

But, led by Panama, we have reached a turning point, says a new piece co-authored by @lukedavid301.bsky.social.

🌎 time.com/7362449/shar...

Comparison of three temperate rainforest climate envelopes for Britain and Ireland: Where could our rainforest be? There are multiple methods for creating climate envelopes for temperate rainforest, and these climate envelopes result in different extents across Ireland and Britain. An awareness of these differenc...

How much temperate rainforest could there be in the UK and Ireland, and where? Despite campaigns calling for restoration in both countries, these questions have been difficult to answer. In our new paper we assess the evidence base 🌏🧪🌐🌳🌲 1/9

Relationships between European #wildcats and domestic #cats in an area of #sympatry: Exploring key conservation questions on #hybridization and disease transmission - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #pathogens #spatialecology @wileyecology.bsky.social

Breeder turnover, harvest, and food affect recruitment of young nonbreeders in groups of gray #wolves zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #carnivores #preybiomass @wileyecology.bsky.social

Lessons from the Past: Trait-driven local extinctions of #bats in urban areas zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #urbanecology #extinctiondebt #urbanwildlife #Chiroptera @wileyecology.bsky.social

Impact of #forest fragmentation and associated edge effects on tropical forest #biodiversity in North West #Madagascar, assessed via ecoacoustics - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #bioacoustics #deforestation @wileyecology.bsky.social

Study of spatial ecology and species richness of Argentina's #felids helps identify #biodiversity patterns and potential species interactions zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @amcell.bsky.social @conservresearch.bsky.social Resumen también en #español

Over 2 million toads saved, yet UK populations have declined by 41% in 40 years.

Monitoring disease is a key part of understanding why.
Seen a sick toad? Report it to us: www.gardenwildlifehealth.org

#WildlifeHealth #Toads #CitizenScience #wildlifehealth @froglife.bsky.social

📸Chris Pook

Impact of #noise on the #behaviour and biochemical parameters of the #crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus and Cherax destructor - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #crustaceans #stressresponse @uhl-lab.bsky.social @elissazcameron.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

PERSPECTIVE: Sustainable use can affect behavioral, ecological and #evolutionary processes in vertebrates: #Crocodilians as models zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #animalharvesting #geneticimpacts @amcell.bsky.social @conservresearch.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

Using periodic matrix models to simulate the effectiveness of alternative #reintroduction strategies for #lizards on a seasonal tropical island - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Photo credit: Melia G. Nafus, U.S. Geological Survey. #translocations

Challenges of #monitoring endangered Bryde's #whales during a period of rapid environmental change - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #ClimateChange #NewZealand @wileyecology.bsky.social

Parental age, #inbreeding and #incubation method influence extremely low #hatching success in the ex-situ population of the Extinct-in-the-Wild #Sihek / Guam kingfisher - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #captivebreeding #hatchingfailure @wileyecology.bsky.social

Microhaplotype-based #genetic markers enable relationship inference in #bottlenecked mammalian species - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #elephantseals #pedigree #pinnipeds Photo: C. Reichmuth, NMFS 23188. @wileyecology.bsky.social

LETTER FROM THE CONSERVATION FRONTLINE:

Little Protectors of Big Predators: Empowering Youth for Shark Conservation in The Bahamas

FREE access: zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#sharks #conservation #education #SharkNurseryProtectors #TheBahamas

#Tiger diet in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve: how do metabarcoding and mechanical sorting compare? zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #carnivores #tigers #DNAmetabarcoding #prey @conservresearch.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social @elissazcameron.bsky.social

Community- and species-level responses of #reptiles to an avian ecosystem engineer - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Photo: Bryan Maritz #Kalahari #ecosystemengineer @amcell.bsky.social @uhl-lab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social @conservresearch.bsky.social

The secret world of hedgehogs | Chester Zoo

UK hedgehogs are now classified as Vulnerable (IUCN Red List), but there is good news: gardens can provide them with vital habitats! 🦔

Take a sneak peek into the secret life of the urban hedgehog, revealed by a major camera study supported by Chester Zoo:

www.chesterzoo.org/news/garden-...

🧪🌍

Magellanic penguins in Argentina. Recently, our team there was part of an effort to place GPS tags on 8 of them in Cape Virgenes Provincial Reserve. The goal is to better understand their behaviors and what areas are important to their survival. #PenguinAwarenessDay 🌎

A large African elephant stands amongst trees in the savannah, dappled in golden sunlight.

New Blog Alert! 🚨 🐘

Elephants are known to be Ecosystem Engineers, but did you know they are also the largest gardeners on Earth? Our latest blog, written by guest blogger Jin-Gyu Chang, reveals their pollinator role...but it's less green thumb and more elephant dung...(1/6) 🧪🌍
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#Restoration of spring-run habitat improves abundance and juvenile survival for endangered, highly #endemic salamanders zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #salamanders #habitatrestoration @wileyecology.bsky.social

#Mammal responses to #habitat degradation induced by cashew expansion in West Africa - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Cantanhez #biodiversity @wileyecology.bsky.social Resumo também em #português

Reassessing a #Holocene #extinction: Multiple lines of evidence do not support the historical presence and recent extirpation of a protected anole on the Island of Anguilla zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #museumcollections #archivalDNA Résumé aussi en #français

Photo of a kākāpō (Alice) feeding her chick (Rupi). (Photo by Jake Osborne/New Zealand Department of Conservation. Courtesy of The Washington Post.)

This year, a bumper crop of rimu fruit means the kākāpō sanctuaries are booming with mating calls (listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IEk...). The history of the birds and the conservation efforts to save them have gone from despair to hope: www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kak.... #birds 🌎

Meta-analysis reveals negative but highly variable impacts of invasive alien species across terrestrial insect orders - Nature Communications Insects are crucial for ecosystem functioning but face multiple threats, including invasive alien species. Here the authors quantify impacts of invasive alien species on four insect orders, with effec...

Meta-analysis reveals negative but highly variable impacts of invasive alien species across terrestrial insect orders 🌎🌐🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Invasive Burmese #pythons & Argentine black and white #tegus act as both predators & seed dispersers, altering #Everglades plant–animal networks zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #invasivespecies @adrianecology.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social Resumen también en #español