The first use of a photogrammetry drone to estimate population abundance and predict age structure of threatened Sumatran elephants

DA Rahman, R Herliansyah, B Subhan, D Hutasoit… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Wildlife monitoring in tropical rainforests poses additional challenges due to species often
being elusive, cryptic, faintly colored, and preferring concealable, or difficult to access …

The impact of stalking hunt season on long-term stress in big game

K Tajchman, P Janiszewski, P Staniszewska… - BMC Veterinary …, 2024 - Springer
The frequent presence of hunters in hunting areas may have a negative impact on wild
animals, which may disturb their welfare. Stressors may long affect individual animal species …

Captures do not affect escape response to humans in Alpine marmot

C Giari, L Corlatti, E Morocutti, I Storch… - Wildlife Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Capture and manipulation are an integral part of wildlife research and management. These
practices, however, can affect animals either directly or indirectly, and studies should …

Assessing the health-fitness dynamics of endangered mountain caribou and the influence of maternal penning

CT Lamb, E Dubman, RS McNay… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
The health of wildlife plays a crucial role in population demography by connecting habitat
and physiology. Southern mountain caribou, a population of woodland caribou (Rangifer …

Hand grab or noose pole? Evaluating the least stressful practice for capture of endangered Turks and Caicos Rock Iguanas Cyclura carinata

G Colosimo, G Montemuro, GA Lewbart, G Gentile… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
As the analysis of blood metabolites has become more readily accessible thanks to the use
of point-of-care analyzers, it is now possible to evaluate stress level of wild animals directly …

Welfare and Clinical Assessment on Physical Captures Followed by Anesthesia in Apennine Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)

S Angelucci, A Antonucci, F Di Tana, M Innocenti… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata) is a vulnerable
subspecies, and creation of new colonies is required for its conservation. Capturing …

Thermal and behavioural responses of moose to chemical immobilisation from a helicopter

AR Græsli, A Thiel, LT Beumer, B Fuchs… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Instrumentation and sample collection for wildlife research and management may require
chemical immobilisation of animals, which may entail physiological and behavioural effects …

Using ELISA to detect pathogen antibodies in wild mammal carcasses: a systematic literature review

PÉ Ruy, A McDevitt, I O'Connor, K O'Dwyer - Mammal Review - Wiley Online Library
Carcasses of wild mammals provide convenient samples for wildlife disease investigators.
Specifically, antibodies can persist in the blood and tissues of animals up to a few days after …

The Bear Minimum: Brown bears “bearly” react to secondary research activities

BE Rosenkilde, SB Lian - 2024 - openarchive.usn.no
Anthropogenic disturbances can alter wildlife movement, potentially causing changes in
behavior, increased stress, reduced fitness, and, in severe cases, death. This study focuses …

Identifying drivers of calving in Svalbard Reindeer

OH Skagseth - 2024 - nmbu.brage.unit.no
I sesongbaserte miljøer har viktigheten av å sammenfalle kalving med vårstart og
plantevekstsesongens oppstart ført til at store planteetere kalver svært synkront. Tidspunkt …