Densities of elusive terrestrial mammals are commonly estimated from camera‐trap data.
Typically, this is a 2‐step process involving 1) fitting conventional closed population capture …

Little is known about interactions between the critically endangered Sumatran tiger Panthera
tigris sumatrae and its prey because of the difficulties associated with detecting these …

Carnivore guilds play a vital role in ecological communities by cascading trophic effects,
energy and nutrient transfer, and stabilizing or destabilizing food webs. Consequently, the …

Wild tigers are being annihilated. Tiger range countries and their partners met at the 1st
Asian Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation in January 2010 to mandate the …

Southeast Asia experiences one of the highest rates of deforestation in the tropics due to
agricultural expansion, logging, habitat fragmentation and urbanization, which are expected …

Habitat destruction and overhunting are two major drivers of mammal population declines
and extinctions in tropical forests. The construction of roads can be a catalyst for these two …

At least six species of wild cats live in S umatra. Many are globally threatened and yet their
ecology is poorly understood. We investigated ecological characteristics and spatial and …

Analyses of leopard Panthera pardus prey choice reveal a strong preference for species
weighing 10–40 kg. In the Congo Basin rainforests, species within this weight range are also …

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 …

Roads are proliferating worldwide at an unprecedented rate, with potentially severe impacts
on wildlife. We calculated the extent and potential impacts of road networks across the …