Conservation of the world’s mammals: status, protected areas, community efforts, and hunting

Demographic drivers of a refugee species: large-scale experiments guide strategies for reintroductions of hirola

(2018) Abdullahi H. Ali et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Observed and predicted effects of climate change on Arctic caribou and reindeer

(2018) Conor D. Mallory et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS

Eradicating abundant invasive prey could cause unexpected and varied biodiversity outcomes: The importance of multispecies interactions

(2018) Miguel Lurgi et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

How many species of mammals are there?

(2018) Connor J Burgin et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

One-third of global protected land is under intense human pressure

(2018) Kendall R. Jones et al.   SCIENCE

Extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet light in the fungal pathogen causing white-nose syndrome of bats

(2018) Jonathan M. Palmer et al.   Nature Communications

Observed and predicted effects of climate change on Arctic caribou and reindeer

(2018) Conor D. Mallory et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS

Climate change is affecting mortality of weasels due to camouflage mismatch

(2018) Kamal Atmeh et al.   Scientific Reports

Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events

(2018) Richard A. Kock et al.   Science Advances

Climate Degradation and Extreme Icing Events Constrain Life in Cold-Adapted Mammals

(2018) J. Berger et al.   Scientific Reports

Hunting and evolution: theory, evidence, and unknowns

(2018) Marco Festa-Bianchet et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Hunters serving the ecosystem: the contribution of recreational hunting to wild boar population control

(2017) Francisco Quirós-Fernández et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH

Can integrating wildlife and livestock enhance ecosystem services in central Kenya?

(2017) Brian F Allan et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Resource selection and landscape change reveal mechanisms suppressing population recovery for the world's most endangered antelope

(2017) Abdullahi H. Ali et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Lions influence the decline and habitat shift of hartebeest in a semiarid savanna

(2017) Caroline C Ng’weno et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Expansion of American marten (Martes americana) distribution in response to climate and landscape change on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

(2017) Andrew P. Baltensperger et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Ecotypic variation in population dynamics of reintroduced bighorn sheep

(2017) Vernon C. Bleich et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Inefficiency of evolutionarily relevant selection in ungulate trophy hunting

(2017) James R. Heffelfinger   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Predicting the evolutionary consequences of trophy hunting on a quantitative trait

(2017) Tim Coulson et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Horn size and nutrition in mountain sheep: Can ewe handle the truth?

(2017) Kevin L. Monteith et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Prey dynamics under generalist predator culling in stage structured models

(2017) Michel Iskin da S. Costa et al.   MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES

Upgrading protected areas to conserve wild biodiversity

(2017) Robert M. Pringle   NATURE

Reproductive allocation in pulsed-resource environments: a comparative study in two populations of wild boar

(2017) Marlène Gamelon et al.   OECOLOGIA

Learning from the mistakes of others: How female elk (Cervus elaphus) adjust behaviour with age to avoid hunters

(2017) Henrik Thurfjell et al.   PLoS One

Targeted habitat restoration can reduce extinction rates in fragmented forests

(2017) William D. Newmark et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phenological synchronization disrupts trophic interactions between Kodiak brown bears and salmon

(2017) William W. Deacy et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction signaled by vertebrate population losses and declines

(2017) Gerardo Ceballos et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Geography of current and future global mammal extinction risk

(2017) Ana D. Davidson et al.   PLoS One

Clarifying misconceptions of extinction risk assessment with the IUCN Red List

(2016) Ben Collen et al.   Biology Letters

Alien species as a driver of recent extinctions

(2016) Céline Bellard et al.   Biology Letters

Impacts of hunting on tropical forests in Southeast Asia

(2016) Rhett D. Harrison et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Disproportionate Climate-Induced Range Loss Forecast for the Most Threatened African Antelopes

(2016) Benjamin Luke Payne et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Hydra effects in stable communities and their implications for system dynamics

(2016) Michael H. Cortez et al.   ECOLOGY

High fitness costs of climate change-induced camouflage mismatch

(2016) Marketa Zimova et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Linking Attitudes, Policy, and Forest Cover Change in Buffer Zone Communities of Chitwan National Park, Nepal

(2016) Jared R. Stapp et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

When does selective hunting select, how can we tell, and what should we do about it?

(2016) Marco Festa-Bianchet   MAMMAL REVIEW

Wildlife Conservation and Wilderness: Wishful Thinking?

(2016) Vernon C. Bleich   NATURAL AREAS JOURNAL

Chronic Wasting Disease: Transmission Mechanisms and the Possibility of Harvest Management

(2016) Alex Potapov et al.   PLoS One

The global decline of cheetahAcinonyx jubatusand what it means for conservation

(2016) Sarah M. Durant et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Invasive mammal eradication on islands results in substantial conservation gains

(2016) Holly P. Jones et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Invasive predators and global biodiversity loss

(2016) Tim S. Doherty et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Banning Trophy Hunting Will Exacerbate Biodiversity Loss

(2016) Enrico Di Minin et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Conservation or the Moral High Ground: Siding with Bentham or Kant

(2016) David W. Macdonald et al.   Conservation Letters

Rapid evolutionary response to a transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils

(2016) Brendan Epstein et al.   Nature Communications

Local Demand Drives a Bushmeat Industry in a Philippine Forest Preserve

(2016) Brett R. Scheffers et al.   Tropical Conservation Science

Habitat suitability modelling for Hirola (Beatragus hunteri) in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

(2015) Kenneth K. Kimitei et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

An adaptive behavioural response to hunting: surviving male red deer shift habitat at the onset of the hunting season

(2015) Karen Lone et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Impact of alternative metrics on estimates of extent of occurrence for extinction risk assessment

(2015) Lucas N. Joppa et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Evaluating whether nature's intrinsic value is an axiom of or anathema to conservation

(2015) John A. Vucetich et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

The difference conservation makes to extinction risk of the world's ungulates

(2015) Michael Hoffmann et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Managing hunting under uncertainty: from one-off ecological indicators to resilience approaches in assessing the sustainability of bushmeat hunting

(2015) Nathalie van Vliet et al.   ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY

Effects of climate and plant phenology on recruitment of moose at the southern extent of their range

(2015) Kevin L. Monteith et al.   OECOLOGIA

Ongoing unraveling of a continental fauna: Decline and extinction of Australian mammals since European settlement

(2015) John C. Z. Woinarski et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Generation of Ecosystem Hotspots Using Short-Term Cattle Corrals in an African Savanna

(2015) Lauren M. Porensky et al.   Rangeland Ecology & Management

Accelerating extinction risk from climate change

(2015) M. C. Urban   SCIENCE

Effects of climate change on long-term population growth of pronghorn in an arid environment

(2015) Jay V. Gedir et al.   Ecosphere

Effectiveness of Protected Areas for Representing Species and Populations of Terrestrial Mammals in Costa Rica

(2015) José F. González-Maya et al.   PLoS One

Dynamics and Resilience of Rangelands and Pastoral Peoples Around the Globe

(2014) Robin S. Reid et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Human Migration, Protected Areas, and Conservation Outreach in Tanzania

(2014) JONATHAN D. SALERNO et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Efficacy of Two Lion Conservation Programs in Maasailand, Kenya

(2014) LEELA HAZZAH et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Body size and activity times mediate mammalian responses to climate change

(2014) Christy M. McCain et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Age-related patterns of antler development in free-ranging white-tailed deer

(2014) David G. Hewitt et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Population and habitat assessment of the Critically Endangered hirola Beatragus hunteri in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

(2014) James Probert et al.   ORYX

Protected Areas in Tropical Africa: Assessing Threats and Conservation Activities

(2014) Sandra Tranquilli et al.   PLoS One

Recovery of large carnivores in Europe’s modern human-dominated landscapes

(2014) Guillaume Chapron et al.   SCIENCE

Status and Ecological Effects of the World's Largest Carnivores

(2014) W. J. Ripple et al.   SCIENCE

The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection

(2014) S. L. Pimm et al.   SCIENCE

Moving forward with effective goals and methods for conservation: a reply to Marvier and Kareiva

(2014) Daniel F. Doak et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Expenditure and motivation of Australian recreational hunters

(2014) Neal Finch et al.   WILDLIFE RESEARCH

Population density of Dall’s sheep in Alaska: effects of predator harvest?

(2014) Carl D. Mitchell et al.   Mammal Research

Insights for Integrated Conservation from Attitudes of People toward Protected Areas Near Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

(2013) CHLOE GUERBOIS et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Behavior and nutritional condition buffer a large-bodied endotherm against direct and indirect effects of climate

(2013) Ryan A. Long et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

The case for fencing remains intact

(2013) C. Packer et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes

(2013) S. Creel et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Conserving large carnivores: dollars and fence

(2013) C. Packer et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The subnivium: a deteriorating seasonal refugium

(2013) Jonathan N Pauli et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Effects of social disruption in elephants persist decades after culling

(2013) Graeme Shannon et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Prey mortality profiles indicate that Early Pleistocene Homo at Olduvai was an ambush predator

(2013) Henry T. Bunn et al.   QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL

What is the future of conservation?

(2013) Daniel F. Doak et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Effects of harvest, culture, and climate on trends in size of horn-like structures in trophy ungulates

(2013) Kevin L. Monteith et al.   WILDLIFE MONOGRAPHS

What Is Conservation Science?

(2012) Peter Kareiva et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Conservation-Reliant Species

(2012)   BIOSCIENCE

Adapting to Climate Change on Western Public Lands: Addressing the Ecological Effects of Domestic, Wild, and Feral Ungulates

(2012) Robert L. Beschta et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Indirect effects of parasites in invasions

(2012) Alison M. Dunn et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Introduced annual grass increases regional fire activity across the arid western USA (1980-2009)

(2012) Jennifer K. Balch et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Marine mammal culling programs: review of effects on predator and prey populations

(2012) W. D. Bowen et al.   MAMMAL REVIEW

Effects of Humans on Behaviour of Wildlife Exceed Those of Natural Predators in a Landscape of Fear

(2012) Simone Ciuti et al.   PLoS One

Drivers and hotspots of extinction risk in marine mammals

(2012) A. D. Davidson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biodiversity, Governance, and the Allocation of International Aid for Conservation

(2012) Daniel C. Miller et al.   Conservation Letters

Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems

(2011) Montserrat Vilà et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

A global review of the impacts of invasive cats on island endangered vertebrates

(2011) Félix M. Medina et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Demographic consequences of increased winter births in a large aseasonally breeding mammal (Bos taurus) in response to climate change

(2011) Sarah Burthe et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Selective harvesting of large mammals: how often does it result in directional selection?

(2011) Atle Mysterud   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Savanna glade hotspots: Plant community development and synergy with large herbivores

(2011) K.E. Veblen   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Global climate change and small mammal populations in north-central Chile

(2011) Peter L. Meserve et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

The changing fates of the world's mammals

(2011) M. Hoffmann et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Global distribution and conservation of marine mammals

(2011) S. Pompa et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

African Wild Ungulates Compete with or Facilitate Cattle Depending on Season

(2011) W. O. Odadi et al.   SCIENCE

How the World Bank funds protected areas

(2011) Valerie Hickey et al.   Conservation Letters

Sexual Segregation in Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis sierrae: Ramifications for Conservation

(2010) Cody A. Schroeder et al.   ARCTIC ANTARCTIC AND ALPINE RESEARCH

Large mammal population declines in Africa’s protected areas

(2010) Ian D. Craigie et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Effect of Local Cultural Context on the Success of Community-Based Conservation Interventions

(2010) KERRY A. WAYLEN et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Effects of Trophy Hunting on Lion and Leopard Populations in Tanzania

(2010) C. PACKER et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Mammalian endemism, range size and conservation status in the southern temperate zone

(2010) John F. Lamoreux et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World's Vertebrates

(2010) M. Hoffmann et al.   SCIENCE

Are dingoes a trophic regulator in arid Australia? A comparison of mammal communities on either side of the dingo fence

(2009) MIKE LETNIC et al.   AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

When does greater mortality increase population size? The long history and diverse mechanisms underlying the hydra effect

(2009) Peter A. Abrams   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Trade, transport and trouble: managing invasive species pathways in an era of globalization

(2009) Philip E. Hulme   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Conservation's ‘Red List’ is unscientific and often wrong

(2009) Rachel Nowak   NEW SCIENTIST

Multiple ecological pathways to extinction in mammals

(2009) A. D. Davidson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effect of experimental manipulation on survival and recruitment of feral pigs

(2009) Laura B. Hanson et al.   WILDLIFE RESEARCH

The Ecological Performance of Protected Areas

(2008) Kevin J. Gaston et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Quantification of Extinction Risk: IUCN's System for Classifying Threatened Species

(2008) GEORGINA M. MACE et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Isolation of African protected areas

(2008) William D Newmark   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Undetected species losses, food webs, and ecological baselines: a cautionary tale from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA

(2008) Joel Berger   ORYX

Impact of a Century of Climate Change on Small-Mammal Communities in Yosemite National Park, USA

(2008) C. Moritz et al.   SCIENCE

The Status of the World's Land and Marine Mammals: Diversity, Threat, and Knowledge

(2008) J. Schipper et al.   SCIENCE

Accelerated Human Population Growth at Protected Area Edges

(2008) G. Wittemyer et al.   SCIENCE