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Conservation planning
Humans rather than Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) shape ungulate browsing patterns in a temperate forest
The recolonization of human-dominated landscapes by large carnivores has been followed with considerable scientific interest; however, …
Suzanne T. S. van Beeck Calkoen
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Michele H. Deis
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Julian Oeser
,
Dries P. J. Kuijper
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Marco Heurich
DOI
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Hunting as land use: Understanding the spatial associations among hunting, agriculture, and forestry
Hunting is a widespread but often overlooked land-use activity, providing major benefits to society. Hunting takes place in most …
Wiebke Neumann
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Christian Levers
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Fredrik Widemo
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Navinder J. Singh
,
Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt
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Tobias Kuemmerle
DOI
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Mapping the distribution and habitat of Persian leopard across its historical range
Persian leopards
Panthera pardus tulliana
, once widespread across Western and Central Asia, currently only occupy a fraction of their …
Benjamin Bleyhl
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Peter Gerngross
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Elshad Askerov
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Mohammad S. Farhadinia
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Arash Ghoddousi
,
Aurel Heidelberg
,
Igor Khorozyan
,
Karen Manvelyan
,
Deniz Mengüllüoğlu
,
Stéphane Ostrovski
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Tatjana Rosen
,
Viatcheslav V. Rozhnov
,
Mahmood Soofi
,
Anna Yachmennikova
,
Tobias Kuemmerle
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Patterning Conservation Flows: How Formal and Informal Networks Shape Transnational Conservation Practice
Conservation Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are crucial actors in global conservation governance. They shape resource flows, …
Joel Persson
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Siyu Qin
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Julie G. Zaehringer
DOI
Prioritizing livestock grazing right buyouts to safeguard Asiatic cheetahs from extinction
Livestock husbandry exerts major pressures on wildlife across the world. Large carnivores are particularly at risk because they are …
Michaela Daberger
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Tobias Kuemmerle
,
Amirhossein Khaleghi Hamidi
,
Leili Khalatbari
,
Hamed Abolghasemi
,
Hamid Reza Mirzadeh
,
Arash Ghoddousi
DOI
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Quantifying the relationship between prey density, livestock and illegal killing of leopards
Many large mammalian carnivores are facing population declines due to illegal killing (e.g. shooting) and habitat modification (e.g. …
Mahmood Soofi
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Ali T. Qashqaei
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Marzieh Mousavi
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Ehsan Hadipour
,
Marc Filla
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Bahram H. Kiabi
,
Benjamin Bleyhl
,
Arash Ghoddousi
,
Niko Balkenhol
,
Andrew Royle
,
Chris R. Pavey
,
Igor Khorozyan
,
Matthias Waltert
DOI
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The geography of international conservation interest in South American deforestation frontiers
International funding is increasingly important in supporting conservation in mega-biodiverse countries. However, it remains unclear …
Siyu Qin
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Tobias Kuemmerle
,
Patrick Meyfroidt
,
Mariana Napolitano Ferreira
,
Gregorio Gavier-Pizarro
,
Maria Eugenia Periago
,
Tiago N. P. dos Reis
,
Alfredo Romero-Muñoz
,
Alberto Yanosky
DOI
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Understanding spatial patterns of poaching pressure using ranger logbook data to optimize future patrolling strategies
Poaching is driving many species toward extinction, and as a result, lowering poaching pressure is a conservation priority. This …
Arash Ghoddousi
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Corinna Van Cayzeele
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Pegah Negahdar
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Mahmood Soofi
,
Amirhossein Kh. Hamidi
,
Benjamin Bleyhl
,
Guillermo Fandos
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Igor Khorozyan
,
Matthias Waltert
,
Tobias Kuemmerle
DOI
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Developing transboundary monitoring of the jaguar in southern South America
During 12–14 March 2018, researchers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay met in Asuncion, Paraguay for the workshop …
Jeffrey Thompson
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Marinela Velilla
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Ronaldo G. Morato
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Carlos Daniel de Angelo
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Agustin Javier Paviolo
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Verónica Quiroga
,
Pablo Gaston Perovic
,
Fernando Tortato
,
Patricia Monica Mirol
,
Alfredo Romero-Muñoz
,
Leonardo Maffei
,
Viviana Bonzi
,
Hugo Cabral
,
Norman Breuer
,
Diego Gimenez
,
Damian Ignacio Rumiz
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Distribution, ecology, and conservation of Xenarthra in Bolivia — update to 2021
We present an update on the taxonomy, distribution, ecology, threats, and conservation status of Bolivian Xenarthra (orders Cingulata …
Enzo Aliaga-Rossel
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Carmen J. Quiroga
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Ximena Velez-Liendo
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Alfredo Romero-Muñoz
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Zulia Porcel
,
Robert B. Wallace
,
Guido M. Ayala
,
Maria E. Viscarra
,
Erika Cuellar Soto
,
Teresa Tarifa
,
Andrew Noss
DOI
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