Many animals preferentially associate with certain other individuals. This social structuring
can influence how populations respond to changes to their environment, thus making …

As a result of ecological and social drivers, the management of problems caused by wildlife
is becoming more selective, often targeting specific animals. Narrowing the sights of …

Individual differences in personality types within the same species have been studied much
less than differences between species and populations. Personality differences are related …

The importance of animal behavior to successful wildlife translocations has been
acknowledged in recent decades, and it has been increasingly considered and more …

Integrating knowledge and principles of animal behavior into wildlife conservation and
management has led to some concrete successes but has failed to improve conservation …

Human-induced rapid environmental change (HIREC) poses threats to a variety of species,
and if or how it changes phenotypes is a question of central importance bridging …

Human disturbance is contributing to widespread, global changes in the distributions and
densities of wild animals. These anthropogenic impacts on wildlife arise from multiple …

Considerable effort towards conservation has contributed to the recovery of historically
depleted pinniped populations worldwide. However, in several locations where pinnipeds …

We are living in the midst of a period of mass extinction. All around us, diverse species of
animals and plants are disappearing, often largely unnoticed. However, this is also a period …

Northwest Atlantic harbor (Phoca vitulina vitulina) and gray (Halichoerus grypus atlantica)
seal populations are recovering from early to mid-20th century exploitation, increasing their …