The range of technologies currently used in biodiversity conservation is staggering, with
innovative uses often adopted from other disciplines and being trialed in the field. We …

Ecology has joined a world of big data. Two complementary frameworks define big data:
data that exceed the analytical capacities of individuals or disciplines or the “Four Vs” axes …

Most animal species on Earth are insects, and recent reports suggest that their abundance is
in drastic decline. Although these reports come from a wide range of insect taxa and regions …

Technology that is developed for or adopted by the recreational fisheries sector (eg, anglers
and the recreational fishing industry) has led to rapid and dramatic changes in how …

Digital twins (DTs) are an emerging phenomenon in the public and private sectors as a new
tool to monitor and understand systems and processes. DTs have the potential to change …

Aim Biodiversity loss is a major driver of ecosystem change, yet the ecological data required
to detect and mitigate losses are often lacking. Recently, camera trap surveys have been …

The availability of affordable 'recreational'camera traps has dramatically increased over the
last decade. We present survey results which show that many conservation practitioners use …

Camera trap** is widely used in ecological studies. It is often considered nonintrusive
simply because animals are not captured or handled. However, the emission of light and …

Apex predators perform important functions that regulate ecosystems worldwide. However,
little is known about how ecosystem regulation by predators is influenced by human …

Leopard population declines largely occur in areas where leopards and people frequently
interact. Research on how leopards respond to human presence and competitors, like other …