Avian influenza viruses pose a threat to wildlife and livestock health. The emergence of
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds and poultry in North America in late …

Animals balance costs of antipredator behaviors with resource acquisition to minimize
hunting and other mortality risks and maximize their physiological condition. This inherent …

Global climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme climatic events
(ECEs) which may be especially detrimental during late‐winter when many species are …

To effectively manage species and habitats at multiple scales, population and land
managers require rapid information on wildlife use of managed areas and responses to …

The restoration of degraded areas and the creation of artificial ecosystems have partially
compensated for the continuing loss of natural wetlands. However, the success of these …

The equilibrium theorem provided a fundamental framework for understanding species'
distributions and movement in fragmented ecosystems. Wetland-dependent avian species …

Long-term environmental management to prevent waterfowl population declines is informed
by ecology, movement behavior and habitat use patterns. Extrinsic factors, such as human …

Zoonotic diseases are of considerable concern to the human population and viruses such as
avian influenza (AIV) threaten food security, wildlife conservation and human health. Wild …

Extensive global estuarine wetland losses have prompted intensive focus on restoration of
these habitats. In California, substantial tracts of freshwater, brackish and tidal wetlands …

Releasing farmed mallards into the wild is a common practice in wildlife management
worldwide, involving millions of birds annually, and is mainly carried out to increase hunting …