The unprecedented growth rate in human population and the increasing movement of
people to urban areas is causing a rapid increase in urbanisation globally. Urban …

As urbanization exposes wildlife to new challenging conditions and environmental
pressures, species that exhibit a high degree of behavioral plasticity are considered …

Human-wildlife conflicts in cities are becoming increasingly common worldwide and are a
challenge to urban biodiversity management and landscape planning. In comparison to …

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a fatal emerging tick-borne
zoonotic disease caused by the SFTS virus (SFTSV). SFTSV infection in humans and …

Mammals exhibit several types of diel activity pattern, including nocturnal, diurnal,
crepuscular, and cathemeral. These patterns vary inter-and intra-specifically and are …

Studying how animals interact with their environment is fundamental to informing
conservation and management efforts, especially when examining large, wide-ranging …

Abstract Background The oriental eyeworm Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida: Thelaziidae) is
an emerging parasitic ocular nematode of carnivores and humans. In domestic animals and …

Although urbanization is a leading threat to wildlife conservation, some species have
adapted to a synanthropic lifestyle. We used a population of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes …

Abstract The Japanese badger (Meles anakuma) and the Japanese raccoon dog
(Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) are common wild animals in Japan. They are …

Individuals from island and continental mammal populations have shown a number of
differences in their behavioral ecology. We predicted that, like other island carnivores …