The great apes—bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans—are critically threatened
by human activities. We have destroyed their habitats, hunted them and transmitted fatal …

Minimizing disease transmission between humans and wild apes and controlling outbreaks
in ape populations is vital to both ape conservation and human health, but information on …

The popularity of social media such as Instagram has substantially increased in the last
years. The use of social media for conservation science has also been on the rise because …

Wildlife tourist attractions offering opportunities to observe, touch, and interact with wild
animals, are visited by millions of people every year. Wildlife tourism has considerable …

Although western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) are the most numerous and
widespread gorilla subspecies, they have remained relatively unstudied. International …

Conservation organizations rely on social/internet media platforms to raise awareness and
fundraise. Social media is a double‐edged sword: it can be a wide‐reaching and effective …

Animal‐related content on social media is hugely popular but is not always appropriate in
terms of how animals are portrayed or how they are treated. This has potential implications …

The emergence of infectious diseases, such as COVID‐19, impacts livelihood strategies and
conservation tools reliant on human‐wildlife interactions, such as wildlife‐based tourism and …

Documenting how human pressure on wildlife changes over time is important to minimise
potential adverse effects through implementing appropriate management and policy actions; …

Our understanding of the transmission of anthropozoonotic diseases between humans and
non-human primates, particularly great apes due to their close genetic relationship with …