A review of non-invasive sampling in wildlife disease and health research: what's new?

AK Schilling, MV Mazzamuto, C Romeo - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The interest in wildlife research has increased in the last decades as more
scientists work within a One Health framework that regards human, livestock and wildlife …

Stress in the city? Coyote hair cortisol varies with intrinsic and extrinsic factors within a heavily urbanized landscape

KE Robertson, EH Ellington, CM Tonra… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wildlife living in proximity to people are exposed to both natural and anthropogenic factors
that may influence cortisol production associated with stress response. While some species …

Hair cortisol concentrations in feral horses and the influence of physiological and social factors

SA Medill, DM Janz, PD McLoughlin - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Hair tissue records a longer activity profile of an animal's hypothalamic–
pituitary–adrenal axis, and resulting production of cortisol, compared to other matrices (eg …

Juvenile moose stress and nutrition dynamics related to winter ticks, landscape characteristics, climate-mediated factors and survival

E Rosenblatt, J DeBow, J Blouin… - Conservation …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Moose populations in the northeastern United States have declined over the past 15 years,
primarily due to the impacts of winter ticks. Research efforts have focused on the effects of …

Variation of hair cortisol in two herds of migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus): implications for health monitoring

F Rakic, X Fernandez-Aguilar, M Pruvot… - Conservation …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus sspp.) is an ecotype of conservation concern that is
experiencing increased cumulative stressors associated with rapid climate change and …

Physiological stress reactions in red deer induced by hunting activities

S Vilela, A Alves da Silva, R Palme, KE Ruckstuhl… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Game hunting is an activity largely practiced all over the world.
Understanding its consequences on wildlife is crucial for the proper management and …

The costs of living in the city: influence of urbanization on the trophic niche and body condition of the African rainbow lizard Agama picticauda

BY Ofori, P Martey, RS Anderson, JB Mensah… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Trophic niche is a fundamental aspect of the ecology and natural history of animals,
influencing their behavior, health, survival, and population dynamics. Although urbanization …

Qiviut cortisol reflects hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)

J Di Francesco, GF Mastromonaco, SL Checkley… - General and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) are increasingly exposed to a broad diversity of stressors in
their rapidly changing Arctic environment. There is an urgent need to develop validated tools …

The impact of stalking hunt season on long-term stress in big game

K Tajchman, P Janiszewski, P Staniszewska… - BMC Veterinary …, 2024 - Springer
The frequent presence of hunters in hunting areas may have a negative impact on wild
animals, which may disturb their welfare. Stressors may long affect individual animal species …

Unveiling drivers of fecundity in an urban white-tailed deer population over 20 years of active management

TS Readyhough, JD Cepek, EE Shaffer, PM Dennis… - Urban …, 2025 - Springer
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; hereafter “deer”) are keystone herbivores that
exert considerable ecosystem impacts. Quantifying drivers of urban deer demography …