Context Dispersal of individuals contributes to long-term population persistence, yet requires
a sufficient degree of landscape connectivity. To date, connectivity has mainly been …

Climate change imposes an urgent need to recognise and conserve the species likely to be
worst affected. However, while ecologists have mostly explored indirect effects of rising …

Population density is a fundamental parameter needed to assess wildlife populations but is
difficult to obtain given species are often wide-ranging and elusive. Photographic capture …

Prey species may adjust their use of antipredator behaviours to counter the hunting
strategies (eg ambush versus cursorial) and the level of risk imposed by different predators …

Successful conservation of species that roam and disperse over large areas requires
detailed understanding of their movement patterns and connectivity between …

Animal-attached devices have transformed our understanding of vertebrate ecology. To
minimize any associated harm, researchers have long advocated that tag masses should …

Highlights•African wild dogs repeatedly visit and scent-mark at shared marking sites
(SMSs).•Visits decrease during the denning season, coinciding with a range …

Education and community outreach are fundamental to raising conservation awareness in
rural communities for alleviating human–wildlife conflict (HWC). Evaluating the impacts of …

Mortality is considered one of the main costs of dispersal. A reliable evaluation of mortality,
however, is often hindered by a lack of information about the fate of individuals that …

Droughts are increasing in frequency and severity globally due to climate change, leading to
changes in resource availability that may have cascading effects on animal ecology …