Wildlife Biology

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A scientific journal for research in wildlife management and conservation. Owned by @nordicoikos.bsky.social.

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Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· 15d

Integrating multiple surveys using state–space models improves inference of population trends for Illinois furbearers vist.ly/5dcqv #Furbearers #Management #Simulations

Infographic showing methods: spotlight, archery, trapper, and roadkill with corresponding data.

Diagram comparing individual and integrated models for ecological growth with flowcharts and equations.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· 18d

Assessing the accuracy of field-based versus laboratory methods for determining the age of roe deer vist.ly/5d4ss #Roedeer #AgeEstimation #Management

Graph showing dry eye lens weight vs predicted value of mean response with interpolation line and scatter points.

Scatter plot with trend line and error curves showing M2 crown height versus cementum age method.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· 20d

Shifting attitudes toward brown bears in Bulgaria: a longitudinal and regional analysis vist.ly/5ctzw #Bears #HumanWildlife #Conflicts

Graph A shows bear population decline 2011-2020. Graph B shows damages 2004-2022. Graph C shows damages details.

Map indicating bear distribution and locations of national parks and settlements in Bulgaria.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· 22d

Quantification of human-caused mortality in an imperiled turtle vist.ly/5cjib #Telemetry #Conservation #Survival

A turtle on sand next to a map of Wisconsin with marked locations.

Map graph with path from 16 Aug to 25 Sep marked by locations and dates.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· 25d

Camera trap distance sampling for density estimation of tiger prey in a Sumatran ecosystem restoration concession vist.ly/5cbp9 #CameraTraps #Hunting #Management

Collage of forest images showing human, deer, and depth mapping visuals.

Venn diagram of animal silhouettes categorized into random and systematic deployment groups.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· 27d

Habitat selection of moose in Sweden in managed boreal forests with Pinus contorta and P. sylvestris vist.ly/5c36h #Moose #Forestry #Browsing

Map showing moose tracks and study area with habitat classes color-coded.

Graphs show relative selection strength by tree type for Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· 29d

How many shots are enough? Optimizing precision measurements when testing lead-free ammunition vist.ly/5bspt #AnimalWelfare #RiflePrecision #Bullets

Two diagrams: (A) Extreme spread with circles and lines, (B) Mean radius with circles, lines, and center point.

Graphs A and B showing metrics extreme spread and mean radius by group size.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jul 17

Consumption of anthropogenic foods influences the nutritional and reproductive condition of hunter-harvested black bears vist.ly/5bipq #Bears #HumanFood #StableIsotopes

Map of Wisconsin with pie charts indicating diet distribution and land cover types.

Graphs showing dietary data with δ15N and δ13C values and proportion of diet for male and female animals.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jul 15

Urban bats show dietary flexibility in aquatic arthropod consumption at urban and rural waterbodies vist.ly/5b9mr #Bats #DNA #MetaBarcoding

Data visualization with NMDS graphs and bar charts analyzing ecological metrics.

Two charts showing cumulative number of prey MOTUs compared by sample number in urban and rural areas.

Bar chart showing percentage of MOTUs for C. gouldii, V. vulturnus, and M. macropus in urban and rural habitats.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jul 13

Genetic population structure of red foxes Vulpes vulpes across a rural landscape: insights into population connectivity and spatial patterns vist.ly/5aywz #Dispersal #DNA #Mesopredators

Chart with clusters US, BF, RV on discriminant function axes, PCA eigenvalues inset.

Colorful bar chart showing categorical distributions for K=2 to K=6.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jul 10

Isotopic evidence for the consumption of Galliformes by the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in rural southern England vist.ly/5aqwe #Gamebirds #Fox #StableIsotopes

Two graphs of diet proportions with color-coded density plots for Galliformes, Mammals, and Woodpigeon.

Scatter plot with isotope data for animals categorized as releasing and non-releasing.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jul 8

Monitoring forest grouse in a changing world: methods, technology, and management vist.ly/5afvq #Forest #Grouse #Management #Editorial

Deer and fawn standing on grassy terrain among purple flowers.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jul 6

Interannual dynamic resource selection patterns of the northern bobwhite in a region with poor edaphic conditions vist.ly/5a6ya #Bobwhite #Quails #Management

Two maps side by side showing management units and land cover types with a legend.

Two charts comparing β values with 95% CI for DTN fallow field, DTN deciduous, Burn status, and DTN feed line.

Four graphs showing DTN with confidence intervals over ordinal dates.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jul 3

How to stay wild in a highly domesticated landscape? Spatiotemporal behaviour of wolves in Germany vist.ly/59xg7 #Wolves #HumanDisturbance #HabitatUse

Map showing MCP100 breeders and non-breeders in Germany with inset of Europe.

Graphs depict wolf distance to various areas and likelihood of use with day-night comparison.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jul 3

A literature-based framework for anticipating golden jackal Canis aureus colonisation: insights from Europe and a Swiss case study vist.ly/59xg6 #Jackal #GIS #LiteratureReview

Map of Switzerland with colored circles indicating detections and a bar chart showing detection numbers from 2011 to 2025.

Layered maps showing different ecological factors like habitat, wolf presence, snow cover, land, and water.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jul 1

Water depth and human disturbance drive occupancy of endangered softshell turtles (Nilssonia spp.) in eastern Nepal vist.ly/59nxx #Turtles #Conservation #Modeling

Bar chart showing detection probability by time of day with higher values at night.

Two graphs showing curves of occupancy probability against water depth and HDI with different color bands.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jun 29

Fear or feast: small mammal activity increases in the presence of carcasses despite increased threat of predation by black-backed jackals vist.ly/59ei7 #Jackal #Scavengers #Coleoptera

Box plot showing small mammal captures across different periods: Summer Before Carcass deployment, Summer After, Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer.

Bar chart showing small mammal captures across different treatments with error bars.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jun 26

Minimal impact of spotted hyenas on livestock and endangered species in a prey-rich ecosystem vist.ly/595zi #BlackRhino #DNA #Metabarcoding

Map depicting hyena clan territories with labels and numbers.

Bar chart of species detections, wildebeest at 229, zebra at 75.

Violin plots showing age and social rank for domestic and wild species categories.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jun 24

Enhancing hotspot mapping of illegal wild meat trade in Kenya through market surveys and confiscated meat analyses vist.ly/58uwm #Bushmeat #Poaching #WildlifeForensics

Map of Kenya showing wildlife confiscation data by region and year.

Poached animal carcasses and sacks filled with meat on the ground.

Bar graph showing sample proportions for confiscations and market surveys in Southern, Central Rift, Tsavo, and Mountain areas.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jun 22

Temporal, species-specific variation in activity patterns of bats (Chiroptera) along a boreal river basin in Västerbotten, Sweden vist.ly/58jv5

Close-up of BioMoth device and the device on a tree by a river.

Box plot comparing calls/pulses of species over time and site distance.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jun 19

Integrating multiple surveys using state–space models improves inference of population trends for Illinois furbearers vist.ly/58bv8 #Furbearers #Management #Abundance

Three charts with population growth rates: (a) spotlight, archery, trapper, roadkill, integrated; (b) spotlight, archery, trapper, roadkill, integrated; (c) spotlight, archery, trapper, roadkill, integrated.

Graph showing effect sizes of raccoon and skunk covariates with icons for hunting methods.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jun 17

How to stay wild in a highly domesticated landscape? Spatiotemporal behaviour of wolves in Germany vist.ly/572p5 #Wolves #Activity #HabitatUse

Four graphs depicting the probability of activity in relation to distance for gravel roads, main roads, urban areas, and cover edge.

A detailed comparison of habitat selection during day and night. Includes bar and dot charts showing variations in habitat availability and likelihood of selection.

Charts showing distributions and likelihoods of wildlife proximity to urban areas, roads, and cover edges, comparing day and night activity. Includes histogram and line graphs.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· Jun 1

Camera trap distance sampling for density estimation of tiger prey in a Sumatran ecosystem restoration concession vist.ly/565ka #CameraTraps #Hunting #Management

A Venn diagram comparing random and systematic deployment of various animal species. It highlights different animals found in each type of deployment, emphasizing their distribution.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· May 22

Urban bats show dietary flexibility in aquatic arthropod consumption at urban and rural waterbodies vist.ly/555tp #Bats #Diet #DNA #Metabarcoding

A series of graphs illustrating biodiversity and species distribution involving Lepidoptera and Diptera. Includes NMDS plots and bar charts for different taxa categories.

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· May 15

Beyond the enclosure: a decade of monitoring reveals altered traits in a European ground squirrel colony with implications for a recovery program vist.ly/54agm #Rodentia #Husbandry #BodyMass

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· May 13

Phenological responses to climate change: advancing mating and calving in wild and semi-captive Caspian red deer vist.ly/53zjb #ClimateChange #Conservation #Management

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· May 11

Forty years of captive breeding in Przewalski's horse: pedigree-based insights into population growth, sex ratio, and inbreeding vist.ly/53rci #Conservation #Breeding #Management

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· May 6

Biological and environmental drivers of early life fawn survival in a declining pronghorn population vist.ly/536z8 #Coyote #Predation #Mortality

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· May 4

Variation in food availability affects the population age structure of Atlantic puffins Fratercula arctica in the Faroe Islands vist.ly/42u2s #JuvenileFishIndex #SeaBirds

Wildlife Biology@wildlifebiology· May 1

Fate of orphans of Canada geese harvested by hunters in Connecticut, USA, depends upon which month the parents were killed vist.ly/42j6z #Geese #HuntingMortality #Orphans