Accurate assessment of carnivore population status is frequently hindered by insufficient
distribution data. For northern South Africa we address this deficit by mapping new records …

Populations of carnivore species outside protected areas may be of considerable
importance for conservation, as many protected areas do not provide sufficient space for …

The response of most large carnivores to selective logging is poorly understood. On the one
hand, selective logging may represent loss of important habitat, yet, on the other hand …

Understanding large carnivore occurrence patterns in anthropogenic landscapes adjacent
to protected areas is central to developing actions for species conservation in an …

When humans reduce top carnivore abundance in insular systems, herbivore populations
may increase, with cascading impacts on the community. But the prevalence of such “trophic …

In the 2003 Durban Vision the Malagasy government committed to tripling the amount of
protected areas in Madagascar by 2009. This extensive expansion needs to involve an …

Protected areas (PAs) in the tropics are vulnerable to human encroachment, and, despite
formal protection, they do not fully mitigate anthropogenic threats to habitats and …

In many parts of the humid tropics, hunting by humans is a more immediate threat to the
survival of relatively large-bodied mammals than habitat alteration. In the west and central …

Threats to primates result from the complex relationship between ecological processes and
the direct and the indirect impacts of humans. Yet we know little about the proportional …

Background An understanding of the conservation status of Madagascar's endemic reptile
species is needed to underpin conservation planning and priority setting in this global …