Injury and death from wildlife attacks often result in people feeling violent resentment and
hostility against the wildlife involved and, therefore, may undermine public support for …

Climate change will impact the dynamics of invasive alien plant species (IAPS). However,
the ability of IAPS under changing climate to invade mountain ecosystems, particularly the …

The management of invasive species is a complex, yet an essential component of
biodiversity conservation and environmental management for sustainable futures. Despite a …

Fragmented forests and heterogeneous landscapes are likely to have less natural
vegetation and smaller core areas, a low degree of landscape connectivity, high prevalence …

Monitoring invasive species distribution and prevalence is important, but direct field-based
assessment is often impractical. In this paper, we introduce and validate a cost-effective …

Scientific research on biodiversity and conservation generates the knowledge base useful in
achieving sustainability targets. The knowledge gap limits our ability to design well-founded …

Mikania micrantha Kunth, commonly known as bitter vine, American rope, or mile-a-minute,
is a rapidly growing vine, native to tropical America. Mikania micrantha is present in 20 …

Invasive alien plant species (IAPS) are spreading into protected areas worldwide; however,
knowledge of these invasions and their impacts in Nepal's protected areas is poor. Here, the …

Greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is one of the most iconic wildlife
species in the world. Once reduced to fewer than 500 during the 1960s, its global population …

Management of invasive alien species is increasingly challenging mainly because of the
failure of past global efforts to slow down the rate of invasion and increasing globalization of …