Cities may represent one of the most challenging environments for carnivorous mammals.
For example, cities have a dearth of vegetation and other natural resources, coupled with …

Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) has been eliminated or significantly reduced as a public
health problem in several previously highly endemic regions. This has been achieved by the …

Sarcoptic mange, a skin infestation caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is an emerging
disease for some species of wildlife, potentially jeopardizing their welfare and conservation …

An understanding of how top mammalian carnivores respond to urbanization is important for
conservation and management of human–wildlife conflicts. Coyotes (Canis latrans) have …

Aim Population density is a key parameter in ecology and conservation, and estimates of
population density are required for a wide variety of applications in fundamental and applied …

A report by the Mammal Society under contract to Natural England, Natural Resources
Wales and Scottish Natural Heritage. We present the first comprehensive review of the …

Lungworms in the genus Angiostrongylus cause disease in animals and humans. The
spread of Angiostrongylus vasorum within Europe and the recent establishment of …

Understanding how the diet of an ecologically important mesopredator varies throughout a
large region can provide an insight into the trophic responses of generalist carnivores to …

Urbanization is one of the major forms of habitat alteration occurring at the present time.
Although this is typically deleterious to biodiversity, some species flourish within these …

The “itch mite” or “mange mite”, Sarcoptes scabiei, causes scabies in humans and sarcoptic
mange in domestic and free-ranging animals. This mite has a wide host range due to its …