High‐density populations of large ungulates are now widespread. However, the perception
of overabundance only appears when it produces a problem for humans, such as a loss of …

The control of diseases shared with wildlife requires the development of strategies that will
reduce pathogen transmission between wildlife and both domestic animals and human …

Controlling infectious diseases at the wildlife/livestock interface is often difficult because the
ecological processes driving transmission between wildlife reservoirs and sympatric …

Exclusion fencing is a common tool used to mitigate a variety of unwanted economic losses
caused by problematic wildlife. While the potential for agricultural, ecological and economic …

The members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) cause tuberculosis (TB).
Infection is transmitted within and between livestock and wildlife populations, thus …

BACKGROUND Fences are one of the most widespread manmade features in nature,
constituting an artificial limitation to the movement of wildlife. To date, their effects on wildlife …

Complex ecological and epidemiological systems require multidisciplinary and innovative
research. Low cost unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) can provide information on the spatial …

Two characteristics of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) are particularly
relevant for tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology and control, namely the ability of this group of …

We combine model results with field data for a system of wolves (Canis lupus) that prey on
wild boar (Sus scrofa), a wildlife reservoir of tuberculosis, to examine how predation may …

Livestock diseases such as bovine tuberculosis can have considerable negative effects on
human health and economic activity. Wildlife reservoirs often hinder disease eradication in …