The chelonian fauna of West Africa is relatively understudied and experiencing a multitude
of threats. Moreover, the IUCN Red List status of several African species is both outdated …

Defining priorities is important both in research and in conservation, especially when
knowledge gaps are hindering successful management. In this review, we quantify the …

The discovery of the South East Africa Montane Archipelago has unveiled a biologically
significant ecoregion with a high level of endemism, showcasing at least 127 endemic plants …

It is widely assumed that future climatic conditions, alongside their effect on local
environments, will result in either a change in how species use their habitats or in a shift in …

In this paper, the results of the first density investigations (via Distance methodology on line
transect surveys) for the threatened African spurred tortoise Centrochelys sulcata from West …

We analysed the population characteristics of African spurred tortoises (Centrochelys
sulcata) kept in captivity in cities in Burkina Faso (West Africa), a country where the species …

Face-to-face interviews with local populations are often used to determine the distribution
and population trends of elusive threatened species. Although interviewee responses may …

The status of most vertebrates in the African Sahel is not well known. Among these, the
African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), a charismatic but also one of most …

To better understand the habitat preferences of the African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys
sulcata), we tested possible associations between their distribution and land use, vegetation …

2023). These specialised ticks can be differentiated from the facultative species because
they adhere to the shell, while the rest parasitise in soft tissue. In Panama, Amblyomma …