In many disturbed terrestrial landscapes, a subset of native generalist vertebrates thrives.
The population trends of these disturbance‐tolerant species may be driven by multiple …

Wildlife trafficking, whether local or transnational in scope, undermines sustainable
development efforts, degrades cultural resources, endangers species, erodes the local and …

The unsustainable hunting and consumption of primates destabilizes both wildlife
populations and the humans who depend upon them. This is especially pertinent in …

Human–wildlife conflicts are increasing in number and intensity making conflict mitigation
and coexistence a top priority for wildlife conservation. Domesticated dogs (Canis lupus …

Temperature, rainfall, latitudinal, and topographic gradients underlie the range of climatic
zones on Madagascar, which include the tropical eastern and western coastlines, temperate …

The Makira Natural Park (Makira) is the largest terrestrial protected area in Madagascar,
supporting nearly 200,000 people living around the park, who derive a significant proportion …

Leptospirosis is a bacterial zoonosis caused by pathogenic Leptospira that are maintained
in the kidney lumen of infected animals acting as reservoirs and contaminating the …

A startling 77% of the earth's land surface has been transformed for human use (Watson et
al. 2018), and this transformation is driving marked changes in species diversity worldwide …

Hydropower development and oil palm agriculture are two of the most important drivers of
habitat fragmentation and degradation of tropical forests globally. This thesis assesses how …

The true lemurs (genus Eulemur) represent a diverse and widespread species group (Figure
14.47). Our understanding of their species-level diversity has increased substantially in …