Large-mammal populations are ecological linchpins, and their worldwide decline and
extinction disrupts many ecosystem functions and services. Reversal of this trend will require …

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) present revolutionary opportunities to
enhance our understanding of animal behaviour and conservation strategies. Using …

Photographic mark–recapture is a cost‐effective, non‐invasive way to study populations.
However, to efficiently apply photographic mark–recapture to large populations, computer …

Poaching of elephants is now occurring at rates that threaten African populations with
extinction. Identifying the number and location of Africa's major poaching hotspots may …

Most baleen whales are capital breeders that use stored energy acquired on foraging
grounds to finance the costs of migration and reproduction on breeding grounds. Body …

Semiarid rangelands are identified as at high risk of degradation due to anthropogenic
pressure and climate change. Through tracking timelines of degradation we aimed to …

Knowledge of population processes across various ecological and management settings
offers important insights for species conservation and life history. In regard to its ecological …

Experimental laboratory evidence suggests that animals with disrupted social systems
express weakened relationship strengths and have more exclusive social associations, and …

Long-lived species such as elephants, whales and primates exhibit extended post-fertile
survival compared to species with shorter lifespans but data on age-related fecundity and …

In Tanzania, community‐based natural resource management (CBNRM) of wildlife occurs
through wildlife management areas (WMAs). The WMAs consist of multiple villages …