Wildlife Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Wildlife Research is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Behavioural responses of Australian lizards towards visual cues of feral cats30
Invasional meltdown-under? Toads facilitate cats by removing a naïve top predator28
Identifying important environmental variables in the niche partitioning of two keystone ecosystem engineers (Bettongia gaimardi and Potorous tridactylus) in Tasmania24
Detections of house mice on Gough Island approach zero within days of aerial baiting20
Size does matter: detectability of arboreal mammals using thermal cameras and spotlighting20
Using stable-isotope analysis to assess recent diet and habitat use of stranded green turtles (Chelonia mydas)18
Anti-predator strategies of blue sheep (naur) under varied predator compositions: a comparison of snow leopard-inhabited valleys with and without wolves in Nepal18
Ensemble forecasting of Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) distribution and habitat suitability in south-western Iran15
Power of faecal pellet count and camera trapping indices to monitor mammalian herbivore activity14
Tree use by koalas after timber harvesting in a mosaic landscape14
Activity and movement of small mammal tick hosts at the urban fringes of Sydney, Australia13
It’s a trap: effective methods for monitoring house mouse populations in grain-growing regions of south-eastern Australia13
Comparison of morphological identification and DNA metabarcoding for dietary analysis of faeces from a subtropical lizard13
Healthy or unhealthy? Risk factors and biomarkers associated with exposure to infectious agents in wild lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris)12
The impact of wild boars on the temporal resource utilisation of silver pheasants in South China12
Unique utilisation pattern responses of five sympatric ungulates to local phenological gradients12
Comparisons of morphometrics and body condition between two breeding populations of Australian humpback whales12
Snow track counts for density estimation of mammalian predators in the boreal forest12
The fungal rat race: mycophagy among rodent communities in eastern Australia11
High survivorship and rapid population growth of the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) reintroduced to a feral predator exclosure11
Set free: an evaluation of two break-away mechanisms for tracking collars10
Learning from past designs: improving amphibian fences using an adaptive management approach10
Water scarcity exacerbates feral ungulate use of ephemeral savanna waterholes in northern Australia10
Nutritional stress and population density influence risk/reward decisions by elk10
Assessing target and non-target species interactions with buried non-toxic meat baits across fire mosaics10
Population dynamics of chital deer (Axis axis) in northern Queensland: effects of drought and culling9
Purpose-driven approaches to age estimation in Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus)9
Response of white-tailed deer to removal of invasive wild pigs9
Evaluation of lion (Panthera leo) scat as a wild dog (Lycaon pictus) deterrent on game farms9
Differing effects of productivity on home-range size and population density of a native and an invasive mammalian carnivore9
Assessing local landowner versus non-local public support for a red wolf reintroduction using varying message treatments9
Habitat use and survival of the endangered northern bettong (Bettongia tropica) after prescribed fire9
How the goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) adapts to isolated island: from the perspective of habitat and food8
More trees and fewer roads: the importance of local and landscape features for insectivorous bats in open urban green spaces8
Testing the validity of using raceway and swimway performance in sea turtle hatchlings as an index of real-life crawling and swimming performance8
Monitoring the Endangered wiliji (Petrogale lateralis kimberleyensis) on Nyikina Mangala Country (Western Australia) using camera traps8
Using expert elicitation to identify effective combinations of management actions for koala conservation in different regional landscapes8
Age- and sex-dependent vigilance behaviour modifies social structure of hunted wild boar populations8
Impacts of ‘Curiosity’ baiting on feral cat populations in woodland habitats of Kangaroo Island, South Australia8
Behaviour of a large ungulate reflects temporal patterns of predation risk7
Unravelling predator–prey interactions in response to planned fire: a case study from the Tanami Desert7
Monitoring and habitat inferences change with population metric: a case study with mesocarnivores7
Remote sensor camera traps provide the first density estimate for the largest natural population of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)7
The great de-bait: are manufactured toxic baits a suitable alternative for the control of introduced canids?7
Insuring woylies (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi) against extinction: establishment of Perup Sanctuary7
Factors affecting recent population decline and range contraction of the greater long-tailed hamster in China7
Bayesian modelling reveals differences in long-term trends in the harvest of native and introduced species by recreational hunters in Australia7
Conservation of black bear (Ursus americanus) in Mexico through GPS tracking: crossing and roadkill sites6
Are canid pest ejectors an effective control tool for wild dogs in an arid rangeland environment?6
Developing a regional species distribution model and validating with independent survey data: a case study of an avian apex predator, the greater sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa)6
The bigger they are, the higher they go: Australian insectivorous bats confirm Bergmann’s 175-year-old prediction6
Environmental DNA as a detection tool for small-bodied, cryptic, threatened fish in a highly turbid freshwater lake system6
Post-release immune responses of Tasmanian devils vaccinated with an experimental devil facial tumour disease vaccine6
Pirra Jungku and Pirra Warlu: using traditional fire-practice knowledge and contemporary science to guide fire-management goals for desert animals6
Foreword to the Special Issue on ‘The rapidly expanding role of drones as a tool for wildlife research’6
Increasing the accuracy and efficiency of wildlife census with unmanned aerial vehicles: a simulation study6
Is there a lizard down that spider burrow? Microhabitat influences spider burrow occupancy by the endangered pygmy bluetongue6
Standardisation in bat acoustic research: a review of reporting practices in Australia6
Threatened stick-nest rats preferentially eat invasive boxthorn rather than native vegetation on Australia’s Reevesby Island6
Apparent resistance to brodifacoum in Rattus rattus in a New Zealand site with no history of anticoagulant-based rodent control6
Movement ecology of adult and juvenile spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) in a seasonally dynamic environment5
Habitat structure facilitates coexistence of native and invasive mesopredators in an Australian tropical savanna5
Still a good dog! Long-term use and effectiveness of livestock guardian dogs to protect livestock from predators in Australia’s extensive grazing systems5
A comparison of ranger patrol survey to camera trapping for assessment of terrestrial mammal diversity in Htanmanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar5
The toad less travelled: comparing life histories, ecological niches, and potential habitat of Asian black-spined toads and cane toads5
Activity of dingoes (Canis familiaris) and their use of anthropogenic resources in the Strzelecki Desert, South Australia5
Estimating feral cat (Felis catus) population density in eastern Australia’s subtropical rainforest using spatial capture-recapture incorporating unidentified individuals5
What can wildlife-detection dogs offer for managing small mammalian predators?5
A lesson for planning rodent eradications: interference of invasive slugs during the Gough Island mouse eradication attempt in 20215
Comparing acoustic survey data for European bats: do walked transects or automated fixed-point surveys provide more robust data?5
Corrigendum to: Unravelling predator–prey interactions in response to planned fire: a case study from the Tanami Desert5
Quantifying deer control efficiency using non-invasive genetic sampling and spatial capture–recapture5
Where there’s smoke, there’s cats: long-unburnt habitat is crucial to mitigating the impacts of cats on the Ngarlgumirdi, greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis)5
Nine-banded armadillos temporally avoid sites visited by domestic dogs and native carnivores5
Seasonal patterns of adult and subadult white shark presence at coastal aggregation sites in central California5
Effects of helicopter net gunning on the survival and movement behaviour of nilgai antelope5
Diet and impacts of non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) on pastoral properties during severe drought5
Determinants of attitudes towards wildlife in rural Taiwan and its implications for leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) conservation performance payment5
Combining acoustic localisation and high-resolution land cover classification to study predator vocalisation behaviour5
Factors influencing the success of hand-reared juvenile brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) released into the wild5
Better to bluff than run: conservation implications of feral-cat prey selectivity5
Farmer–wildlife coexistence: decoding the pattern of human–wildlife conflict and compensation in the human-dominated landscape of Marathwada, western India5
Kinship analysis reveals low dispersal in a hog deer (Axis porcinus) population in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Australia5
Assessing the long-range performance of copper bullets on North American elk (Cervus canadensis)5
Spatial ecology of invasive Bennett’s wallaby in South Island, New Zealand5
Comparing shotshell characteristics to optimize aerial removal of wild pigs (Sus scrofa)5
Spatial ecology of a translocated, imperiled lagomorph on a newly inhabited island5
Environmental DNA detection of spot-tailed quoll from soil is unlikely to be useful for routine monitoring5
Ten years of camera trapping for a cryptic and threatened arboreal mammal – a review of applications and limitations5
Improved house mouse control in the field with a higher dose zinc phosphide bait5
The Arid Zone Monitoring Project: combining Indigenous ecological expertise with scientific data analysis to assess the potential of using sign-based surveys to monitor vertebrates in the Australian d5
Recounting bias can affect abundance estimates from intensive helicopter surveys of feral goats5
Learned avoidance of trap locations in freshwater turtles4
Power and the passion: assessing statistical power with simulations to optimise monitoring of a threatened lizard4
Effects of environmental factors on the detection of subsurface green turtles in aerial drone surveys4
A mouse that rocks: camera trapping shows that mound assessment criteria do not reliably predict pebble mouse (Pseudomys chapmani) activity4
Adaptive management of a remote threatened-species population on Aboriginal lands4
Spatial and temporal variation in the diet of introduced sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) in an alpine landscape4
Demographics, attitudes and emotions as predictors of support for bear management4
Avian assemblages are maintained after aerial applications of ULV fenitrothion for control of the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker)) in arid and semiarid agroecosystems4
Evaluating scat surveys as a tool for population and community assessments4
Sympatric ray species show different temporal patterns for accessing provisioned food4
Comparison of thermal cameras and human observers to estimate population density of fallow deer (Dama dama) from aerial surveys in Tasmania, Australia4
Temporal effects of relative hunter activity on adult male white-tailed deer habitat use4
Seasonal and daily activity of non-native sambar deer in and around high-elevation peatlands, south-eastern Australia4
Exploring the human dimensions of gharial conservation in the Mahanadi River, India4
‘It’s a people problem, not a goat problem.’ Mitigating human–mountain goat interactions in a Canadian Provincial Park4
Animal welfare outcomes of helicopter-based shooting of deer in Australia4
Cost-effectiveness of volunteer and contract ground-based shooting of sambar deer in Australia4
Birds not in flight: using camera traps to observe ground use of birds at a wind-energy facility4
Southern brown bandicoots, Isoodon obesulus obesulus, occupy the margins of artificial waterways, in preference to bushland remnants or roadside vegetation4
Raccoon abundance indexing and removal: implications for Blanding’s turtle nest success4
Do high recapture rates indicate representative sampling? The relationship between recapture probability, risk-taking, and personality4
Historical record shows broad habitat use and rapid decline of the greater bilby Macrotis lagotis in eastern Australia4
Immunocontraception of the female African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) in South Africa: from pipe dream to policy4
The effects of expectations, motivations, and constraints on small game hunters’ seasonal satisfaction4
Applying a versatile, comprehensive, attribute-based waterhole classification scheme to ecosystem-based management challenges4
First evidence of avian predation of threatened freshwater mussels (Echyridella spp.) in New Zealand: predation patterns, prey characteristics and prey selectivity of a native wading bird (Porphyrio p4
Ecology, impacts and management of wild deer in Australia4
The influence of severe wildfire on a threatened arboreal mammal4
Habitat features important for the conservation of the endangered Sloane’s Froglet (Crinia sloanei) in peri-urban environments4
Fifty-year review: European rabbit fleas, Spilopsyllus cuniculi (Dale, 1878) (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), enhanced the efficacy of myxomatosis for controlling Australian rabbits4
Managing conflict between nesting common terns and herring gulls4
Abundance, demography, and harvesting of water snakes from agricultural landscapes in West Java, Indonesia4
Leopard next door: understanding livestock depredation and public attitudes in Surat district of Gujarat, India4
Operational field trialling of Felixer™ grooming traps for the control of feral cats in the Strzelecki Desert, Australia4
Acoustic localisation of wildlife with low-cost equipment: lower sensitivity, but no loss of precision4
Trophic niche partitioning between the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the central Mediterranean Sea3
Irruptive dynamics of the brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata) when reintroduced to a fenced sanctuary with feral cats present3
Habitat loss and degradation reduce the abundance of the glossy grass skink, Pseudemoia rawlinsoni3
Corrigendum to: Where there’s smoke, there’s cats: long-unburnt habitat is crucial to mitigating the impacts of cats on the Ngarlgumirdi, greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis)3
Increasing the target specificity of the canid-pest ejector for red fox (Vulpes vulpes) control by using a collar to exclude larger canids3
Nest remains are insufficient to identify predators of waterfowl nests3
Site fidelity trumps disturbance: aerial shooting does not cause surviving fallow deer (Dama dama) to disperse3
The relationship between the presence of people, fire patterns and persistence of two threatened species in the Great Sandy Desert3
Controlling feral ruminants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: a case study of buffalo in northern Australia3
Determining the impacts of conservation fencing on woma pythons (Aspidites ramsayi)3
Evidence for an ecological two-population model for white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Australian waters3
Establishing protocols to apply repellents while hazing crop pests: importance of habitat, flock size, and time on blackbird (Icteridae) responses to a drone capable of spraying3
Scat DNA as a non-invasive method for estimating the abundance of the vulnerable mala (Lagorchestes hirsutus)3
Cat among the birds and trees: feral cat movements respond to variation in spatiotemporal productivity in a large island ecosystem3
Prioritising animals for Yirralka Ranger management and research collaborations in the Laynhapuy Indigenous Protected Area, northern Australia3
Hunters’ knowledge, perceived risks, and agency trust associated with chronic wasting disease, and beliefs about CWD management3
Enhancing strategic deployment of baiting transects for invasive species control – a case study for feral pig baiting in north-eastern Australia3
Training and experience increase classification accuracy in white-tailed deer camera surveys3
Chlamydia in wild Australian rodents: a cross-sectional study to inform disease risks for a conservation translocation3
Effectiveness of bite-resistant materials to reduce injuries from white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) bites3
The potential distribution of the yellow monitor, Varanus flavescens (Hardwick & Gray) under multiple climate, land cover and dispersal scenarios in Nepal3
Satellite-based environmental variables complement traditional variables in spatio-temporal models of purple martin migration3
Informing apex predator management: population viability analysis of dingoes under different management scenarios3
Fighting the flames: site-specific effects determine species richness of Australian frogs after fire3
Changes in guanaco distribution from Late Holocene to present times in Northwest Patagonia: connecting archaeological, ethnohistoric and current data3
Temporal variation in utilisation distribution and direction distribution of dugong feeding trails in intertidal seagrass beds in Talibong Island, Thailand: an insight into dugong feeding routes3
Remote sensing shows south-east Queensland koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) prefer areas of higher tree canopy height within their home ranges3
The decline, fall, and rise of a large urban colonising bird3
Factors affecting the detection probability of a critically endangered flying-fox: consequences for monitoring and conservation3
Fire regimes drive population trends of a threatened lizard in the central and western deserts of Australia3
Drone thermal imaging technology provides a cost-effective tool for landscape-scale monitoring of a cryptic forest-dwelling species across all population densities3
Deep snow and human influence affect survival of an ungulate at the northern part of its range3
Putting rakali in the spotlight: innovative methods for detecting an elusive semi-aquatic mammal3
Grizzly bear response to translocation into a novel environment3
Taylor’s law and quasi-experimental hunting of invasive wild boar and axis deer in a protected area of north-eastern Argentina3
Brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) dominate dama wallabies (Notamacropus eugenii) and Bennett’s wallabies (Notamacropus rufogriseus) at bait feeders: implications for invasive species managemen2
Invasive wild pig carcass availability does not affect coyote abundance in South Carolina, USA2
Pampas fox spatial and temporal variation in Argentinean agroecosystems2
Differences in juvenile white sharks’ (Carcharodon carcharias) resource use in southern California waters2
Here kitty-kitty: lure choice for predator attraction in a temperate environment2
Effectiveness and costs of helicopter-based shooting of deer2
To sea in the dark: assessing effects of LED streetlights on sea-finding in marine turtle hatchlings2
Bringing back the endangered bridled nail-tailed wallaby at Taunton National Park (Scientific) through effective predator control2
Chainsaw hollows carved into live trees provide well insulated supplementary shelters for wildlife during extreme heat2
Repeated experimental removals unveil sex and age-specific dispersal strategies in a social passerine bird2
Influence of stand thinning on wildlife in managed second-growth forests: tree squirrels, small mustelids, and mammalian species richness2
Flight heights in ibis and spoonbills: implications for collision risk2
Novel acoustic lure methodology facilitates detection of the cryptic ghost bat at a landscape scale2
Fox and cat responses to fox baiting intensity, rainfall and prey abundance in the Upper Warren, Western Australia2
Lion (Panthera leo) diet and cattle depredation on the Kuku Group Ranch Pastoralist area in southern Maasailand, Kenya2
Modelling the management of an invasive species at landscape scale: are oral contraceptives the missing ingredient for success?2
High chytrid prevalence and infection intensities in tadpoles of Mixophyes fleayi2
Dragon detectives: citizen science confirms photo-ID as an effective tool for monitoring an endangered reptile2
Reliable detection of low-density Pacific rats by using camera trapping2
Turning ghosts into dragons: improving camera monitoring outcomes for a cryptic low-density Komodo dragon population in eastern Indonesia2
Whale are our kin, our memory and our responsibility2
Opportunistic datasets perform poorly in Ecological Niche Modelling: a case study from a polymorphic lizard2
An estimate of the marginal annual economic contribution of wild-pig hunting in Texas2
Habitat suitability modelling of the North Flinders Ranges thick-billed grasswren Amytornis modestus raglessi reveals dynamic shifts at the landscape scale2
Evaluation of oral baits and distribution methods for Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)†2
Factors influencing the adaptability and habitat use of rescued Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) released in Peninsular Malaysia2
Quantifying the accuracy of location data and spatial ecology inferences from GPS tags in two rare, co-occurring turtle species differing in habitat use2
From mailbox to inbox: mail vs internet waterfowl hunter survey responses2
Adaptive protocols identify sources of post-capture mortality in radio-marked wild turkeys2
The fox in the box: acoustic deterrent and simulated predator disturbance to reduce problematic bird accumulations2
Reducing koala roadkill: a social marketing formative study2
A test of whether rabbit abundance increases following predator control in a rural landscape2
Evaluation of 8 years of fertility control (nicarbazin) to manage urban pigeon populations2
Citizen science delivers high-value biosecurity surveillance and reporting capability2
The dingo (Canis familiaris) as a secondary disperser of mycorrhizal fungal spores2
Hot, wet and rare: modelling the occupancy dynamics of the narrowly distributed Dixie Valley toad2
Is the Felixer cat control device safe for marsupial carnivores?2
Assessing the suitability of a surveillance fauna-monitoring program for detecting future changes in reptile occupancy2
Stronger together: different community science platforms all contribute to wildlife research2
Patterns of livestock depredation by snow leopards and effects of intervention strategies: lessons from the Nepalese Himalaya2
Increasing fire severity negatively affects greater glider density2
Using a state vegetation type map to predict legal koala habitat at large scale: a case study in the Mid North Coast region of NSW2
Treatment with the immunocontraceptive vaccine, GonaCon, induces temporary fertility control in free-ranging prairie dog populations in Colorado, USA2
Foraging habitat locations of flatback (Natator depressus) and olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in northern Australia2
Girrimarring wiirrilgal bulany ngayanbading (bat nest-type fur sun-like): blending traditional knowledge and western science to create roosting habitat for the threatened golden-tipped bat Phoniscus p2
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Eye in the sky: observing wild dingo hunting behaviour using drones2
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