OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Wildlife Research is 4. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Ensemble forecasting of Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) distribution and habitat suitability in south-western Iran	25
Using stable-isotope analysis to assess recent diet and habitat use of stranded green turtles (Chelonia mydas)	24
Behavioural responses of Australian lizards towards visual cues of feral cats	22
Anti-predator strategies of blue sheep (naur) under varied predator compositions: a comparison of snow leopard-inhabited valleys with and without wolves in Nepal	21
Detections of house mice on Gough Island approach zero within days of aerial baiting	19
Tree use by koalas after timber harvesting in a mosaic landscape	18
Evaluation of helicopter net-gunning to capture wild fallow deer (	16
It’s a trap: effective methods for monitoring house mouse populations in grain-growing regions of south-eastern Australia	15
Identifying important environmental variables in the niche partitioning of two keystone ecosystem engineers (Bettongia gaimardi and Potorous tridactylus) in Tasmania	14
Power of faecal pellet count and camera trapping indices to monitor mammalian herbivore activity	14
Invasional meltdown-under? Toads facilitate cats by removing a naïve top predator	13
High survivorship and rapid population growth of the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) reintroduced to a feral predator exclosure	12
Unique utilisation pattern responses of five sympatric ungulates to local phenological gradients	12
Invasive axis deer and wild boar in a protected area in Argentina, controlled hunting, and Taylor’s law	12
Activity and movement of small mammal tick hosts at the urban fringes of Sydney, Australia	11
The fungal rat race: mycophagy among rodent communities in eastern Australia	11
The impact of wild boars on the temporal resource utilisation of silver pheasants in South China	11
Comparison of morphological identification and DNA metabarcoding for dietary analysis of faeces from a subtropical lizard	11
Differing effects of productivity on home-range size and population density of a native and an invasive mammalian carnivore	10
Snow track counts for density estimation of mammalian predators in the boreal forest	10
Breeding dynamics of overabundant koala (	10
Comparisons of morphometrics and body condition between two breeding populations of Australian humpback whales	10
Set free: an evaluation of two break-away mechanisms for tracking collars	10
Assessing target and non-target species interactions with buried non-toxic meat baits across fire mosaics	9
Purpose-driven approaches to age estimation in Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus)	9

Learning from past designs: improving amphibian fences using an adaptive management approach	9
Assessing local landowner versus non-local public support for a red wolf reintroduction using varying message treatments	9
Nutritional stress and population density influence risk/reward decisions by elk	9
Evaluation of lion (Panthera leo) scat as a wild dog (Lycaon pictus) deterrent on game farms	9
Water scarcity exacerbates feral ungulate use of ephemeral savanna waterholes in northern Australia	9
Response of white-tailed deer to removal of invasive wild pigs	9
Population dynamics of chital deer (Axis axis) in northern Queensland: effects of drought and culling	9
A comparison of manual and automated detection of rusa deer (	8
Behaviour of a large ungulate reflects temporal patterns of predation risk	8
How the goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) adapts to isolated island: from the perspective of habitat and food	8
New evidence of seed dispersal identified in Australian mammals	8
Age- and sex-dependent vigilance behaviour modifies social structure of hunted wild boar populations	7
Remote sensor camera traps provide the first density estimate for the largest natural population of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)	7
Impacts of ‘Curiosity’ baiting on feral cat populations in woodland habitats of Kangaroo Island, South Australia	7
Testing the validity of using raceway and swimway performance in sea turtle hatchlings as an index of real-life crawling and swimming performance	7
Using expert elicitation to identify effective combinations of management actions for koala conservation in different regional landscapes	7
More trees and fewer roads: the importance of local and landscape features for insectivorous bats in open urban green spaces	7
Is there a lizard down that spider burrow? Microhabitat influences spider burrow occupancy by the endangered pygmy bluetongue	7
Environmental DNA as a detection tool for small-bodied, cryptic, threatened fish in a highly turbid freshwater lake system	6
Are canid pest ejectors an effective control tool for wild dogs in an arid rangeland environment?	6
Bayesian modelling reveals differences in long-term trends in the harvest of native and introduced species by recreational hunters in Australia	6
Threatened stick-nest rats preferentially eat invasive boxthorn rather than native vegetation on Australia’s Reevesby Island	6
Conservation of black bear (Ursus americanus) in Mexico through GPS tracking: crossing and roadkill sites	6
Increasing the accuracy and efficiency of wildlife census with unmanned aerial vehicles: a simulation study	6
Insuring woylies (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi) against extinction: establishment of Perup Sanctuary	6
Still a good dog! Long-term use and effectiveness of livestock guardian dogs to protect livestock from predators in Australia’s extensive grazing systems	6
Unravelling predator–prey interactions in response to planned fire: a case study from the Tanami Desert	6
Post-release immune responses of Tasmanian devils vaccinated with an experimental devil facial tumour disease vaccine	6
Monitoring and habitat inferences change with population metric: a case study with mesocarnivores	6
Pirra Jungku and Pirra Warlu: using traditional fire-practice knowledge and contemporary science to guide fire-management goals for desert animals	6
Factors affecting recent population decline and range contraction of the greater long-tailed hamster in China	6
Seasonal patterns of adult and subadult white shark presence at coastal aggregation sites in central California	5
Spatial ecology of invasive Bennett’s wallaby in South Island, New Zealand	5
Habitat structure facilitates coexistence of native and invasive mesopredators in an Australian tropical savanna	5
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
Comparing acoustic survey data for European bats: do walked transects or automated fixed-point surveys provide more robust data?	5
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 d	5
Apparent resistance to brodifacoum in	5
The bigger they are, the higher they go: Australian insectivorous bats confirm Bergmann’s 175-year-old prediction	5
Kinship analysis reveals low dispersal in a hog deer (Axis porcinus) population in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Australia	5
Comparing shotshell characteristics to optimize aerial removal of wild pigs (Sus scrofa)	5
Recounting bias can affect abundance estimates from intensive helicopter surveys of feral goats	5
Effects of helicopter net gunning on the survival and movement behaviour of nilgai antelope	5
Foreword to the Special Issue on ‘The rapidly expanding role of drones as a tool for wildlife research’	5
Nine-banded armadillos temporally avoid sites visited by domestic dogs and native carnivores	5
Better to bluff than run: conservation implications of feral-cat prey selectivity	5
Environmental DNA detection of spot-tailed quoll from soil is unlikely to be useful for routine monitoring	5
Movement ecology of adult and juvenile spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) in a seasonally dynamic environment	5
Applying a versatile, comprehensive, attribute-based waterhole classification scheme to ecosystem-based management challenges	4
Effects of environmental factors on the detection of subsurface green turtles in aerial drone surveys	4

Factors influencing the success of hand-reared juvenile brushtail possums (	4
Evaluating scat surveys as a tool for population and community assessments	4
Diet and impacts of non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) on pastoral properties during severe drought	4
Immunocontraception of the female African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) in South Africa: from pipe dream to policy	4
Corrigendum to: Unravelling predator–prey interactions in response to planned fire: a case study from the Tanami Desert	4
The influence of severe wildfire on a threatened arboreal mammal	4
Exploring the human dimensions of gharial conservation in the Mahanadi River, India	4
First evidence of avian predation of threatened freshwater mussels (	4
Operational field trialling of Felixer™ grooming traps for the control of feral cats in the Strzelecki Desert, Australia	4
Power and the passion: assessing statistical power with simulations to optimise monitoring of a threatened lizard	4
A lesson for planning rodent eradications: interference of invasive slugs during the Gough Island mouse eradication attempt in 2021	4
Adaptive management of a remote threatened-species population on Aboriginal lands	4
What can wildlife-detection dogs offer for managing small mammalian predators?	4
Animal welfare outcomes of helicopter-based shooting of deer in Australia	4
Activity of dingoes (Canis familiaris) and their use of anthropogenic resources in the Strzelecki Desert, South Australia	4
‘It’s a people problem, not a goat problem.’ Mitigating human–mountain goat interactions in a Canadian Provincial Park	4
Improved house mouse control in the field with a higher dose zinc phosphide bait	4
The effects of expectations, motivations, and constraints on small game hunters’ seasonal satisfaction	4
Ten years of camera trapping for a cryptic and threatened arboreal mammal – a review of applications and limitations	4
Estimating feral cat (Felis catus) population density in eastern Australia’s subtropical rainforest using spatial capture-recapture incorporating unidentified individuals	4
Cost-effectiveness of volunteer and contract ground-based shooting of sambar deer in Australia	4
Combining acoustic localisation and high-resolution land cover classification to study predator vocalisation behaviour	4
Do high recapture rates indicate representative sampling? The relationship between recapture probability, risk-taking, and personality	4
Determinants of attitudes towards wildlife in rural Taiwan and its implications for leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) conservation performance payment	4
Ontogenetic changes in energy expenditure and resting behaviour of humpback whale mother–calf pairs examined using unmanned aerial vehicles	4
The toad less travelled: comparing life histories, ecological niches, and potential habitat of Asian black-spined toads and cane toads	4
Learned avoidance of trap locations in freshwater turtles	4
Seasonal and daily activity of non-native sambar deer in and around high-elevation peatlands, south-eastern Australia	4