Animal Conservation

Papers
(The median citation count of Animal Conservation 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Simulated genetic efficacy of metapopulation management and conservation value of captive reintroductions in a rapidly declining felid34
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Using irregular ranger patrols to quantify elephant occupancy in non‐protected and community‐modified landscapes28
Will the new Chinese National Parks system save the world's rarest primate, the Hainan gibbon?26
Species‐Specific Genetic Patterns in Sympatric Freshwater Turtles Challenge a Generalized Multi‐Species Conservation Approach25
The distribution and current state of biobanking in Indonesian wildlife: a systematic review23
Long‐term conservation efforts at flyway scale can halt the population decline in a globally endangered migratory raptor23
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Effects of wind farms on raptors: A systematic review of the current knowledge and the potential solutions to mitigate negative impacts20
Using Periodic Matrix Models to Simulate the Effectiveness of Alternative Reintroduction Strategies for Lizards on a Seasonal Tropical Island20
Little Protectors of Big Predators: Empowering Youth for Shark Conservation in The Bahamas19
Highly Isolated Populations of a Lizard Inhabiting Sky Islands: A Challenge for Conservation17
Feather forensics: tracing the origins of parrots in wildlife trade with stable isotopes and citizen science16
Plastic pollution can affect the emergence patterns of loggerhead turtle hatchlings16
Using public surveys to rapidly profile biological invasions in hard‐to‐monitor areas16
The future of the barbary sheep and the dorcas gazelle populations in Algerian Sahara: On the brink of extinction?16
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Teetering on the Edge of Extinction Vortex: Habitat Fragmentation and Low Density Threaten Chinese Pangolin Populations in Guangdong, China14
Genomic and environmental insights and conservation challenges for two hybridizing iconic crocodile species across Mexico: Crocodylus acutus and C. moreletii14
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Mitigating the deceptive effects of smooth surfaces: subtle surface modifications can eliminate maladaptive drinking attempts by bats14
Unravelling unique responses of mammal abundance to road proximity in agricultural landscapes13
Sick Hops: How Infection Boosts Jumping Ability in a Threatened Frog Species13
Towards an improved evidence‐based Natura 2000 management strategy13
Introduction of summer houses into semi‐natural habitats: impacts on ground‐nesting birds13
Forest management affects the functional traits of birds and mammals differently13
Spatial acclimation of elk during population restoration to the Missouri Ozarks, USA13
Response of farmland reptiles to agricultural intensification: Collapse of the common adder Vipera berus and the western green lizard Lacerta bilineata in a hedgerow landscape12
Unexpected effect of geographic origin on post‐translocation survival in a long‐lived reptile, the gopher tortoise12
Missing species listing reveals undiagnosed extinction among reptiles, tropical, and island vertebrates12
Combining species distribution models and moderate resolution satellite information to guide conservation programs for reticulated giraffe12
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Climate Change‐Induced Distribution Shifts of Keratin‐Feeding Beetle Omorgus ( Omorgus ) 12
Cast away on Mindoro island: lack of space limits population growth of the endangered tamaraw11
Lower Habitat Quality Increases Physiological Stress in an Endangered Neotropical Primate11
Integrating threat mapping and animal movement data to identify high‐risk areas for endangered mobile species11
Impact of forest fragmentation and associated edge effects on the population density of four nocturnal lemur species in North West Madagascar11
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Metamorphosis and seasonality are major determinants of chytrid infection in a paedomorphic salamander10
Mapping human‐carnivore coexistence: approaches to integrating anthropogenic influences on carnivore distribution and connectivity modelling10
Bat winter foraging habitat use in working forests: a multispecies spatial occupancy approach9
Blind shots: non‐natural mortality counteracts conservation efforts of a threatened waterbird9
Impacts of land cover on reptile movement and habitat use in farming landscapes9
Understanding early reproductive failure in turtles and tortoises9
Urban Bat Rescue Crisis in Eastern Europe: A New Challenge for Bat Conservation9
Primate extinction, the legacy of 40 years' road expansion in Colombia9
Population viability analysis for the common mudpuppy: Assessing potential impacts of TFM lampricide bycatch8
Environmental suitability and potential range expansion of the Eurasian beaver in Italy8
Roadside provisioning threatens both humans and monkeys8
Understanding Post‐Release Dispersal and Habitat Selection Helps Refine Management of Translocated Populations8
Human impact and environmental conditions lead to a mass mortality event of David's Myotis (Myotis davidii) in Mongolia8
Perceptions and reality in fisher coexistence with aquatic predators in the Peruvian Amazon8
A multiple trait assessment provides insights into the short‐time viability of a newly founded population in an endangered island passerine8
The threat of Peters's Rock Agama (Agama picticauda) to reptile diversity across the Lesser Antilles7
A conservation policy as a conservation threat7
Prioritizing future evidence needs for marine and freshwater mammal conservation action7
Silencing the call of the wild – howling behaviour and responses of the wolf to Anthropocene in India7
A probabilistic time geographic approach to quantifying seabird‐vessel interactions7
Urban restoration of common species: population genetics of reintroduced native bush rats Rattus fuscipes in Sydney, Australia7
Characterization and Extent of Illegal Trade in Jaguars and Other Felid Species via Social Media in Mexico7
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Comparing estimates of census and effective population size in an endangered amphibian7
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Socioeconomic changes influence hunter behavior in the northern periphery of Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon6
Pheromones for amphibian conservation – considering new approaches in conservation breeding programmes6
Forest carnivores living on the edge with invasive predators6
Disturbance and ecosystem management interact to shape reptile body condition6
On the need and difficulty of evaluating management strategies improving species persistence6
A multiscale perspective for improving conservation of Conchos pupfish6
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Priorities for a coordinated effort on behalf of lost species: a commentary on Martin et al. (2022)6
Diving Ecology of Procellaria Petrels Highlights the Necessity of Combining Bird‐Scaring Lines, Weighted Branch Lines, and Night Setting in Pelagic Longl6
Intense Hunting Pressure Drives Roost Use in the Egyptian Fruit Bat: Conservation and One Health Implications6
Experimental Evidence of Changing Habitat Use and Activity of Native Prey During Invasive Mesopredator Population Control6
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Quantifying the effects of Anthropocene activities on Mexican endemic amphibians6
A country‐wide examination of effects of urbanization on common birds6
Group composition impacts reproductive output and population viability in captive white rhinoceros6
Monitoring African Megafauna in an Anthropogenic Landscape: A 15‐Year Case Study of the Vulnerable West African Giraffe6
Numbers of seabirds attracted to artificial lights should not be the only indicator of population trends6
Predictors of taxonomic splitting and its role in primate conservation5
Manipulating spectra of artificial light affects movement patterns of bats along ecological corridors5
The wolf and the city: insights on wolves' conservation in the anthropocene5
Automated long‐term monitoring of RFID‐tagged individuals reveals high hibernaculum site fidelity in Daubenton's bats and Natterer's bats5
Optimal management decisions are robust to unknown dynamics in an amphibian metapopulation plagued by disease5
Reach and Effectiveness of Conservation Translocations When Founder Animals Are Sourced From Zoos5
Long‐term reproductive costs of snare injuries in a keystone terrestrial by‐catch species5
Examining the representation of locally threatened species in North American zoos5
Designing fit‐for‐purpose monitoring – A case study of a cryptic songbird5
Assessment of environmental DNA for detecting and monitoring translocated North American beaver5
Global conservation genomics of blue whales calls into question subspecies taxonomy and refines knowledge of population structure5
Continuous forest at higher elevation plays a key role in maintaining bird and mammal diversity across an Andean coffee‐growing landscape5
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Drivers of Willingness to Pay for Conservation in Southeast Asia: Nature Relatedness Over Visual Cues Among Japanese People5
‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications5
Using citizen science data to assess the vulnerability of bottlenose dolphins to human impacts along England's South Coast4
Effects of age and captivity on the social structure and migration survival of a critically endangered bird4
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Identifying demographic and environmental drivers of population dynamics and viability in an endangered top predator using an integrated model4
Outdoor recreation alters terrestrial vertebrate scavenger assemblage and carrion removal in a protected Mediterranean wetland4
Go where you know: range expansion and fidelity in mountain caribou following eight years of maternity penning4
Successful Translocation of a Long‐Distance Migrating Passerine—New Impetus for the Conservation of the Globally Threatened Aquatic Warbler4
Conservation of thresher shark (Family: Alopiidae) in South‐west Aceh4
Lessons From the Past: Trait‐Driven Local Extinctions of Bats in Urban Areas4
Challenges of Monitoring Endangered Bryde's Whales During a Period of Rapid Environmental Change4
Effects of habitat quality on body condition and chronic stress in Brazilian non‐volant small mammals4
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The Importance of Environmental Heterogeneity in Evaluating the Conservation Status of Two Frog Species in a Changing Amazonian Interfluve4
Down‐listing pandas and upgrading conservation: China setting an example to preserve wildlife worldwide4
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Assessing population viability and management strategies for species recovery of the critically endangered Puerto Rican parrot4
Comparing abundance estimates of a cryptic carnivore in southern Patagonia using two experimental methods4
Rediscovery and urgent conservation needs of the critically endangered spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) in the Adriatic Sea4
GPS collars as a tool to uncover environmental crimes in Brazil: The jaguar as a sentinel4
The effects of maternal penning on the movement ecology of mountain caribou4
Living in the Hedge: Farmland Reptile Diversity Is Driven by Hedgerow Structural Complexity and Landscape Connectivity4
Global review of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wild mammalian carnivores4
Wildlife mammal communities in post‐war Angola are depleted and simplified: Implications for biodiversity conservation4
Assessing Spatiotemporal Side Effects of Diversionary Feeding on Mesopredators4
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Australia's 2019–20 mega‐fires are associated with lower occupancy of a rainforest‐dependent bat3
The Wind of Change: Mapping Wind Energy Growth and Multi‐Species Vulnerability in Sardinia, Mediterranean3
Ground‐based vegetation descriptions and remote sensing as complementary methods describing habitat requirements of a frugivorous primate in northern Madagascar: implications for forest restoration3
Safe harbor: translocating California red‐legged frogs to a climate refuge in Yosemite National Park3
Community‐based monitoring of wild felid hunting in Central Amazonia3
Stable Isotope Analysis as a Tool to Prevent Illicit Wildlife Trade of Songbirds in Brazil3
Chytridiomycosis and climate change: exposure to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and mild winter conditions do not increase mortality in juvenile agile frogs during hibernation3
A review of the ecological and socioeconomic characteristics of trophy hunting across Asia3
Peregrine Falcon Populations Under Threat Again3
Disproportionate admixture improves reintroduction outcomes despite the use of low‐diversity source populations: population viability analysis for a translocation of the greater stick‐nest rat3
Trending extinctions: online interest in recently extinct animals3
Using life history to predict outcomes of conservation translocations of herpetofauna3
Don't Stand So Close: Social Crowding Negatively Impacts Reproduction in an Endangered, Territorial Hawaiian Bird3
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The future is here: an easy‐to‐use toolkit for integrating genetics into conservation management3
Survival Remains High in Griffon Vultures 40 Years After Reintroduction3
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Reinforcements in the face of ongoing threats: a case study from a critically small carnivore population3
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Integrated spatial models foster complementarity between monitoring programmes in producing large‐scale bottlenose dolphin indicators3
No quiet after the storm: Emergency forestry operations put Alpine forest biodiversity at risk 5 years after major windstorm3
Managing the Threat of Subsidized Predators for a Threatened Shorebird3
Habitat Loss and Overexploitation Subordinate Climate Change as the Main Threats to the Southern Three‐Banded Armadillo in the Threatened South American Chaco3
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Balancing conservation and welfare in ex situ management of the extinct‐in‐the‐wild sihek: sex‐ and age‐specific causes of mortality and contributions to population growth rate3
The dark side of the Common Agricultural Policy3
Home Is Where the Newts Are: Suitability of Artificial Aquatic Sites for the Italian Crested Newt in a Traditional Farming Landscape in Central Italy2
Eels as Hosts for Parasitic Mussels: The Importance of Endangered Species Co‐Management2
Instagram as a data source for sea turtle surveys in shipwrecks in Brazil2
Burrow Persistence and Spatial Distribution of Federally and State‐Protected Gopher Tortoise ( Gopherus polyphemus ) Populations in Southwest Alabama2
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Distance to the edge and other landscape features influence nest predation in grey partridges2
Why Australian farmers should not kill venomous snakes2
The influence of YouTube videos on human tolerance of sharks2
Conserving low‐intensity farming is key to halting the declines of migratory passerines in their tropical wintering grounds2
Assessing the potential for successful translocation and co‐management of two endangered aquatic species2
Early life experience with predators impacts development, behavior, and post‐translocation outcomes in an endangered amphibian2
Priority conservation areas and a global population estimate for the critically endangered Philippine Eagle2
Predator escape behaviour in threatened marsupials2
Source population and time spent in captivity affect survival and reproduction of long‐distance translocated northern bobwhites2
Estimating arboreality and the effects of forest structure on tropical tree‐dwelling mesomammals using arboreal camera traps2
Towards a standardized framework for managing lost species2
An integrative approach to assess non‐native iguana presence on Saba and Montserrat: Are we losing all native Iguana populations in the Lesser Antilles?2
Towards ecotourism that nurtures local visions for landscapes and wildlife2
Counting in the dark: estimating population size and trends of bat assemblages at hibernacula using infrared light barriers2
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Cascading effects of social dynamics on the reproduction, survival, and population growth of mountain gorillas2
Perilous state of critically endangered Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) across the Sudano‐Sahel2
How do landscape and life history traits contribute to the threat context of Brazilian primates?2
Assessing potential conflicts between offshore wind farms and migration patterns of a threatened shorebird species2
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Revisiting the Link Between Population Recovery and Human‐Wildlife Conflicts: Insights From Brown Bear Compensation Claims in Greece2
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Delayed responses and extinction debt: an opportunity for the conservation of Chaco Serrano forest birds2
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