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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Using irregular ranger patrols to quantify elephant occupancy in non‐protected and community‐modified landscapes33
Species‐Specific Genetic Patterns in Sympatric Freshwater Turtles Challenge a Generalized Multi‐Species Conservation Approach32
Long‐term conservation efforts at flyway scale can halt the population decline in a globally endangered migratory raptor30
The distribution and current state of biobanking in Indonesian wildlife: a systematic review24
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Will the new Chinese National Parks system save the world's rarest primate, the Hainan gibbon?23
Effects of wind farms on raptors: A systematic review of the current knowledge and the potential solutions to mitigate negative impacts22
Using Periodic Matrix Models to Simulate the Effectiveness of Alternative Reintroduction Strategies for Lizards on a Seasonal Tropical Island19
Simulated genetic efficacy of metapopulation management and conservation value of captive reintroductions in a rapidly declining felid19
Little Protectors of Big Predators: Empowering Youth for Shark Conservation in The Bahamas17
The future of the barbary sheep and the dorcas gazelle populations in Algerian Sahara: On the brink of extinction?16
Comparative Efficiency of eDNA , Camera Traps and Scat Surveys to Detect a Semi‐Aquatic Mammal Across Multiple Catchments16
Highly Isolated Populations of a Lizard Inhabiting Sky Islands: A Challenge for Conservation16
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Plastic pollution can affect the emergence patterns of loggerhead turtle hatchlings15
Feather forensics: tracing the origins of parrots in wildlife trade with stable isotopes and citizen science15
Using public surveys to rapidly profile biological invasions in hard‐to‐monitor areas15
Climate Change‐Induced Distribution Shifts of Keratin‐Feeding Beetle Omorgus ( Omorgus ) 14
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Sick Hops: How Infection Boosts Jumping Ability in a Threatened Frog Species14
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Mitigating the deceptive effects of smooth surfaces: subtle surface modifications can eliminate maladaptive drinking attempts by bats13
Unravelling unique responses of mammal abundance to road proximity in agricultural landscapes13
Spatial acclimation of elk during population restoration to the Missouri Ozarks, USA13
Introduction of summer houses into semi‐natural habitats: impacts on ground‐nesting birds13
Teetering on the Edge of Extinction Vortex: Habitat Fragmentation and Low Density Threaten Chinese Pangolin Populations in Guangdong, China13
Genomic and environmental insights and conservation challenges for two hybridizing iconic crocodile species across Mexico: Crocodylus acutus and C. moreletii13
Towards an improved evidence‐based Natura 2000 management strategy12
Forest management affects the functional traits of birds and mammals differently12
Combining species distribution models and moderate resolution satellite information to guide conservation programs for reticulated giraffe12
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Metamorphosis and seasonality are major determinants of chytrid infection in a paedomorphic salamander11
Missing species listing reveals undiagnosed extinction among reptiles, tropical, and island vertebrates11
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
Unexpected effect of geographic origin on post‐translocation survival in a long‐lived reptile, the gopher tortoise11
Impact of forest fragmentation and associated edge effects on the population density of four nocturnal lemur species in North West Madagascar11
Urban Bat Rescue Crisis in Eastern Europe: A New Challenge for Bat Conservation10
Cast away on Mindoro island: lack of space limits population growth of the endangered tamaraw10
Mapping human‐carnivore coexistence: approaches to integrating anthropogenic influences on carnivore distribution and connectivity modelling10
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Bat winter foraging habitat use in working forests: a multispecies spatial occupancy approach9
Understanding early reproductive failure in turtles and tortoises9
Population viability analysis for the common mudpuppy: Assessing potential impacts of TFM lampricide bycatch9
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Hidden Losses: Assessing the Risk of Coextinction Among Ectoparasitic Flies and Their Bat Host Species in Brazil9
Perceptions and reality in fisher coexistence with aquatic predators in the Peruvian Amazon9
Primate extinction, the legacy of 40 years' road expansion in Colombia9
Environmental suitability and potential range expansion of the Eurasian beaver in Italy9
A multiple trait assessment provides insights into the short‐time viability of a newly founded population in an endangered island passerine8
Human impact and environmental conditions lead to a mass mortality event of David's Myotis (Myotis davidii) in Mongolia8
Characterization and Extent of Illegal Trade in Jaguars and Other Felid Species via Social Media in Mexico8
Understanding Post‐Release Dispersal and Habitat Selection Helps Refine Management of Translocated Populations8
Roadside provisioning threatens both humans and monkeys8
The threat of Peters's Rock Agama (Agama picticauda) to reptile diversity across the Lesser Antilles8
Blind shots: non‐natural mortality counteracts conservation efforts of a threatened waterbird8
A probabilistic time geographic approach to quantifying seabird‐vessel interactions8
Silencing the call of the wild – howling behaviour and responses of the wolf to Anthropocene in India8
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Pheromones for amphibian conservation – considering new approaches in conservation breeding programmes7
Intense Hunting Pressure Drives Roost Use in the Egyptian Fruit Bat: Conservation and One Health Implications7
A conservation policy as a conservation threat7
Diving Ecology of Procellaria Petrels Highlights the Necessity of Combining Bird‐Scaring Lines, Weighted Branch Lines, and Night Setting in Pelagic Longl7
When “Rescue” Means Exile: The Urgency of Science‐Based Protocols for Large Carnivore Interactions and Coexistence in the Neotropics7
Impacts of the Australian Black Summer Fires on Bat Occupancy and Activity: The Role of Traits and Conservation Status7
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A country‐wide examination of effects of urbanization on common birds7
Group composition impacts reproductive output and population viability in captive white rhinoceros7
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Comparing estimates of census and effective population size in an endangered amphibian6
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Prioritizing future evidence needs for marine and freshwater mammal conservation action6
Quantifying the effects of Anthropocene activities on Mexican endemic amphibians6
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Monitoring African Megafauna in an Anthropogenic Landscape: A 15‐Year Case Study of the Vulnerable West African Giraffe6
Priorities for a coordinated effort on behalf of lost species: a commentary on Martin et al. (2022)6
Forest carnivores living on the edge with invasive predators6
Experimental Evidence of Changing Habitat Use and Activity of Native Prey During Invasive Mesopredator Population Control6
Beyond the Individual: Multisite Population‐Level Consequences of Road Mortality on a Declining Mammal6
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Forest Decline Differentially Affects Bird Abundance Across Functional Groups: A Meta‐Analysis6
Socioeconomic changes influence hunter behavior in the northern periphery of Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon6
A multiscale perspective for improving conservation of Conchos pupfish6
Genomic Assessment of Reintroduced African Wild Dogs Informs Conservation Translocations6
Examining the representation of locally threatened species in North American zoos5
Manipulating spectra of artificial light affects movement patterns of bats along ecological corridors5
Continuous forest at higher elevation plays a key role in maintaining bird and mammal diversity across an Andean coffee‐growing landscape5
Disturbance and ecosystem management interact to shape reptile body condition5
The wolf and the city: insights on wolves' conservation in the anthropocene5
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Designing fit‐for‐purpose monitoring – A case study of a cryptic songbird5
Assessment of environmental DNA for detecting and monitoring translocated North American beaver5
Phylogenetic Patterns in Hunting and Extinction Risk in Primates5
On the need and difficulty of evaluating management strategies improving species persistence5
Optimal management decisions are robust to unknown dynamics in an amphibian metapopulation plagued by disease5
Rediscovery and urgent conservation needs of the critically endangered spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) in the Adriatic Sea5
Automated long‐term monitoring of RFID‐tagged individuals reveals high hibernaculum site fidelity in Daubenton's bats and Natterer's bats5
Drivers of Willingness to Pay for Conservation in Southeast Asia: Nature Relatedness Over Visual Cues Among Japanese People5
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Numbers of seabirds attracted to artificial lights should not be the only indicator of population trends5
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Predictors of taxonomic splitting and its role in primate conservation4
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Comparing abundance estimates of a cryptic carnivore in southern Patagonia using two experimental methods4
Go where you know: range expansion and fidelity in mountain caribou following eight years of maternity penning4
Wildlife mammal communities in post‐war Angola are depleted and simplified: Implications for biodiversity conservation4
Assessing Spatiotemporal Side Effects of Diversionary Feeding on Mesopredators4
Conservation of thresher shark (Family: Alopiidae) in South‐west Aceh4
Effects of age and captivity on the social structure and migration survival of a critically endangered bird4
Global conservation genomics of blue whales calls into question subspecies taxonomy and refines knowledge of population structure4
Lessons From the Past: Trait‐Driven Local Extinctions of Bats in Urban Areas4
Assessing population viability and management strategies for species recovery of the critically endangered Puerto Rican parrot4
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Effects of habitat quality on body condition and chronic stress in Brazilian non‐volant small mammals4
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Using citizen science data to assess the vulnerability of bottlenose dolphins to human impacts along England's South Coast4
Challenges of Monitoring Endangered Bryde's Whales During a Period of Rapid Environmental Change4
Reach and Effectiveness of Conservation Translocations When Founder Animals Are Sourced From Zoos4
GPS collars as a tool to uncover environmental crimes in Brazil: The jaguar as a sentinel4
Outdoor recreation alters terrestrial vertebrate scavenger assemblage and carrion removal in a protected Mediterranean wetland4
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Successful Translocation of a Long‐Distance Migrating Passerine—New Impetus for the Conservation of the Globally Threatened Aquatic Warbler4
No quiet after the storm: Emergency forestry operations put Alpine forest biodiversity at risk 5 years after major windstorm3
The Wind of Change: Mapping Wind Energy Growth and Multi‐Species Vulnerability in Sardinia, Mediterranean3
Identifying demographic and environmental drivers of population dynamics and viability in an endangered top predator using an integrated model3
Understanding Mammalian Habitat Use With a Multi‐Species, Multi‐Scale Approach: The Jaguar Protection Corridor in Guaviare, Colombia3
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
Peregrine Falcon Populations Under Threat Again3
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The Importance of Environmental Heterogeneity in Evaluating the Conservation Status of Two Frog Species in a Changing Amazonian Interfluve3
Global review of anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in wild mammalian carnivores3
Integrated spatial models foster complementarity between monitoring programmes in producing large‐scale bottlenose dolphin indicators3
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Reinforcements in the face of ongoing threats: a case study from a critically small carnivore population3
Survival Remains High in Griffon Vultures 40 Years After Reintroduction3
Don't Stand So Close: Social Crowding Negatively Impacts Reproduction in an Endangered, Territorial Hawaiian Bird3
Using life history to predict outcomes of conservation translocations of herpetofauna3
Living in the Hedge: Farmland Reptile Diversity Is Driven by Hedgerow Structural Complexity and Landscape Connectivity3
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Trending extinctions: online interest in recently extinct animals3
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
Using Two‐Stage Random Sampling and N‐Mixture Models to Estimate the Breeding Population Size of a Threatened Nomadic Species in Morocco3
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Perilous state of critically endangered Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) across the Sudano‐Sahel2
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Why Australian farmers should not kill venomous snakes2
Counting in the dark: estimating population size and trends of bat assemblages at hibernacula using infrared light barriers2
Home Is Where the Newts Are: Suitability of Artificial Aquatic Sites for the Italian Crested Newt in a Traditional Farming Landscape in Central Italy2
The future is here: an easy‐to‐use toolkit for integrating genetics into conservation management2
A review of the ecological and socioeconomic characteristics of trophy hunting across Asia2
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The dark side of the Common Agricultural Policy2
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
Priority conservation areas and a global population estimate for the critically endangered Philippine Eagle2
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Early life experience with predators impacts development, behavior, and post‐translocation outcomes in an endangered amphibian2
Delayed responses and extinction debt: an opportunity for the conservation of Chaco Serrano forest birds2
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Stable Isotope Analysis as a Tool to Prevent Illicit Wildlife Trade of Songbirds in Brazil2
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 rate2
Managing the Threat of Subsidized Predators for a Threatened Shorebird2
Eels as Hosts for Parasitic Mussels: The Importance of Endangered Species Co‐Management2
How do landscape and life history traits contribute to the threat context of Brazilian primates?2
Assessing the potential for successful translocation and co‐management of two endangered aquatic species2
Estimating arboreality and the effects of forest structure on tropical tree‐dwelling mesomammals using arboreal camera traps2
Conserving low‐intensity farming is key to halting the declines of migratory passerines in their tropical wintering grounds2
Habitat Loss and Overexploitation Subordinate Climate Change as the Main Threats to the Southern Three‐Banded Armadillo in the Threatened South American Chaco2
Chytridiomycosis and climate change: exposure to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and mild winter conditions do not increase mortality in juvenile agile frogs during hibernation2
Weekend Overload: Day‐to‐Day Fluctuations of Outdoor Recreation Affect Wild Mammals' Space‐Use in a Popular Forest Reserve Near Florence, Italy2
Cascading effects of social dynamics on the reproduction, survival, and population growth of mountain gorillas2
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