European Journal of Wildlife Research

Papers
(The median citation count of European Journal of Wildlife Research is 1. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Live decoys: an old but effective tool for attracting, capturing, and studying free-living passerines45
Crossroad for bird migration: France should improve the conservation of its key-wetland sites used by 6 million waterbirds29
Confirmation of avian trichomonosis among wild birds in Ireland21
Correction to: InfoFaunaFVG: a novel progressive web application for wildlife surveillance20
Population status and distribution of endangered Asiatic lions in Gujarat, India17
Migration patterns of Swedish Greylag geese Anser anser—implications for flyway management in a changing world17
Height and tension of electric lines: how should an electric fence be installed to effectively mitigate human-wildlife conflict?16
Hunting Iberian ibex: from a threat factor to a conservation tool15
Camera traps as a tool for detecting predators of amphibians at a breeding pond15
Spatiotemporal patterns of wolverine (Gulo gulo) harvest: the potential role of refugia in a quota-free system15
Against the flow: unexpected migration movements over the open sea by inexperienced ospreys14
Wolf attacks on hunting dogs are negatively related to prey abundance in Finland: an analysis at the wolf territory level13
Population dynamics of the common shrew (Sorex araneus) in Central European forest clearings13
Thermal and behavioural responses of moose to chemical immobilisation from a helicopter12
Molecular identification of Mycobacterium Bovis in a Franciscana (Pontoporia Blainvillei) in Patagonia, Argentina12
Occurrence of Mycoplasma spp. in clinically healthy free-ranging European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in Germany12
Spatio-temporal overlap of leopard and prey species in the foothills of Shiwalik, Himalaya12
Herbivore damage to sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.) in the Czech Republic11
Confounding factors in the isotopic analysis of herbivore fecal samples11
Interactions between eagles and semi-domestic reindeer – lessons learned from field surveys and deterrents11
Is Pumba still beloved? People’s perception on wild boar in Portugal11
Guardians of the forest: community-led conservation of Malayan sun bears in Mizoram's dampa tiger reserve, India11
Exploring the dynamics of human-wildlife conflicts in the Sai communal area adjacent to Sengwa wildlife research area, Zimbabwe10
Assessing climate change threats to biodiversity and protected areas of Iran10
Prevalence of imbedded and ingested shot gun pellets in breeding sea ducks in the Baltic Sea—possible implications for future conservation efforts10
From forest to feast: wild meat as a source of food and culture for the Nocte tribe10
Dental anomalies and hemimandible size in juvenile roe deer10
Survival and space use of a restocked Iberian rabbit population in a semi-natural enclosure9
Financial values of bushmeat and effects of anthropogenic activities on mammal’s species in the Douala-Edea National Park, Cameroon9
Landscape settlement and parameters of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) home ranges in the Czech Republic9
Tools and opportunities for African swine fever control in wild boar and feral pigs: a review9
Enterobacteriaceae and Salmonella contamination of wild boar (Sus scrofa) carcasses: comparison between different sampling strategies8
The trade of tokay geckos Gekko gecko in retail pharmaceutical outlets in Hong Kong8
The effect of snow depth on movement rates of GPS-collared moose8
Access to agricultural crops promotes first-year growth in a wild herbivore8
Habitat preferences and similarities of Grey Partridges and Common Pheasants in agricultural landscapes under organic and conventional farming8
Correction to: Observations of golden eagles attacking and consuming wolf pups8
Effects of dehorning on population productivity in four Namibia sub-populations of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis bicornis)8
Nesting ecology and confirmed breeding of the invasive pond slider Trachemys scripta in an urban environment, Romania8
An examination of the trade in bear parts and derivatives for traditional medicine in Hong Kong and its legality8
Survival and cause-specific mortality in adult females of a northern migratory ungulate7
Assessing trends in wolf impact on livestock through verified claims in historical vs. recent areas of occurrence in Italy7
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) as a potential reservoir of infectious agents in Portugal: a review of two decades (2001–2021)7
Mixed broadleaf–conifer forests promote coexistence of red squirrels and dormice7
Bear trade in Poland: an analysis of legal and illegal international trade from 2000 to 20217
Turkish and German university students’ emotions and protection intentions regarding wolves and wild boars7
Early stages of home range settlement in a newly reintroduced raptor on an island: Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata) on Mallorca, Spain6
Low contribution of livestock in the grey wolf diet in the area with high availability of free-ranging cattle and horses6
Assessing Human-Wildlife Conflict in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: Economic Impacts and People’s Perceptions6
Estimating kill intervals for a specific prey species using location clusters from GPS-collared Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)6
Community perceptions of threats to the White-crested Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos hamiltoni in two protected areas of the northwestern Himalaya: Implications for conservation6
Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx6
Differences in acoustic detectibility of bat species hamper Environmental Impact Assessment studies6
Compensating freshwater habitat loss—duck productivity and food resources in man-made wetlands6
Characterization of Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) habitat and resources availability in the Alvarado Lagoon System, Veracruz6
Fleas from garden dormice (Eliomys quercinus) and their nests in Germany6
Adrenocortical activity, measured via feather corticosterone, affects semen quality but not blood plasma prolactin in the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus L.)6
Fawn bedsite selection by a large ungulate living in a peri-urban area6
Assessing the costs of human‒wildlife conflict in the Khata wildlife corridor, Nepal5
Powerline pylons at city crossroads as nocturnal roosting sites for urban birds5
Does the interface with plantation forests provide suitable habitat for axis deer (Axis axis) to avoid systematic hunting pressure in a protected area of north-eastern Argentina?5
Hybridisation and genomic diversity in British and Irish pigeons Columba livia5
Optimizing the baiting strategy for oral vaccine delivery to wild boar5
Correction to: Snowballing trends of saltwater crocodile conflicts in Andaman Islands: a mounting concern for conservation and sustainable coexistence5
Health risks associated with argasid ticks, transmitted pathogens, and blood parasites in Pyrenean griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) nestlings5
Trypanosomatids in European bison (Bison bonasus): insights from biting midges and tissue screening5
Habitat selection and density of common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in Northern Italy: effects of land use cover and landscape configuration5
Challenges for recovery of large carnivores in humanized countries: attitudes and knowledge of sheep farmers towards brown bear in Western Pyrenees, Spain5
Molecular detection of novel herpesviruses and adenoviruses in two species of Australian freshwater turtles5
Tracking wildlife diseases using community science: an example through toad myiasis5
Genetic structure of Eurasian beaver in Romania: insights after two decades from the reintroduction5
Home range of the Dalmatian pelican in south-east Europe5
Shedding light on long-term trends in Mediterranean carnivore populations: five species, one scenario, different responses5
Conflicts between large carnivores and local pastoralists around Niokolo Koba National Park, Senegal5
Landscape drivers of site occupancy by remnant populations of arctic ground squirrels (Urocitellus parryii)5
Direct counts could underestimate the size of mountain ungulate populations5
A newly emerging trade in New Guinea’s butcherbirds (Cracticinae) in Indonesia5
Thyroxine administration at the end of the rutting season does not affect testosterone secretion or horn growth in the Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)5
Correction to: Hunting for ecological indicators: are large herbivore skeleton measures from harvest data useful proxies for monitoring?5
Seroepidemiological analyses of rabies virus in two procyonid species from La Venta urban park, in Tabasco, Mexico5
Human presence is positively related to the number of bird calls and songs: Assessment in a national park5
Seasonal diet composition of partially migrating red deer (Cervus elaphus) in temperate forests of the Western Carpathians5
The distribution of lagomorph syphilis caused by Treponema paraluisleporidarum in Europe5
Are birdwatchers willing to participate in local goose management? A case study from Sweden5
A questionnaire-based investigation to explore the social and legal implications derived from the use of camera traps for wildlife monitoring and conservation5
Mammalian fatalities on roads: how sampling errors affect road prioritization and dominant species influence spatiotemporal patterns5
Survey of the distribution of various frog species in each paddy field, focusing on spatial autocorrelation4
Complete seasonal surveillance of Greylag Goose (Anser anser) foraging behavior on dairy grassland and the effect of limited lethal scaring4
Foraging fidelity and individual specialisation in a temperate bat Myotis nattereri4
From species detection to population size indexing: the use of sign surveys for monitoring a rare and otherwise elusive small mammal4
Genetic assessment of subspecies composition in bean goose (Anser fabalis) harvest in Sweden, Finland and Estonia4
Foraging and habitat use in common duikers, Sylvicapra grimmia within the Soutpansberg, South Africa4
Assessing indicators of harvest sustainability in northern populations of marten (Martes americana)4
Unravelling urban nesting site selection in an opportunistic gull: an integrated analysis of micro-spatial habitat and litter quantification4
The conservation island effect of commercial hunting of red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) in agricultural landscapes4
Expanding the spatial scale in DNA-based monitoring schemes: ascertainment bias in transnational assessments4
The relative role of local temperature in the winter occurrence of woodcock Scolopax rusticola in the northern Iberian Peninsula4
Spatiotemporal distribution and population trends of Sindh ibex (Capra aegagrus blythii) in Balochistan during 2019–20224
Diel activity of free-ranging cats and their mammalian and avian prey on the oceanic Madeira Island, Macaronesia4
Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) infection in free-ranging red serow (Capricornis rubidus), Mizoram, India4
Dietary differences in males and females of a strongly sexually dimorphic ungulate4
Emotions shape attitudes towards wolf conservation management in the Italian Alps4
Genetic analysis of hog deer (Axis porcinus) in Victoria, Australia, and its applications to invasive species and game management4
Predator-friendly ranching, use of electric fences, and creole cattle in the Colombian savannas4
Assessing management effectiveness of protected area in Central Vietnam: A case study of Bach Ma National Park4
The annual occurrence of mass mortality at a Common Pipistrelle swarming site4
First record of allonursing in golden jackal (Canis aureus, L. 1758): a case of double breeding and communal denning within the same social unit4
Successful establishment of Ashworthius sidemi in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Germany, with a summary of worldwide A. sidemi records4
Insights into the primate trade into the European Union and the United Kingdom4
Age structure and growth in populations of an endemic frog species Rana italica along a slight environmental/climate gradient4
Habitat selection and movement patterns of the Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Denmark using GPS telemetry data4
Wild boar population fluctuations in a subtropical forest: the crucial role of mast seeding in Ryukyu Islands, Japan4
Correction to: Application of species distribution models to estimate and manage the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) habitat in the Hindu Kush Mountains, Pakistan4
Using species distribution modelling in identifying locations for habitat restoration, relocations and potential ecological traps for the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis, in Northern Germany4
Molecular surveillance revealed no SARS-CoV-2 spillovers to raccoons (Procyon lotor) in four German federal states4
Description of box trapping, immobilisation, anaesthesia monitoring and blood chemistry and serology in free-ranging European wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Southwest Germany4
Hunting techniques and their harvest as indicators of mammal diversity and threat in Northern Angola3
Correction to: Feather stable isotopes (δ2 Hf and δ13Cf) identify the Sub-Saharan wintering grounds of turtle doves from Europe3
Occurrence and relevance of Mycoplasma sturni in free ranging barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) in Germany3
A comparison of genetic and field methods for assessing capercaillie abundance3
Call for a critical review of widespread use of animal tracking devices3
Correction to: Comparing bird strike risk assessment methods: a new perspective for safety management3
Comparing the efficacy of two camera trapping techniques for assessing the occupancy, detection and activity patterns of small Mustelids in Britain3
Hunting for ecological indicators: are large herbivore skeleton measures from harvest data useful proxies for monitoring?3
Habitat characteristics of European bison (Bison bonasus) in Ukraine3
Canada’s role in global wildlife trade: Research trends and next steps3
Seasonal patterns of the gut microbiota in the Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) in a limestone forest in Guangxi, China3
Spotlight hunting of invasive deer (Axis axis) selects for individuals with greater reproductive value in a protected area of north-eastern Argentina3
Abundance of larger mammals in Dinder National Park, Sudan3
Edge effect in rodent populations at the border between agricultural landscapes and forests3
Space–time interactions between free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus) and grazing livestock on a fenced pasture3
Assessment of the residential Finnish wolf population combines DNA captures, citizen observations and mortality data using a Bayesian state-space model3
Linking winter severity to space use of European bison around feeding sites in Białowieża Primeval Forest (NE Poland)3
Effect of legal regulation of supplemental feeding on space use of red deer in an area with chronic wasting disease3
Behavioural thermoregulation prevents thermal stress in lizard sperm fertility3
A camera trapping method for the targeted capture of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) tails for individual scale pattern recognition3
Determining sex in golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) nestlings3
Trust in large carnivore science in Norway3
Correction to: Effects of dehorning on population productivity in four Namibia sub‑populations of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis bicornis)3
Drivers of wild boar abundance and hunting effectiveness in southern Tunisia3
Effects of the introduction of an herbivore on an endangered lizard3
Chaunocephalus ferox (Digenea: Echinostomatidae): a potential threat to the health of Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)3
Farm management practices and host species richness associated with higher likelihood of tuberculosis positive farms in Western Spain3
How does optimal prey abundance shape space use by a territorial raptor?3
A report of short-term aversive conditioning on a wolf documented through telemetry3
Puma density, habitat use, and activity patterns across a mosaic landscape of ranches, game reserves, and a protected area in central Argentina3
Why do Eurasian otters eat so few invasive blue crabs?3
Temporal activity patterns of bears, wolves and humans in the Cantabrian Mountains, northern Spain3
Integrating fecal isotopes and molecular scatology to non-invasively study the spatial ecology of elusive carnivorans: a case study with wild jaguars (Panthera onca)3
Camera trapping in Southern Vietnam: unveiling relative abundance, activity patterns, and conservation challenges of globally threatened pangolins and small carnivores3
Land cover and climatic conditions as potential drivers of the raccoon (Procyon lotor) distribution in North America and Europe2
The DeepFaune initiative: a collaborative effort towards the automatic identification of European fauna in camera trap images2
InfoFaunaFVG: a novel progressive web application for wildlife surveillance2
Flexibility in positional behavior is associated with ecological seasonality in Assamese macaques inhabiting limestone forests2
Spatial and numerical responses of Red Kites Milvus milvus to the Common Vole Microtus arvalis population outbreak in central Europe2
A molecular and bacteriological survey of Brucella spp. in wild venomous snake in Iran2
Danish hunting in the light of unique citizen science bag statistics spanning 80 years2
Pattern and composition of wildlife roadkill across urban-rural gradient in an African expanding city2
Negative trends in Rabbit populations in ‘Pest’ and ‘Non-Pest’ areas of central Spain after the outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 22
Patterns of visitation of the Linnaeus’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus) at Amazonian mineral licks2
Adhesive traps for suppressing pest insects represent a serious threat to bats across Europe2
Habitat selection of the threatened northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) breeding in an intensive agroecosystem2
Microplastics in long-eared owl (Asio otus) pellets: tracing contamination through prey2
Potential connectivity for sloth bear habitats in Western India’s landscape2
Wolf (Canis lupus) predation and scavenging of reintroduced bison (Bison bison): a hallmark of ecological restoration to boreal food webs2
Wild boar visits to commercial pig farms in southwest England: implications for disease transmission2
Extent of introgressive hybridization in the Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni hermanni) from the south of France2
Usutu virus in blackbirds (Turdus merula) with clinical signs, a case study from northern Italy2
Cats and clouds: how a citizen camera-trapping project boosts wildcat (Felis silvestris) conservation2
The costs of living in the city: influence of urbanization on the trophic niche and body condition of the African rainbow lizard Agama picticauda2
Home range sizes of red deer in relation to habitat composition: a review and implications for management in Sweden2
Assessing functional connectivity and anthropogenic impacts on Ambystoma altamirani populations in Bosque De Agua, Central Mexico2
Abundance estimation of plains zebras via search–encounter sampling2
Predation by free-roaming domestic cats on migratory and resident birds during spring passage in a southern Tunisian oasis2
A novel approach for trap-side restraint and blood sampling in European badgers2
Hematology and biochemistry of South American coatis Nasua nasua (Carnivora: Procyonidae) inhabiting urban fragments in Midwest Brazil: differences according to intrinsic features and sampling site2
Spatiotemporal distribution and density of a falconid at an airport offer insights into management plans2
Welfare assessment of European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) reared in captivity for their subsequent release2
Ecological drivers of population abundance of the Japanese serow in the absence of predation risk2
The return of the wolf to the Netherlands – Changes in the monopolisation of fear?2
Protecting megafauna: group-specific threats and conservation strategies2
First molecular report of the Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChHV5 Scutavirus chelonidalpha5) in a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) with fibropapillomatosis in the southwest Gulf of Mexico2
Vertebrate diet of the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) and barn owl (Tyto alba) in rain-fed crops: implications to the pest control programs2
The essential, but complex, role of red deer as an ecosystem service provider: a comprehensive review across Europe2
Abundance estimation, group dynamics, and residence patterns of Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) in the Dayer-Nakhiloo Marine National Park, Northern Persian Gulf, Iran2
Time activity budget and foraging behavior: important determinants of resource sharing and guild structure in wintering waterbirds2
Dying for décor: quantifying the online, ornamental trade in a distinctive bat species, Kerivoula picta2
Shared population trends but no annual synchrony in duck species across Europe and North America2
Anticoagulant rodenticides exposure status among wild pit vipers (Protobothrops flavoviridis) and green anoles (Anolis carolinensis) in two Japanese Islands2
Correction to: Minimum average pack size in Iberian wolves2
Absence of Mycoplasma spp. in nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos) and blue (Cyanistes caeruleus) and great tits (Parus major) in Germany and its potential implication for evolutionary studies in bird2
Spatial and temporal variations in interspecific interaction: impact of a recreational landscape2
Trade in Prevost’s squirrels: legality, risk for introduction and disease transmission2
Synergistic toxic and contraceptive potential of neem seed extract and andrographolide-based bait against black rat, Rattus rattus2
Broad geographic variation in age- and sex-dependent origin of harvested eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) revealed by stable-hydrogen (δ2H) isotope analyses of feathers2
Influence of COVID-19 lockdown and hunting disturbance on the activity patterns of exotic wild boar (Sus scrofa) and axis deer (Axis axis) in a protected area of northeastern Argentina2
Wintering raptor species distribution in a semiarid Mediterranean region: the relevance of lowlands and open habitats as stopover sites2
Female philopatry and unsuccessful male dispersal of a top predator in a human-modified landscape revealed by relatedness analysis2
Severe feather deformation in greater white-fronted goose (Anser alb. albifrons) goslings during hot summer period on Kolguev Island 20161
Hematology and biochemistry reference intervals in chemically immobilized free-ranging giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)1
Factors affecting spatial occupancy and local abundance of the Forest Thrush, Turdus lherminieri, in Guadeloupe forests1
Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in blood samples of turtles (Testudo graeca) and their associated ticks1
Radiographic pelvimetry in free-ranging Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx carpathicus) from Switzerland1
A histopathological study in road-killed European badgers (Meles meles) from the English midlands with isolation of novel non-tuberculous atypical mycobacteria1
Red 15 Hz flickering light: a novel technique for effective wild bird management1
An increasing human-elephant conflict? Impact of African elephant on cultivated cashew trees1
Food security and the value of game animals—a study of Sweden1
A rapid assessment of the illegal otter trade in Vietnam1
Lethal predator control on UK moorland is associated with high breeding success of curlew, a globally near-threatened wader1
Frozen soil reduces the effectiveness of the electric fences1
Looking for liver flukes: Dicrocoelium dendriticum infection in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from central Italy1
Roadkill mortality decreases after road inauguration1
Differences in morphometry and wintering grounds of Black-headed Gulls (Larus ridibundus) in Central and Southern Europe1
Where do thrushes migrating to France come from? Within-France distribution and temporal changes over 70 years1
Do telemetry harnesses affect giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) behavior and welfare?1
First records of the raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) in Luxembourg: evidence for natural spread and a novel introduction1
The distribution of vertebrate roadkill varies by season, surrounding environment, and animal class1
Does predation risk affect spatial use in an introduced ungulate species? The case of a Mediterranean mouflon alpine colony1
Non-invasive monitoring of the European wildcat in a recently colonized area in the Northern Apennines (Italy)1
Review on methods used for wildlife species and individual identification1
Linking personality and health to use of space in the gray partridge: perspectives for management1
Assessing Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) temporal overlap and co-occurrence with sympatric species in the temperate zone of the Hindu Raj Mountain range1
Global proteomic analysis of the follicular fluid from brown brocket deer (Mazama gouazoubira; Fisher, 1814)1
Economic valuation of wildlife conservation1
Insights into illegal wildlife hunting by forest guards of selected tiger reserves in Central India1
Applications of non-intrusive methods to study the sand cat: a field study in the Sahara Desert1
Consequences of polyploidy and divergence as revealed by cytogenetic mapping of tandem repeats in African clawed frogs (Xenopus, Pipidae)1
Retrospective analyses to understand how wolf territory density impacts moose quotas, harvest and observation rate1
Habitat requirements and home range use of the threatened garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) in a coniferous forest1
Dietary patterns of three sympatric carnivores- insights from a resource-scarce landscape of nubra, Trans-Himalaya1
Human-elephant conflict in West Bengal, India: present status and mitigation measures1
Genetic differentiation of wild boar populations in a region affected by African swine fever1
Comparing the effectiveness of short-focal camera trapping, live trapping, and soil eDNA for surveying small mammals: A case study on Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens)1
Estimating rodent population abundance using early climatic predictors1
Hunting bag statistics of wild mammals in Portugal (1989–2022): on the need to improve data report and compilation1
Effectiveness of trapping in wild boar population management1
Renewed coexistence: learning from steering group stakeholders on a beaver reintroduction project in England1
Your place or mine? Exploring birdwatching tourists’ behaviour disturbing birds in a nature reserve1
Understanding the impact of wild boar on the European wild rabbit and red-legged partridge populations using a diet metabarcoding approach1
Global distribution modelling, assessment of the spatial invasion risk of Asian pied starling (Sturnus contra Linnaeus, 1758) under climate change1
Distance to landfill and habitat cover predict colony size in a Western Mediterranean white stork population1
Dietary shifts in Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica passage and wintering in Peninsular Malaysia: From the early to late migratory season1
Landscape structure does not hinder the dispersal of an invasive herbivorous mammal in the New Caledonian biodiversity hotspot1
Moving towards an ecological management of overabundant ungulates: insights from wildlife-vehicle collisions and hunting bag data1
Body mass and physical changes of reintroduced Asiatic black bears1
The relationship between quotas and harvest in the alpine reindeer population on Hardangervidda, Norway1
Performance of fur clips and livestock markers for identifying vaccinated badgers1
Expanding wildlife serosurveillance: a study of influenza A virus exposure in Irish carnivores1
Application of species distribution models to estimate and manage the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) habitat in the Hindu Kush Mountains, Pakistan1
Numbers, densities and distribution of mallards released for shooting in the UK over the last 20 years1
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