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Habitat loss is one of the main factors reducing wildlife diversity and restricting its conservation. Habitat suitability models are important tools for wildlife management and conservation in order to evaluate the impac...

Abstract Motion‐activated cameras (‘camera‐traps’) have become indispensable for wildlife monitoring. Data from camera‐trap surveys can be used to make inferences about animal behaviour, space use and populatio...

Abstract Sustainable management of wild ungulate populations is key to maintaining ecosystem health. High ungulate densities across Europe pose growing ecological, social, and economic challenges, particularly where natu...

Abstract Background The life cycle of Leishmania infantum is maintained mainly in dogs in anthropogenic environments and in many other wild animals in the sylvatic cycle. The ecological plasticity of some wild canids fac...

We are aware that “Andean Condors occasionally depart from their scavenging habits to injure or kill young livestock” (Zuluaga et al., 2020). This behaviour can generate a conflict with ranchers and trigger actions t...

ABSTRACT Neotropical medium and large-bodied mammals are key elements in forest ecosystems, and protected areas are essential for their conservation. In Brazil, sustainable use protected areas (SU-PAs) allow both the con...

Selenium (Se) is required at a fundamental physiological level in all animals. Adequate levels of Se are necessary for proper bone metabolism, iodine metabolism, immune function, reproductive success, and recruitment. Se...

IntroductionHuman alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by the zoonotic tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, is an emerging disease in the Balkans. The presence of this tapeworm has been detected in several wildlife spec...

The Himalayan Caprine Budorcas taxicolor taxicolor, generally known as the Mishmi Takin, is a globally ‘Vulnerable’ species per IUCN Red List and categorised under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. I...

The paper divulges details on the addition of Chitoria sordida sordida (Moore, 1866) (Nymphalidae: Apaturinae) to lepidopteran fauna checklist of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The manuscript highlights particulars of the fir...

Pigment anomalies such as leucism and albinism are rare in wild mammals, often linked to genetic or developmental factors and sometimes carry ecological consequences. Here, we report the first record of leucism in the Ro...

India’s rapid economic growth has led to widespread expansion of linear infrastructure (LI) such as roads, railways, and power lines, often with significant ecological impacts on wildlife, including avifauna. Understan...

The study reports photographic evidence of range extension for three avian species: Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus (Gray, 1829), Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus (Gould, 1854), and Tibetan Sandgrouse Syr...

On 3 March 2025, a female Tiger Panthera tigris was recorded in Saptari District of southeastern Nepal. This individual had entered Fattepur, a village adjoining the Trijuga Forest. It was rescued by a team of veterinary...

ABSTRACT Although the white-eared opossum is frequently observed in both rural and urban environments, there is little anatomical knowledge about this marsupial species. To our knowledge, there are no descriptions of its...

ABSTRACT Dioctophymosis is the disease caused by Dioctophyma renale, a large nematode, popularly known as giant kidney worm, and whose definitive hosts are the domestic dog and many wild mammal species. There are some re...

Abstract The study of the diversity of tick-borne agents in wild animals enables a better understanding of the distribution of pathogens in the country, the identification of potential reservoirs for these agents, the ma...

Abstract Ticks parasitizing 102 wild animals in the states of Mato Grosso and Goiás, Brazil were collected between 2015 and 2018. A total of 2338 ticks (865 males, 541 females, 823 nymphs, and 109 larvae) belonging to f...

Protected areas play a critical role in biodiversity conservation, but they are increasingly threatened by poaching. This study provides the first long-term analysis of poaching trends and law enforcement effectiveness i...

Recent studies have been conducted in Brazil using molecular techniques for the detection of hemotrophic mycoplasmas in several mammals. In domestic cats, Mycoplasma haemofelis, 'Candidatus M. haemominutum', and 'Candida...

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a major global One Health challenge, with increasing recognition of the role of wildlife in the environmental circulation of resistant bacteria. Wild birds, p...

ABSTRACT The increasing interaction between wildlife and urban environments poses significant challenges to wild animal health and welfare. In this context, the white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) emerges as a re...

ABSTRACTMycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) is the etiological agent of paratuberculosis. In Chile, information about Map isolation from both domestic ruminant and wildlife species has been accumulating, bu...

For large herbivores, predation-risk, habitat structure and population density are often reported as major determinants of group size variation within and between species. However, whether the underlying causes of these ...