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Hunting and culling are frequently used to combat infectious wildlife diseases. The aim is to markedly lower population density in order to limit dise...

1. Research is currently underway to develop genetically engineered viruses that can sterilize pest animals. The technique, known as viral-vectored im...

The role of apex predators in structuring ecosystems through the suppression of mesopredator activity and abundance is receiving increasing attention,...

Many management and conservation contexts can benefit from understanding relationships between species abundances, which can be used to improve predic...

Farmland birds have experienced substantial declines over recent decades and various conservation measures have been designed to halt their massive de...

Transmission of parasites between host species affects host population dynamics, interspecific competition, and ecosystem structure and function. In a...

Shooting of game by shotgun inevitably leads to wounding of some individuals. Few attempts, however, have been made to quantify the numbers involved. ...

Designing conservation interventions for rare species can be hindered by a lack of relevant data. Local ecological knowledge (LEK) has potential to pr...

The eradication of invasive species from islands yields significant conservation returns. However, novel challenges continue to arise as projects expa...

Exposure to extreme temperatures can negatively affect animal reproduction, by disrupting the ability of individuals to produce any offspring (fertili...