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The idea of which species are native, based on their biogeographic origin, is central to many policies and programmes. Yet definitions are contested a...

Non-trophic interactions (or, inter-species associations) play a prominent role in determining community structure and function. Mixed-species bird fl...

Flying foxes Pteropus spp. play a key role in forest regeneration as seed dispersers and are also the reservoir of many viruses, including Nipah virus...

Stakeholder cooperation can be vital in managing conservation conflicts. Laboratory experiments show cooperation is less likely in the presence of unc...

In 2010 the BadgerBCG vaccine was licenced for use in badgers in the United Kingdom to reduce the severity of Mycobacterium bovis infection, and hence...

For migratory birds the implications of environmental change may be difficult to predict because they use multiple sites during their annual cycle. Mo...

Social organization and interactions among individuals are suspected to play important roles in the transmission and potential management of wildlife ...

1. Human visitors are associated with the unintended dispersal of weeds, seeds and pathogens across ecological communities. With the increasing popula...

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

Conflict between humans and animals, generated by behaviours like crop raiding, can represent a major threat to the survival and conservation of prote...