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Climatic variation affects seasonal survival of an alpine bird species

We studied willow ptarmigan in a montane landscape in Lierne municipality in central Norway. During the study we captured and marked a total of 272 willow ptarmigan from 2015 to 2021. To capture the birds, we approached them from snowmobiles during the winter night, dazzled them...

New Subject Editor: Marco Basile

I am Marco Basile from the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL located near the vibrant city of Zurich, where I live. I recently joined the editorial team at Wildlife Biology. I always enjoyed reading this journal as I am an animal ecologist with a strong interest in bird-...

Editor's choice September/October 2024

The editor’s choice is the article by Hagen et al. “Dead birds flying”: Can North American rehabilitated raptors released into the wild mitigate anthropogenic mortality? ” Conservation practice is full of untested paradigms, and wildlife rehabilitation is one of them. Rescuing,...

Editor's choice: July/August 2024

The editor’s choice is the article by Bison et al.: “ Camera traps reveal seasonal variation in activity and occupancy of the Alpine mountain hare ( Lepus timidus varronis ) ” Even in densely populated and well-studied regions, some elusive species have largely escaped...

Home range and habitat selection of wolves recolonising Central European human-dominated landscapes

By Ales Vorel On April 23, 2024 our team ( Czech University of Life Sciences from Prague ), which conducts telemetry research on wolves in the České Švýcarsko National Park as part of the Interreg Redema project, received information about the hunting of roe deer by at least two...

Wildlife fencing at German highways and federal roads – requirements and management implications

By Falko Brieger In Germany, the high risk of wildlife–vehicle collisions (WVC) is increasing due to increasing traffic volumes and road densities as well as the growing population densities of common ungulate species. To prevent WVC, wildlife fencing is a common tool in Germany...

Machine learning methods to predict occupancy of artificial nestboxes by hazel dormice

An artificial nestbox installed to monitor and mitigate impacts to hazel dormice ( Muscardinus avellanarius ) and two hazel dormice (inset) found during one of our monitoring surveys (photo credits Clara Prieto and Joe Malyan). Hazel dormice are one of the UK’s rarest mammal...

Upcoming special issue: Montoring of grouse in forest ecosystems

Dusky grouse. Photo by Ken Archer. Guest Editors: Christian Hagen, Lance McNew and Emmanuel Menoni. Rationale: Grouse are ecologically significant species found in various forested habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Efficient and unbiased methods for monitoring these...

New Subject Editor: Manisha Bhardwaj

My name is Manisha Bhardwaj and I am a wildlife ecologist, motivated to identify and mitigate the impacts of the built environment and human activity on wildlife. At present, I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Freiburg, where I am exploring the influence of...

What next? Some practical suggestions for future studies on fence ecology

Photo 1. Photo by Caryl Buton. Trapdoors (in the front) or ramps (in the rear) and other escape devices are used to allow wild ungulates to exit fenced motorway or railway rights of way. By Caryl Buton, Nicolas Kaldonski, François Nowicki and Christine Saint-Andrieux The...

New Subject Editor: Cecilia Di Bernardi

My name is Cecilia Di Bernardi and I am an early-career postdoctoral researcher at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences SLU. My work has so far focused on the ecology of meso- and large carnivores and how intrinsic and extrinsic factors drive their demography,...

Editor's choice May/June 2024

The editor’s choice is the article by Natasha Ellison et al.: “ Combining animal interactions and habitat selection into models of space use: a case study with white-tailed deer ”. For a long time, researchers have relied on static habitat maps to explain wildlife space use...

Editor's choice March/April 2024

The editor’s choice is the article by Highway et al. “ Hunting constrains wintering mallard response to habitat and environmental conditions ”. Viewed through an ecological lens, hunters are predators. While the immediate effect of hunting mortality on population structure and...

Editor's choice January/February 2024

The editor’s choice is the article by Kirol and Fedy: “ Using individual-based habitat selection analyses to understand the nuances of habitat use in an anthropogenic landscape: a case study using greater sage-grouse trying to raise young in an oil and gas field ”. Wildlife...

The road to success and the fences to be crossed

As humans encroach into wild spaces, so too does our infrastructure. It is well known that linear infrastructure such as roads, fences, and power lines pose as barriers to wildlife movement, by both physical and behavioural means. However, what is more uncertain is if these...

Habitat selection and avoidance behavior of female greater sage-grouse raising young in an oil and gas field

Figure 1. Using a spotlight to track female greater sage-grouse at night to determine if the female has chicks. In this study we sought to understand habitat selection and avoidance behaviors of female greater sage-grouse raising young in an oil and gas field. To accomplish this...

Editor's choice November/December 2023

The editor’s choice is the article by Rhim et al. “ Adaptive response of Siberian roe deer ( Capreolus pygargus ) to climate and altitude in the temperate forests of South Korea ”. What do you know about the Siberian roe deer? If anything, then perhaps the larger antler size of...

Upcoming special issue: Urban Wildlife

Photo by Ilse Storch. Urban Wildlife Editors: Sarah Kiefer, Stephanie Kramer-Schadt, Marufa Sultana As urban areas expand, wildlife is increasingly utilizing these new habitats, showcasing remarkable adaptations that enable them to thrive in human-made environments. Nevertheless...

Upcoming special issue: Insights from technological advances in wildlife research

CC BY-SA 4.0 photo from wiki commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drone_Mavic_Pro_may2020.jpg. Insights from technological advances in wildlife research Editors: Mathieu Leblond, Shyamala Ratnayeke and Wibke Peters. Recent advancements in wildlife research technology...

Upcoming special issue: Indirect effects of hunting

Photo by Sebastian Schwegmann. Indirect effects of hunting on Wildlife Editors: Luca Corlatti and Simone Ciuti Wildlifers have long overlooked the indirect consequences of hunting. Lately, mounting evidence reveals how hunting can significantly modify wildlife behavior, social...

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