Wildlife Research

Papers
(The median citation count 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Invasional meltdown-under? Toads facilitate cats by removing a naïve top predator23
Ensemble forecasting of Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) distribution and habitat suitability in south-western Iran23
Detections of house mice on Gough Island approach zero within days of aerial baiting21
Evaluation of helicopter net-gunning to capture wild fallow deer (20
It’s a trap: effective methods for monitoring house mouse populations in grain-growing regions of south-eastern Australia19
Using stable-isotope analysis to assess recent diet and habitat use of stranded green turtles (Chelonia mydas)17
Behavioural responses of Australian lizards towards visual cues of feral cats15
Tree use by koalas after timber harvesting in a mosaic landscape12
Power of faecal pellet count and camera trapping indices to monitor mammalian herbivore activity12
Anti-predator strategies of blue sheep (naur) under varied predator compositions: a comparison of snow leopard-inhabited valleys with and without wolves in Nepal12
Identifying important environmental variables in the niche partitioning of two keystone ecosystem engineers (Bettongia gaimardi and Potorous tridactylus) in Tasmania12
The impact of wild boars on the temporal resource utilisation of silver pheasants in South China11
Unique utilisation pattern responses of five sympatric ungulates to local phenological gradients11
The fungal rat race: mycophagy among rodent communities in eastern Australia11
Activity and movement of small mammal tick hosts at the urban fringes of Sydney, Australia11
Comparison of morphological identification and DNA metabarcoding for dietary analysis of faeces from a subtropical lizard11
Snow track counts for density estimation of mammalian predators in the boreal forest10
Invasive axis deer and wild boar in a protected area in Argentina, controlled hunting, and Taylor’s law10
Scars of human–elephant conflict: patterns inferred from field observations of Asian elephants in Sri Lanka9
Differing effects of productivity on home-range size and population density of a native and an invasive mammalian carnivore9
Comparisons of morphometrics and body condition between two breeding populations of Australian humpback whales9
Breeding dynamics of overabundant koala (9
Population dynamics of chital deer (Axis axis) in northern Queensland: effects of drought and culling9
High survivorship and rapid population growth of the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) reintroduced to a feral predator exclosure9
Set free: an evaluation of two break-away mechanisms for tracking collars9
Assessing local landowner versus non-local public support for a red wolf reintroduction using varying message treatments8
Assessing target and non-target species interactions with buried non-toxic meat baits across fire mosaics8
Learning from past designs: improving amphibian fences using an adaptive management approach8
Purpose-driven approaches to age estimation in Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus)8
Evaluation of lion (Panthera leo) scat as a wild dog (Lycaon pictus) deterrent on game farms7
Water scarcity exacerbates feral ungulate use of ephemeral savanna waterholes in northern Australia7
Response of white-tailed deer to removal of invasive wild pigs7
New evidence of seed dispersal identified in Australian mammals7
Nutritional stress and population density influence risk/reward decisions by elk7
Testing the validity of using raceway and swimway performance in sea turtle hatchlings as an index of real-life crawling and swimming performance7
Impacts of ‘Curiosity’ baiting on feral cat populations in woodland habitats of Kangaroo Island, South Australia6
Are canid pest ejectors an effective control tool for wild dogs in an arid rangeland environment?6
Factors affecting recent population decline and range contraction of the greater long-tailed hamster in China6
Unravelling predator–prey interactions in response to planned fire: a case study from the Tanami Desert6
Behaviour of a large ungulate reflects temporal patterns of predation risk6
How the goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) adapts to isolated island: from the perspective of habitat and food6
Using expert elicitation to identify effective combinations of management actions for koala conservation in different regional landscapes6
Conservation of black bear (Ursus americanus) in Mexico through GPS tracking: crossing and roadkill sites6
Monitoring and habitat inferences change with population metric: a case study with mesocarnivores6
Insuring woylies (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi) against extinction: establishment of Perup Sanctuary6
Remote sensor camera traps provide the first density estimate for the largest natural population of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)6
Age- and sex-dependent vigilance behaviour modifies social structure of hunted wild boar populations6
More trees and fewer roads: the importance of local and landscape features for insectivorous bats in open urban green spaces6
Is there a lizard down that spider burrow? Microhabitat influences spider burrow occupancy by the endangered pygmy bluetongue6
Environmental DNA as a detection tool for small-bodied, cryptic, threatened fish in a highly turbid freshwater lake system6
Bayesian modelling reveals differences in long-term trends in the harvest of native and introduced species by recreational hunters in Australia6
A comparison of manual and automated detection of rusa deer (6
Still a good dog! Long-term use and effectiveness of livestock guardian dogs to protect livestock from predators in Australia’s extensive grazing systems5
Post-release immune responses of Tasmanian devils vaccinated with an experimental devil facial tumour disease vaccine5
Spatial ecology of invasive Bennett’s wallaby in South Island, New Zealand5
Habitat structure facilitates coexistence of native and invasive mesopredators in an Australian tropical savanna5
Where there’s smoke, there’s cats: long-unburnt habitat is crucial to mitigating the impacts of cats on the Ngarlgumirdi, greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis)5
Increasing the accuracy and efficiency of wildlife census with unmanned aerial vehicles: a simulation study5
Pirra Jungku and Pirra Warlu: using traditional fire-practice knowledge and contemporary science to guide fire-management goals for desert animals5
Foreword to the Special Issue on ‘The rapidly expanding role of drones as a tool for wildlife research’5
Effects of helicopter net gunning on the survival and movement behaviour of nilgai antelope5
The Arid Zone Monitoring Project: combining Indigenous ecological expertise with scientific data analysis to assess the potential of using sign-based surveys to monitor vertebrates in the Australian d5
Apparent resistance to brodifacoum in5
Threatened stick-nest rats preferentially eat invasive boxthorn rather than native vegetation on Australia’s Reevesby Island5
Nine-banded armadillos temporally avoid sites visited by domestic dogs and native carnivores5
Kinship analysis reveals low dispersal in a hog deer (Axis porcinus) population in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Australia5
The bigger they are, the higher they go: Australian insectivorous bats confirm Bergmann’s 175-year-old prediction5
First evidence of avian predation of threatened freshwater mussels (4
Improved house mouse control in the field with a higher dose zinc phosphide bait4
The influence of severe wildfire on a threatened arboreal mammal4
The toad less travelled: comparing life histories, ecological niches, and potential habitat of Asian black-spined toads and cane toads4
Estimating feral cat (Felis catus) population density in eastern Australia’s subtropical rainforest using spatial capture-recapture incorporating unidentified individuals4
Combining acoustic localisation and high-resolution land cover classification to study predator vocalisation behaviour4
Comparing shotshell characteristics to optimize aerial removal of wild pigs (Sus scrofa)4
Environmental DNA detection of spot-tailed quoll from soil is unlikely to be useful for routine monitoring4
Movement ecology of adult and juvenile spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) in a seasonally dynamic environment4
Ten years of camera trapping for a cryptic and threatened arboreal mammal – a review of applications and limitations4
Determinants of attitudes towards wildlife in rural Taiwan and its implications for leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) conservation performance payment4
What can wildlife-detection dogs offer for managing small mammalian predators?4
Applying a versatile, comprehensive, attribute-based waterhole classification scheme to ecosystem-based management challenges4
A lesson for planning rodent eradications: interference of invasive slugs during the Gough Island mouse eradication attempt in 20214
Recounting bias can affect abundance estimates from intensive helicopter surveys of feral goats4
Diet and impacts of non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) on pastoral properties during severe drought4
Corrigendum to: Unravelling predator–prey interactions in response to planned fire: a case study from the Tanami Desert4
Ontogenetic changes in energy expenditure and resting behaviour of humpback whale mother–calf pairs examined using unmanned aerial vehicles4
Activity of dingoes (Canis familiaris) and their use of anthropogenic resources in the Strzelecki Desert, South Australia4
Operational field trialling of Felixer™ grooming traps for the control of feral cats in the Strzelecki Desert, Australia4
Factors influencing the success of hand-reared juvenile brushtail possums (4
Seasonal and daily activity of non-native sambar deer in and around high-elevation peatlands, south-eastern Australia4
Better to bluff than run: conservation implications of feral-cat prey selectivity4
Comparing acoustic survey data for European bats: do walked transects or automated fixed-point surveys provide more robust data?4
Seasonal habitat suitability models for a threatened species: the Gunnison sage-grouse4
Temporal variation in utilisation distribution and direction distribution of dugong feeding trails in intertidal seagrass beds in Talibong Island, Thailand: an insight into dugong feeding routes3
Adaptive management of a remote threatened-species population on Aboriginal lands3
Animal welfare outcomes of helicopter-based shooting of deer in Australia3
Cats are a key threatening factor to the survival of local populations of native small mammals in Australia’s tropical savannas: evidence from translocation trials with3
Exploring the human dimensions of gharial conservation in the Mahanadi River, India3
Historical record shows broad habitat use and rapid decline of the greater bilby Macrotis lagotis in eastern Australia3
Immunocontraception of the female African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) in South Africa: from pipe dream to policy3
Evidence for an ecological two-population model for white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Australian waters3
Controlling feral ruminants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: a case study of buffalo in northern Australia3
Southern brown bandicoots,3
Cat among the birds and trees: feral cat movements respond to variation in spatiotemporal productivity in a large island ecosystem3
Fighting the flames: site-specific effects determine species richness of Australian frogs after fire3
Comparison of thermal cameras and human observers to estimate population density of fallow deer (Dama dama) from aerial surveys in Tasmania, Australia3
Habitat features important for the conservation of the endangered Sloane’s Froglet (Crinia sloanei) in peri-urban environments3
Do high recapture rates indicate representative sampling? The relationship between recapture probability, risk-taking, and personality3
Effects of environmental factors on the detection of subsurface green turtles in aerial drone surveys3
Cost-effectiveness of volunteer and contract ground-based shooting of sambar deer in Australia3
‘It’s a people problem, not a goat problem.’ Mitigating human–mountain goat interactions in a Canadian Provincial Park3
The effects of expectations, motivations, and constraints on small game hunters’ seasonal satisfaction3
Birds not in flight: using camera traps to observe ground use of birds at a wind-energy facility3
The influence of the Southern Oscillation Index on the timing of breeding of a forest-bird community in south-eastern Australia3
Changes in guanaco distribution from Late Holocene to present times in Northwest Patagonia: connecting archaeological, ethnohistoric and current data3
Fifty-year review: European rabbit fleas,3
Spatial and temporal variation in the diet of introduced sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) in an alpine landscape3
Raccoon abundance indexing and removal: implications for Blanding’s turtle nest success3
Managing conflict between nesting common terns and herring gulls3
Temporal effects of relative hunter activity on adult male white-tailed deer habitat use3
Avian assemblages are maintained after aerial applications of ULV fenitrothion for control of the Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker)) in arid and semiarid agroecosystems3
Acoustic localisation of wildlife with low-cost equipment: lower sensitivity, but no loss of precision3
Ecology, impacts and management of wild deer in Australia3
Abundance, demography, and harvesting of water snakes from agricultural landscapes in West Java, Indonesia3
Learned avoidance of trap locations in freshwater turtles3
Demographics, attitudes and emotions as predictors of support for bear management3
Cost-effectiveness of thermal imaging for monitoring a cryptic arboreal mammal3
Taylor’s law and quasi-experimental hunting of invasive wild boar and axis deer in a protected area of north-eastern Argentina3
Prioritising animals for Yirralka Ranger management and research collaborations in the Laynhapuy Indigenous Protected Area, northern Australia3
Grizzly bear response to translocation into a novel environment3
Irruptive dynamics of the brush-tailed bettong (3
Evaluating scat surveys as a tool for population and community assessments3
The decline, fall, and rise of a large urban colonising bird2
Establishing protocols to apply repellents while hazing crop pests: importance of habitat, flock size, and time on blackbird (Icteridae) responses to a drone capable of spraying2
Satellite-based environmental variables complement traditional variables in spatio-temporal models of purple martin migration2
Assessing the suitability of a surveillance fauna-monitoring program for detecting future changes in reptile occupancy2
Factors influencing the adaptability and habitat use of rescued Malayan sun bears (2
Supplemental feeding of northern bobwhite (2
The dingo (Canis familiaris) as a secondary disperser of mycorrhizal fungal spores2
Putting rakali in the spotlight: innovative methods for detecting an elusive semi-aquatic mammal2
Hot, wet and rare: modelling the occupancy dynamics of the narrowly distributed Dixie Valley toad2
Training and experience increase classification accuracy in white-tailed deer camera surveys2
Double-observer distance sampling improves the accuracy of density estimates for a threatened arboreal mammal2
Predator-free short-hydroperiod wetlands enhance metamorph output in a threatened amphibian: insights into frog breeding behaviour evolution and conservation management2
Using lures for improving selectivity of bait intake by red foxes2
Determining the impacts of conservation fencing on woma pythons (Aspidites ramsayi)2
The relationship between the presence of people, fire patterns and persistence of two threatened species in the Great Sandy Desert2
The potential distribution of the yellow monitor, Varanus flavescens (Hardwick & Gray) under multiple climate, land cover and dispersal scenarios in Nepal2
Nest remains are insufficient to identify predators of waterfowl nests2
Evaluation of the use of drones to monitor a diverse crocodylian assemblage in West Africa2
Pampas fox spatial and temporal variation in Argentinean agroecosystems2
Evaluation of 8 years of fertility control (nicarbazin) to manage urban pigeon populations2
Citizen science delivers high-value biosecurity surveillance and reporting capability2
Influence of stand thinning on wildlife in managed second-growth forests: tree squirrels, small mustelids, and mammalian species richness2
Increasing the target specificity of the canid-pest ejector for red fox (Vulpes vulpes) control by using a collar to exclude larger canids2
Chlamydia in wild Australian rodents: a cross-sectional study to inform disease risks for a conservation translocation2
Opportunistic datasets perform poorly in Ecological Niche Modelling: a case study from a polymorphic lizard2
Site fidelity trumps disturbance: aerial shooting does not cause surviving fallow deer (Dama dama) to disperse2
Drone thermal imaging technology provides a cost-effective tool for landscape-scale monitoring of a cryptic forest-dwelling species across all population densities2
Delineating genetic management units of sambar deer (2
Hunters’ knowledge, perceived risks, and agency trust associated with chronic wasting disease, and beliefs about CWD management2
Scat DNA as a non-invasive method for estimating the abundance of the vulnerable mala (Lagorchestes hirsutus)2
Remote sensing shows south-east Queensland koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) prefer areas of higher tree canopy height within their home ranges2
Koala tree selection in a mixed-tenure landscape and post-fire implications2
Chainsaw hollows carved into live trees provide well insulated supplementary shelters for wildlife during extreme heat2
A test of whether rabbit abundance increases following predator control in a rural landscape2
Reliable detection of low-density Pacific rats by using camera trapping2
Effectiveness and costs of helicopter-based shooting of deer2
Turning ghosts into dragons: improving camera monitoring outcomes for a cryptic low-density Komodo dragon population in eastern Indonesia2
Fire regimes drive population trends of a threatened lizard in the central and western deserts of Australia2
Factors affecting the detection probability of a critically endangered flying-fox: consequences for monitoring and conservation2
The golden-tailed gecko: a disturbance-tolerant species in a fragmenting environment2
Enhancing strategic deployment of baiting transects for invasive species control – a case study for feral pig baiting in north-eastern Australia2
Habitat loss and degradation reduce the abundance of the glossy grass skink, Pseudemoia rawlinsoni2
Corrigendum to: Where there’s smoke, there’s cats: long-unburnt habitat is crucial to mitigating the impacts of cats on the Ngarlgumirdi, greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis)2
Modelling the management of an invasive species at landscape scale: are oral contraceptives the missing ingredient for success?1
Characterising a unique recreational hunting method: hound hunting of sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) in Victoria, Australia1
Hybridisation rates, population structure, and dispersal of sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) and rusa deer (Cervus timorensis) in south-eastern Australia1
Quantifying the accuracy of location data and spatial ecology inferences from GPS tags in two rare, co-occurring turtle species differing in habitat use1
Prevalence of pathogens important to human and companion animal health in an urban unowned cat population1
Repeated experimental removals unveil sex and age-specific dispersal strategies in a social passerine bird1
Foraging habitat locations of flatback (Natator depressus) and olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in northern Australia1
Fox and cat responses to fox baiting intensity, rainfall and prey abundance in the Upper Warren, Western Australia1
Spatio-temporal trends in the abundance of grey kangaroos in Victoria, Australia1
Factors affecting wild boar (Sus scrofa) distribution in Uruguay1
The fox in the box: acoustic deterrent and simulated predator disturbance to reduce problematic bird accumulations1
Seasonal nest use of sympatric North American flying squirrels1
Patterns of livestock depredation by snow leopards and effects of intervention strategies: lessons from the Nepalese Himalaya1
Applications of chemical bird repellents for crop and resource protection: a review and synthesis1
Dragon detectives: citizen science confirms photo-ID as an effective tool for monitoring an endangered reptile1
Do we need to mine social media data to detect exotic vertebrate-pest introductions?1
High chytrid prevalence and infection intensities in tadpoles of Mixophyes fleayi1
Evaluating aerial net gunning and chemical immobilisation for capture of invasive sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) in alpine Australia1
Lion (Panthera leo) diet and cattle depredation on the Kuku Group Ranch Pastoralist area in southern Maasailand, Kenya1
Space use and daily movement patterns in an arid zone agamid lizard†1
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Eye in the sky: observing wild dingo hunting behaviour using drones1
Life in the big smoke: terrestrial vertebrate assemblages and their drivers along an urbanisation gradient in Sydney, Australia1
Stronger together: different community science platforms all contribute to wildlife research1
Rodenticide baiting black rats (1
Improving access to conservation detection dogs: identifying motivations and understanding satisfaction in volunteer handlers1
Whale are our kin, our memory and our responsibility1
Towards automated detection of the endangered southern black-throated finch (Poephila cincta cincta)1
Here kitty-kitty: lure choice for predator attraction in a temperate environment1
Post-nesting movements and feeding ground distribution by the hawksbill turtle (1
Flock size does not influence escape decisions of urban lawn-foraging birds1
Increasing fire severity negatively affects greater glider density1
Balancing act: evaluating non-target risks of feral cat management in conservation reserves1
An estimate of the marginal annual economic contribution of wild-pig hunting in Texas1
Impacts of wild pigs on acorn availability as a food source for native wildlife1
Bringing back the endangered bridled nail-tailed wallaby at Taunton National Park (Scientific) through effective predator control1
An improved method of capture and immobilisation for medium to large-size macropods1
Girrimarring wiirrilgal bulany ngayanbading (bat nest-type fur sun-like): blending traditional knowledge and western science to create roosting habitat for the threatened golden-tipped bat Phoniscus p1
Habitat suitability correlates with mean population fitness of a threatened marsupial predator1
Reducing koala roadkill: a social marketing formative study1
Treatment with the immunocontraceptive vaccine, GonaCon, induces temporary fertility control in free-ranging prairie dog populations in Colorado, USA1
Implications of habitat overlap between giant panda and sambar for sympatric multi-species conservation1
Novel acoustic lure methodology facilitates detection of the cryptic ghost bat at a landscape scale1
Habitat use strategies of African elephants under different seasonal and ecological constraints1
Mammal responses to moderate-intensity planned burning in a small, isolated woodland reserve1
Winter denning behaviour of striped skunks and interspecific den activity at their dens: implications for pathogen transmission1
Evaluation of oral baits and distribution methods for Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)†1
Estimating the effectiveness of using wildlife cameras versus visual-encounter surveys to detect herpetofauna1
Adaptive protocols identify sources of post-capture mortality in radio-marked wild turkeys1
Who’s afraid of the big, bad predator? Contrasting effects of apex predator presence on the behaviour of a mesopredator1
The distribution, habitat preference and population dynamics of the pale field-rat (1
No mammal recovery from feral cat experimental exclusion trials in Kakadu National Park1
Is the Felixer cat control device safe for marsupial carnivores?1
Evaluation of genetic markers for the metabarcoding of Australian marsupials from predator scats1
Invasive wild pig carcass availability does not affect coyote abundance in South Carolina, USA1
Feral horse cause-specific mortality relative to mustering (gathering) and individual demographic attributes in the USA1
Brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) dominate dama wallabies (Notamacropus eugenii) and Bennett’s wallabies (Notamacropus rufogriseus) at bait feeders: implications for invasive species managemen1
Habitat, connectivity, and roadkill of Korea’s apex predator, the yellow-throated marten1
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