OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Wildlife Research is 4. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Using stable-isotope analysis to assess recent diet and habitat use of stranded green turtles (Chelonia mydas)	31
Ensemble forecasting of Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) distribution and habitat suitability in south-western Iran	29
Power of faecal pellet count and camera trapping indices to monitor mammalian herbivore activity	24
Tree use by koalas after timber harvesting in a mosaic landscape	21
It’s a trap: effective methods for monitoring house mouse populations in grain-growing regions of south-eastern Australia	20
Identifying important environmental variables in the niche partitioning of two keystone ecosystem engineers (Bettongia gaimardi and Potorous tridactylus) in Tasmania	18
Behavioural responses of Australian lizards towards visual cues of feral cats	18
Detections of house mice on Gough Island approach zero within days of aerial baiting	17
Size does matter: detectability of arboreal mammals using thermal cameras and spotlighting	16
Variability in the burst behaviour of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)	14
Invasional meltdown-under? Toads facilitate cats by removing a naïve top predator	14
Anti-predator strategies of blue sheep (naur) under varied predator compositions: a comparison of snow leopard-inhabited valleys with and without wolves in Nepal	14
Snow track counts for density estimation of mammalian predators in the boreal forest	13
Comparison of morphological identification and DNA metabarcoding for dietary analysis of faeces from a subtropical lizard	13
The impact of wild boars on the temporal resource utilisation of silver pheasants in South China	13
Comparisons of morphometrics and body condition between two breeding populations of Australian humpback whales	12
Activity and movement of small mammal tick hosts at the urban fringes of Sydney, Australia	12
High survivorship and rapid population growth of the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) reintroduced to a feral predator exclosure	12
Unique utilisation pattern responses of five sympatric ungulates to local phenological gradients	11
Healthy or unhealthy? Risk factors and biomarkers associated with exposure to infectious agents in wild lowland tapirs (Tapirus terrestris)	11
Nutritional stress and population density influence risk/reward decisions by elk	10
Differing effects of productivity on home-range size and population density of a native and an invasive mammalian carnivore	10
Water scarcity exacerbates feral ungulate use of ephemeral savanna waterholes in northern Australia	10
Response of white-tailed deer to removal of invasive wild pigs	10
Set free: an evaluation of two break-away mechanisms for tracking collars	10

The fungal rat race: mycophagy among rodent communities in eastern Australia	10
Learning from past designs: improving amphibian fences using an adaptive management approach	10
Purpose-driven approaches to age estimation in Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus)	9
Assessing local landowner versus non-local public support for a red wolf reintroduction using varying message treatments	9
Age- and sex-dependent vigilance behaviour modifies social structure of hunted wild boar populations	9
Habitat use and survival of the endangered northern bettong (Bettongia tropica) after prescribed fire	9
Evaluation of lion (Panthera leo) scat as a wild dog (Lycaon pictus) deterrent on game farms	9
Population dynamics of chital deer (Axis axis) in northern Queensland: effects of drought and culling	9
Assessing target and non-target species interactions with buried non-toxic meat baits across fire mosaics	9
Species distribution modelling to identify and validate areas of occupancy for the Magnificent Broodfrog (Pseudophryne covacevichae)	9
Behaviour of a large ungulate reflects temporal patterns of predation risk	8
How the goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) adapts to isolated island: from the perspective of habitat and food	8
Remote sensor camera traps provide the first density estimate for the largest natural population of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)	8
Using expert elicitation to identify effective combinations of management actions for koala conservation in different regional landscapes	8
Testing the validity of using raceway and swimway performance in sea turtle hatchlings as an index of real-life crawling and swimming performance	8
Monitoring the Endangered wiliji (Petrogale lateralis kimberleyensis) on Nyikina Mangala Country (Western Australia) using camera traps	8
The great de-bait: are manufactured toxic baits a suitable alternative for the control of introduced canids?	8
Monitoring and habitat inferences change with population metric: a case study with mesocarnivores	7
Is there a lizard down that spider burrow? Microhabitat influences spider burrow occupancy by the endangered pygmy bluetongue	7
Impacts of ‘Curiosity’ baiting on feral cat populations in woodland habitats of Kangaroo Island, South Australia	7
Are canid pest ejectors an effective control tool for wild dogs in an arid rangeland environment?	7
Bayesian modelling reveals differences in long-term trends in the harvest of native and introduced species by recreational hunters in Australia	7
More trees and fewer roads: the importance of local and landscape features for insectivorous bats in open urban green spaces	7
Factors affecting recent population decline and range contraction of the greater long-tailed hamster in China	7
Apparent resistance to brodifacoum in Rattus rattus in a New Zealand site with no history of anticoagulant-based rodent control	6
Spatial ecology of invasive Bennett’s wallaby in South Island, New Zealand	6
Increasing the accuracy and efficiency of wildlife census with unmanned aerial vehicles: a simulation study	6
Post-release immune responses of Tasmanian devils vaccinated with an experimental devil facial tumour disease vaccine	6
Developing a regional species distribution model and validating with independent survey data: a case study of an avian apex predator, the greater sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa)	6
Threatened stick-nest rats preferentially eat invasive boxthorn rather than native vegetation on Australia’s Reevesby Island	6
Insuring woylies (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi) against extinction: establishment of Perup Sanctuary	6
Environmental DNA as a detection tool for small-bodied, cryptic, threatened fish in a highly turbid freshwater lake system	6
The bigger they are, the higher they go: Australian insectivorous bats confirm Bergmann’s 175-year-old prediction	6
Seasonal patterns of adult and subadult white shark presence at coastal aggregation sites in central California	6
Still a good dog! Long-term use and effectiveness of livestock guardian dogs to protect livestock from predators in Australia’s extensive grazing systems	6
Conservation of black bear (Ursus americanus) in Mexico through GPS tracking: crossing and roadkill sites	6
Unravelling predator–prey interactions in response to planned fire: a case study from the Tanami Desert	6
Standardisation in bat acoustic research: a review of reporting practices in Australia	6
Effects of helicopter net gunning on the survival and movement behaviour of nilgai antelope	5
Farmer–wildlife coexistence: decoding the pattern of human–wildlife conflict and compensation in the human-dominated landscape of Marathwada, western India	5
Spatial ecology of a translocated, imperiled lagomorph on a newly inhabited island	5
Better to bluff than run: conservation implications of feral-cat prey selectivity	5
‘It’s a people problem, not a goat problem.’ Mitigating human–mountain goat interactions in a Canadian Provincial Park	5
The toad less travelled: comparing life histories, ecological niches, and potential habitat of Asian black-spined toads and cane toads	5
Factors influencing the success of hand-reared juvenile brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) released into the wild	5
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
Ten years of camera trapping for a cryptic and threatened arboreal mammal – a review of applications and limitations	5
Determinants of attitudes towards wildlife in rural Taiwan and its implications for leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) conservation performance payment	5
Improved house mouse control in the field with a higher dose zinc phosphide bait	5
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 d	5

Nine-banded armadillos temporally avoid sites visited by domestic dogs and native carnivores	5
Habitat structure facilitates coexistence of native and invasive mesopredators in an Australian tropical savanna	5
Diet and impacts of non-native fallow deer (Dama dama) on pastoral properties during severe drought	5
Recounting bias can affect abundance estimates from intensive helicopter surveys of feral goats	5
Testing the microclimatic effects of sprinklers aimed at mitigating heat stress in flying-fox roosts	5
Comparing acoustic survey data for European bats: do walked transects or automated fixed-point surveys provide more robust data?	5
Combining acoustic localisation and high-resolution land cover classification to study predator vocalisation behaviour	5
Corrigendum to: Unravelling predator–prey interactions in response to planned fire: a case study from the Tanami Desert	5
Movement ecology of adult and juvenile spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) in a seasonally dynamic environment	5
Kinship analysis reveals low dispersal in a hog deer (Axis porcinus) population in Wilsons Promontory National Park, Australia	5
Foreword to the Special Issue on ‘The rapidly expanding role of drones as a tool for wildlife research’	5
Occupancy of an urban-sensitive specialist: the role of habitat availability and fire on the urban edge	5
A comparison of ranger patrol survey to camera trapping for assessment of terrestrial mammal diversity in Htanmanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar	5
Quantifying deer control efficiency using non-invasive genetic sampling and spatial capture–recapture	5
Environmental DNA detection of spot-tailed quoll from soil is unlikely to be useful for routine monitoring	5
A lesson for planning rodent eradications: interference of invasive slugs during the Gough Island mouse eradication attempt in 2021	5
Assessing the long-range performance of copper bullets on North American elk (Cervus canadensis)	5
What can wildlife-detection dogs offer for managing small mammalian predators?	5
Activity of dingoes (Canis familiaris) and their use of anthropogenic resources in the Strzelecki Desert, South Australia	5
Comparing shotshell characteristics to optimize aerial removal of wild pigs (Sus scrofa)	5
Pirra Jungku and Pirra Warlu: using traditional fire-practice knowledge and contemporary science to guide fire-management goals for desert animals	5
Temporal effects of relative hunter activity on adult male white-tailed deer habitat use	4
Immunocontraception of the female African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) in South Africa: from pipe dream to policy	4
Evaluating scat surveys as a tool for population and community assessments	4
Learned avoidance of trap locations in freshwater turtles	4
The influence of severe wildfire on a threatened arboreal mammal	4
Exploring the human dimensions of gharial conservation in the Mahanadi River, India	4
A mouse that rocks: camera trapping shows that mound assessment criteria do not reliably predict pebble mouse (Pseudomys chapmani) activity	4
Adaptive management of a remote threatened-species population on Aboriginal lands	4
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 routes	4
Ecology, impacts and management of wild deer in Australia	4
Spatial and temporal variation in the diet of introduced sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) in an alpine landscape	4
Corrigendum to: Characteristics of wolf attacks on humans in India from 1970 to 2024	4
Animal welfare outcomes of helicopter-based shooting of deer in Australia	4
The effects of expectations, motivations, and constraints on small game hunters’ seasonal satisfaction	4
Operational field trialling of Felixer™ grooming traps for the control of feral cats in the Strzelecki Desert, Australia	4
Applying a versatile, comprehensive, attribute-based waterhole classification scheme to ecosystem-based management challenges	4
Power and the passion: assessing statistical power with simulations to optimise monitoring of a threatened lizard	4
Effects of environmental factors on the detection of subsurface green turtles in aerial drone surveys	4
Sympatric ray species show different temporal patterns for accessing provisioned food	4
Habitat features important for the conservation of the endangered Sloane’s Froglet (Crinia sloanei) in peri-urban environments	4
Do high recapture rates indicate representative sampling? The relationship between recapture probability, risk-taking, and personality	4
Acoustic localisation of wildlife with low-cost equipment: lower sensitivity, but no loss of precision	4
Raccoon abundance indexing and removal: implications for Blanding’s turtle nest success	4
Abundance, demography, and harvesting of water snakes from agricultural landscapes in West Java, Indonesia	4
Seasonal and daily activity of non-native sambar deer in and around high-elevation peatlands, south-eastern Australia	4
First evidence of avian predation of threatened freshwater mussels (Echyridella spp.) in New Zealand: predation patterns, prey characteristics and prey selectivity of a native wading bird (Porphyrio p	4
Estimating feral cat (Felis catus) population density in eastern Australia’s subtropical rainforest using spatial capture-recapture incorporating unidentified individuals	4
Cost-effectiveness of volunteer and contract ground-based shooting of sambar deer in Australia	4
Historical record shows broad habitat use and rapid decline of the greater bilby Macrotis lagotis in eastern Australia	4
Leopard next door: understanding livestock depredation and public attitudes in Surat district of Gujarat, India	4
Managing conflict between nesting common terns and herring gulls	4
Comparison of thermal cameras and human observers to estimate population density of fallow deer (Dama dama) from aerial surveys in Tasmania, Australia	4