OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Journal 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
Live decoys: an old but effective tool for attracting, capturing, and studying free-living passerines	54
Crossroad for bird migration: France should improve the conservation of its key-wetland sites used by 6 million waterbirds	34
Correction to: InfoFaunaFVG: a novel progressive web application for wildlife surveillance	26
Confirmation of avian trichomonosis among wild birds in Ireland	22
Spatial pattern analysis of species richness among amphibians in China and its implications for species conservation	20
Spatiotemporal patterns of wolverine (Gulo gulo) harvest: the potential role of refugia in a quota-free system	19
Height and tension of electric lines: how should an electric fence be installed to effectively mitigate human-wildlife conflict?	19
Potential role of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in the epidemiology of botulism in wetlands	18
Population status and distribution of endangered Asiatic lions in Gujarat, India	16
Migration patterns of Swedish Greylag geese Anser anser—implications for flyway management in a changing world	16
Validation of an ELISA test based on Cephenemyia stimulator first instar antigen and their application for monitoring the seroprevalence of this myiasis in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in the Iberia	16
Camera traps as a tool for detecting predators of amphibians at a breeding pond	14
Hunting Iberian ibex: from a threat factor to a conservation tool	14
Against the flow: unexpected migration movements over the open sea by inexperienced ospreys	14
Population dynamics of the common shrew (Sorex araneus) in Central European forest clearings	13
Wolf attacks on hunting dogs are negatively related to prey abundance in Finland: an analysis at the wolf territory level	13
Occurrence of Mycoplasma spp. in clinically healthy free-ranging European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in Germany	12
Insect abundance as a clock: timing of reproduction in bats of the Zhiguli Mountains	12
Thermal and behavioural responses of moose to chemical immobilisation from a helicopter	12
Stakeholder values on the management of African elephants for large tree conservation in protected areas	12
Molecular identification of Mycobacterium Bovis in a Franciscana (Pontoporia Blainvillei) in Patagonia, Argentina	11
Guardians of the forest: community-led conservation of Malayan sun bears in Mizoram's dampa tiger reserve, India	11
Herbivore damage to sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.) in the Czech Republic	11
Assessing climate change threats to biodiversity and protected areas of Iran	11
From forest to feast: wild meat as a source of food and culture for the Nocte tribe	11

Confounding factors in the isotopic analysis of herbivore fecal samples	11
Is Pumba still beloved? People’s perception on wild boar in Portugal	10
Exploring the dynamics of human-wildlife conflicts in the Sai communal area adjacent to Sengwa wildlife research area, Zimbabwe	10
Interactions between eagles and semi-domestic reindeer – lessons learned from field surveys and deterrents	9
Tools and opportunities for African swine fever control in wild boar and feral pigs: a review	9
Spatio-temporal overlap of leopard and prey species in the foothills of Shiwalik, Himalaya	9
Prevalence of imbedded and ingested shot gun pellets in breeding sea ducks in the Baltic Sea—possible implications for future conservation efforts	9
Landscape settlement and parameters of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) home ranges in the Czech Republic	8
Nesting ecology and confirmed breeding of the invasive pond slider Trachemys scripta in an urban environment, Romania	8
An examination of the trade in bear parts and derivatives for traditional medicine in Hong Kong and its legality	8
Financial values of bushmeat and effects of anthropogenic activities on mammal’s species in the Douala-Edea National Park, Cameroon	8
Huddling behaviour of adult edible dormice in a peripheral population	8
Survival and space use of a restocked Iberian rabbit population in a semi-natural enclosure	8
Access to agricultural crops promotes first-year growth in a wild herbivore	8
Effects of dehorning on population productivity in four Namibia sub-populations of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis bicornis)	8
Differential reservoir competence of forest dormice (Dryomys nitedula) for various Lyme disease spirochetes	8
Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx	7
Habitat preferences and similarities of Grey Partridges and Common Pheasants in agricultural landscapes under organic and conventional farming	7
Mixed broadleaf–conifer forests promote coexistence of red squirrels and dormice	7
Survival and cause-specific mortality in adult females of a northern migratory ungulate	7
Early stages of home range settlement in a newly reintroduced raptor on an island: Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata) on Mallorca, Spain	7
The effect of snow depth on movement rates of GPS-collared moose	7
Wild boar (Sus scrofa) as a potential reservoir of infectious agents in Portugal: a review of two decades (2001–2021)	7
Bear trade in Poland: an analysis of legal and illegal international trade from 2000 to 2021	7
Turkish and German university students’ emotions and protection intentions regarding wolves and wild boars	7
Fur clipping as a method for identification in the hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius: how reliable is it for monthly monitoring?	7
Low contribution of livestock in the grey wolf diet in the area with high availability of free-ranging cattle and horses	7
Correction to: Observations of golden eagles attacking and consuming wolf pups	7
Community perceptions of threats to the White-crested Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos hamiltoni in two protected areas of the northwestern Himalaya: Implications for conservation	7
The trade of tokay geckos Gekko gecko in retail pharmaceutical outlets in Hong Kong	7
Characterization of Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) habitat and resources availability in the Alvarado Lagoon System, Veracruz	7
Differences in acoustic detectibility of bat species hamper Environmental Impact Assessment studies	6
Are nest boxes always the best method for monitoring glirid populations? Insights from Eliomys Quercinus in the alps	6
Compensating freshwater habitat loss—duck productivity and food resources in man-made wetlands	6
Health risks associated with argasid ticks, transmitted pathogens, and blood parasites in Pyrenean griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) nestlings	6
Conflicts between large carnivores and local pastoralists around Niokolo Koba National Park, Senegal	6
Assessing Human-Wildlife Conflict in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: Economic Impacts and People’s Perceptions	6
Seasonal diet composition of partially migrating red deer (Cervus elaphus) in temperate forests of the Western Carpathians	6
Estimating kill intervals for a specific prey species using location clusters from GPS-collared Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)	6
Adrenocortical activity, measured via feather corticosterone, affects semen quality but not blood plasma prolactin in the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus L.)	6
Trypanosomatids in European bison (Bison bonasus): insights from biting midges and tissue screening	6
Fleas from garden dormice (Eliomys quercinus) and their nests in Germany	6
Estimating the population size of a semi-isolated moose (Alces alces) population from two sources of non-invasively collected DNA	6
Using species distribution modelling in identifying locations for habitat restoration, relocations and potential ecological traps for the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis, in Northern Germany	5
Expanding the spatial scale in DNA-based monitoring schemes: ascertainment bias in transnational assessments	5
Community perspectives on the consolation from human-wildlife conflict damages and the existence of local mitigation measures around protected areas in Tanzania	5
Human presence is positively related to the number of bird calls and songs: Assessment in a national park	5
Using freshness decay modeling to improve pellet count-based population estimates in arid environments	5
Seroepidemiological analyses of rabies virus in two procyonid species from La Venta urban park, in Tabasco, Mexico	5
A questionnaire-based investigation to explore the social and legal implications derived from the use of camera traps for wildlife monitoring and conservation	5

Direct counts could underestimate the size of mountain ungulate populations	5
Description of box trapping, immobilisation, anaesthesia monitoring and blood chemistry and serology in free-ranging European wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Southwest Germany	5
Do long-term camera trap sampling designs matter to estimate diel activity?	5
Does the interface with plantation forests provide suitable habitat for axis deer (Axis axis) to avoid systematic hunting pressure in a protected area of north-eastern Argentina?	5
Powerline pylons at city crossroads as nocturnal roosting sites for urban birds	5
Home range of the Dalmatian pelican in south-east Europe	5
A newly emerging trade in New Guinea’s butcherbirds (Cracticinae) in Indonesia	5
Correction to: Snowballing trends of saltwater crocodile conflicts in Andaman Islands: a mounting concern for conservation and sustainable coexistence	5
Assessing the costs of human‒wildlife conflict in the Khata wildlife corridor, Nepal	5
Thyroxine administration at the end of the rutting season does not affect testosterone secretion or horn growth in the Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica)	5
Shedding light on long-term trends in Mediterranean carnivore populations: five species, one scenario, different responses	5
Assessing management effectiveness of protected area in Central Vietnam: A case study of Bach Ma National Park	5
Molecular detection of novel herpesviruses and adenoviruses in two species of Australian freshwater turtles	5
Optimizing the baiting strategy for oral vaccine delivery to wild boar	5
Tracking wildlife diseases using community science: an example through toad myiasis	5
Hybridisation and genomic diversity in British and Irish pigeons Columba livia	5
Habitat selection and density of common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in Northern Italy: effects of land use cover and landscape configuration	5
Correction to: Hunting for ecological indicators: are large herbivore skeleton measures from harvest data useful proxies for monitoring?	5
Are birdwatchers willing to participate in local goose management? A case study from Sweden	5
Correction to: Exploring the dynamics of human-wildlife conficts in the Sai communal area adjacent to Sengwa wildlife research area, Zimbabwe	5
Fawn bedsite selection by a large ungulate living in a peri-urban area	5
Survey of the distribution of various frog species in each paddy field, focusing on spatial autocorrelation	5
Assessing indicators of harvest sustainability in northern populations of marten (Martes americana)	4
The relative role of local temperature in the winter occurrence of woodcock Scolopax rusticola in the northern Iberian Peninsula	4
Foraging and habitat use in common duikers, Sylvicapra grimmia within the Soutpansberg, South Africa	4
Spatiotemporal distribution and population trends of Sindh ibex (Capra aegagrus blythii) in Balochistan during 2019–2022	4
Genetic assessment of subspecies composition in bean goose (Anser fabalis) harvest in Sweden, Finland and Estonia	4
Successful establishment of Ashworthius sidemi in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Germany, with a summary of worldwide A. sidemi records	4
The annual occurrence of mass mortality at a Common Pipistrelle swarming site	4
Predator-friendly ranching, use of electric fences, and creole cattle in the Colombian savannas	4
Long-term dynamics and extinction of a small local population of the forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula)	4
Understanding deer management dilemmas: A mixed methods approach to understand diverse stakeholder values in human-wildlife conflicts	4
Wild boar population fluctuations in a subtropical forest: the crucial role of mast seeding in Ryukyu Islands, Japan	4
Mesopredator control for waterfowl conservation: hunting reduces invasive raccoon dog abundance and predation on artificial nests	4
Dietary differences in males and females of a strongly sexually dimorphic ungulate	4
First record of allonursing in golden jackal (Canis aureus, L. 1758): a case of double breeding and communal denning within the same social unit	4
The conservation island effect of commercial hunting of red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) in agricultural landscapes	4
A review of the threat of unsustainable wildlife trade to global biodiversity and society	4
Correction to: Application of species distribution models to estimate and manage the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) habitat in the Hindu Kush Mountains, Pakistan	4
Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) infection in free-ranging red serow (Capricornis rubidus), Mizoram, India	4
Age structure and growth in populations of an endemic frog species Rana italica along a slight environmental/climate gradient	4
Emotions shape attitudes towards wolf conservation management in the Italian Alps	4
From species detection to population size indexing: the use of sign surveys for monitoring a rare and otherwise elusive small mammal	4
Diel activity of free-ranging cats and their mammalian and avian prey on the oceanic Madeira Island, Macaronesia	4
Unravelling urban nesting site selection in an opportunistic gull: an integrated analysis of micro-spatial habitat and litter quantification	4
Molecular surveillance revealed no SARS-CoV-2 spillovers to raccoons (Procyon lotor) in four German federal states	4