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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Spatial pattern analysis of species richness among amphibians in China and its implications for species conservation	34
Potential role of coypus (Myocastor coypus) in the epidemiology of botulism in wetlands	29
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	25
Height and tension of electric lines: how should an electric fence be installed to effectively mitigate human-wildlife conflict?	24
Correction to: InfoFaunaFVG: a novel progressive web application for wildlife surveillance	23
Improving wild Boar relative abundance models by combining environmental and hunting data: insights from municipality-scale landscape analysis	20
Phylogenetic diversity of the edible dormouse, Glis glis (Rodentia: Gliridae) in Romania, based on mitochondrial DNA	19
Population status and distribution of endangered Asiatic lions in Gujarat, India	19
Pathogens in the garden dormouse Eliomys quercinus	19
Effects of culling pressure and landscape structure on flight behavior of Japanese macaques in a depopulating society	17
Against the flow: unexpected migration movements over the open sea by inexperienced ospreys	16
Camera traps as a tool for detecting predators of amphibians at a breeding pond	16
Insect abundance as a clock: timing of reproduction in bats of the Zhiguli Mountains	15
Hunting Iberian ibex: from a threat factor to a conservation tool	15
Wolf attacks on hunting dogs are negatively related to prey abundance in Finland: an analysis at the wolf territory level	14
Stakeholder values on the management of African elephants for large tree conservation in protected areas	13
Differences in vegetation types, seasonal and temporal changes in the frequency of occurrence of vertebrate species that contribute to the decomposition of sika deer carcasses	13
Population dynamics of the common shrew (Sorex araneus) in Central European forest clearings	13
Occurrence of Mycoplasma spp. in clinically healthy free-ranging European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in Germany	12
Guardians of the forest: community-led conservation of Malayan sun bears in Mizoram's dampa tiger reserve, India	12
Dog–wildlife interactions across Spain suggest vulnerability in periurban areas and aquatic ecosystems	12
Confounding factors in the isotopic analysis of herbivore fecal samples	12
From forest to feast: wild meat as a source of food and culture for the Nocte tribe	12
Molecular identification of Mycobacterium Bovis in a Franciscana (Pontoporia Blainvillei) in Patagonia, Argentina	11
Legal harvest and predation of North American cervids mediated by anthropogenic development	11

Diving behaviour of a critically endangered crocodilian: ecological drivers and conservation implications	11
Interactions between eagles and semi-domestic reindeer – lessons learned from field surveys and deterrents	10
Tools and opportunities for African swine fever control in wild boar and feral pigs: a review	10
Do culling pressure and forest clearing affect sex-specific habitat use in sika deer?	10
Thermal and behavioural responses of moose to chemical immobilisation from a helicopter	10
Prevalence of imbedded and ingested shot gun pellets in breeding sea ducks in the Baltic Sea—possible implications for future conservation efforts	10
Assessing climate change threats to biodiversity and protected areas of Iran	10
Exploring the dynamics of human-wildlife conflicts in the Sai communal area adjacent to Sengwa wildlife research area, Zimbabwe	10
Financial values of bushmeat and effects of anthropogenic activities on mammal’s species in the Douala-Edea National Park, Cameroon	9
Effects of dehorning on population productivity in four Namibia sub-populations of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis bicornis)	9
Survival and space use of a restocked Iberian rabbit population in a semi-natural enclosure	9
Landscape settlement and parameters of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) home ranges in the Czech Republic	9
Differential reservoir competence of forest dormice (Dryomys nitedula) for various Lyme disease spirochetes	9
Is Pumba still beloved? People’s perception on wild boar in Portugal	9
Long-term demographic changes in harvested Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) and Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) in the UK	9
Huddling behaviour of adult edible dormice in a peripheral population	9
Nesting ecology and confirmed breeding of the invasive pond slider Trachemys scripta in an urban environment, Romania	8
Bear trade in Poland: an analysis of legal and illegal international trade from 2000 to 2021	8
Access to agricultural crops promotes first-year growth in a wild herbivore	8
Fur clipping as a method for identification in the hazel dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius: how reliable is it for monthly monitoring?	8
Habitat preferences and similarities of Grey Partridges and Common Pheasants in agricultural landscapes under organic and conventional farming	8
A nonlethal and scalable bird deterrent: field validation of 15-Hz red flickering light across multiple species	8
Mixed broadleaf–conifer forests promote coexistence of red squirrels and dormice	8
Survival and cause-specific mortality in adult females of a northern migratory ungulate	8
A mass mortality event of crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) and Pampas foxes (Lycalopex gymnocercus) linked to a canine distemper virus outbreak in a protected area of Argentina	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
Trypanosomatids in European bison (Bison bonasus): insights from biting midges and tissue screening	7
Correction to: Observations of golden eagles attacking and consuming wolf pups	7
Preventing unintentional Bat captures in canopy traps used for insect surveys	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
Characterization of Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) habitat and resources availability in the Alvarado Lagoon System, Veracruz	7
Assessing Human-Wildlife Conflict in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: Economic Impacts and People’s Perceptions	7
Silent threats to himalayan mammals: insights from camera trapping in Dhauladhar wildlife sanctuary	7
Turkish and German university students’ emotions and protection intentions regarding wolves and wild boars	7
The trade of tokay geckos Gekko gecko in retail pharmaceutical outlets in Hong Kong	7
Early stages of home range settlement in a newly reintroduced raptor on an island: Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata) on Mallorca, Spain	7
An examination of the trade in bear parts and derivatives for traditional medicine in Hong Kong and its legality	7
Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx	6
Estimating the population size of a semi-isolated moose (Alces alces) population from two sources of non-invasively collected DNA	6
Direct counts could underestimate the size of mountain ungulate populations	6
Diet composition of a generalist predator does not indicate its population impact on prey: a response to Pagh et al. (2025)	6
Low contribution of livestock in the grey wolf diet in the area with high availability of free-ranging cattle and horses	6
A newly emerging trade in New Guinea’s butcherbirds (Cracticinae) in Indonesia	6
Fleas from garden dormice (Eliomys quercinus) and their nests in Germany	6
Fawn bedsite selection by a large ungulate living in a peri-urban area	6
Adrenocortical activity, measured via feather corticosterone, affects semen quality but not blood plasma prolactin in the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus L.)	6
Spatial modelling of wild boar habitat suitability and risk of disease spillover to pigs in Northern Greece	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

A questionnaire-based investigation to explore the social and legal implications derived from the use of camera traps for wildlife monitoring and conservation	6
Are nest boxes always the best method for monitoring glirid populations? Insights from Eliomys Quercinus in the alps	6
Community perspectives on the consolation from human-wildlife conflict damages and the existence of local mitigation measures around protected areas in Tanzania	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
Biochemical, hematological and morphometric assessment of free-ranging Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) pups	5
Using freshness decay modeling to improve pellet count-based population estimates in arid environments	5
Assessing the costs of human‒wildlife conflict in the Khata wildlife corridor, Nepal	5
A review of the threat of unsustainable wildlife trade to global biodiversity and society	5
Correction to: Exploring the dynamics of human-wildlife conficts in the Sai communal area adjacent to Sengwa wildlife research area, Zimbabwe	5
Home range of the Dalmatian pelican in south-east Europe	5
Impact of wind farm on summer spatial distribution of roe deer Capreolus capreolus – a UAV-based study in central Poland	5
Optimizing the baiting strategy for oral vaccine delivery to wild boar	5
Expanding the spatial scale in DNA-based monitoring schemes: ascertainment bias in transnational assessments	5
Seroepidemiological analyses of rabies virus in two procyonid species from La Venta urban park, in Tabasco, Mexico	5
Correction to: Snowballing trends of saltwater crocodile conflicts in Andaman Islands: a mounting concern for conservation and sustainable coexistence	5
Health risks associated with argasid ticks, transmitted pathogens, and blood parasites in Pyrenean griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) nestlings	5
Molecular detection of novel herpesviruses and adenoviruses in two species of Australian freshwater turtles	5
Assessing management effectiveness of protected area in Central Vietnam: A case study of Bach Ma National Park	5
The annual occurrence of mass mortality at a Common Pipistrelle swarming site	5
Powerline pylons at city crossroads as nocturnal roosting sites for urban birds	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
Human presence is positively related to the number of bird calls and songs: Assessment in a national park	5
Shedding light on long-term trends in Mediterranean carnivore populations: five species, one scenario, different responses	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
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
Do long-term camera trap sampling designs matter to estimate diel activity?	5
Diel activity of free-ranging cats and their mammalian and avian prey on the oceanic Madeira Island, Macaronesia	4
Habitat selection and movement patterns of the Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Denmark using GPS telemetry data	4
Genetic assessment of subspecies composition in bean goose (Anser fabalis) harvest in Sweden, Finland and Estonia	4
Genetic analysis of hog deer (Axis porcinus) in Victoria, Australia, and its applications to invasive species and game management	4
Unravelling urban nesting site selection in an opportunistic gull: an integrated analysis of micro-spatial habitat and litter quantification	4
A tale of two felids: virus circulation in European wildcats (Felis silvestris) and domestic cats (Felis catus) urges surveillance programs in natural populations	4
Assessing the effectiveness of footprint tunnels compared to long-term nest box monitoring for hazel and garden dormice	4
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
From species detection to population size indexing: the use of sign surveys for monitoring a rare and otherwise elusive small mammal	4
Mesopredator control for waterfowl conservation: hunting reduces invasive raccoon dog abundance and predation on artificial nests	4
Complete seasonal surveillance of Greylag Goose (Anser anser) foraging behavior on dairy grassland and the effect of limited lethal scaring	4
Spatiotemporal distribution and population trends of Sindh ibex (Capra aegagrus blythii) in Balochistan during 2019–2022	4
Survey of the distribution of various frog species in each paddy field, focusing on spatial autocorrelation	4
Description of box trapping, immobilisation, anaesthesia monitoring and blood chemistry and serology in free-ranging European wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Southwest Germany	4
Molecular surveillance revealed no SARS-CoV-2 spillovers to raccoons (Procyon lotor) in four German federal states	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
Predator-friendly ranching, use of electric fences, and creole cattle in the Colombian savannas	4
Wild boar population fluctuations in a subtropical forest: the crucial role of mast seeding in Ryukyu Islands, Japan	4
Emotions shape attitudes towards wolf conservation management in the Italian Alps	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
Successful establishment of Ashworthius sidemi in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Germany, with a summary of worldwide A. sidemi records	4
Dietary differences in males and females of a strongly sexually dimorphic ungulate	4
More than movement routes: the role of biocorridors for feeding, shelter, and niche partitioning of wild ungulates	4
Understanding deer management dilemmas: A mixed methods approach to understand diverse stakeholder values in human-wildlife conflicts	4
The conservation island effect of commercial hunting of red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) in agricultural landscapes	4
Long-term dynamics and extinction of a small local population of the forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula)	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