Conservation Science and Practice

Papers
(The TQCC of Conservation Science and Practice is 5. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
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Koala conservation in South East Queensland: A grey literature review analysis63
Live wild animal exports to supply the exotic pet trade: A case study from Togo using publicly available social media data59
Ground‐dwelling mammal and bird diversity in the southern Annamites: Exploring complex habitat associations and the ghost of past hunting pressure54
A technological advancement in artificial refuges for an endangered marsupial predator41
Evaluating key evidence and formulating regulatory alternatives regarding the UK's Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill38
Of Mojave milkweed and mirrors: The population genomic structure of a species impacted by solar energy development33
Field validation as a tool for mitigating uncertainty in species distribution modeling for conservation planning33
Landscapes of nausea: Successful conditioned taste aversion in a wild red fox population30
The potential of roadside verges as insect habitat: Road salt has few effects on monarch butterfly performance and migration28
The “right‐to‐farm” in Lac Saint‐Pierre (Québec, Canada) floodplains: Are problem‐framing processes able to foster conservation conflict resolution?27
Monitoring change: A Behavior‐Centered Theory of Change for effective demand reduction interventions27
Exaggeration of the US role in the international tiger trade: Response to Khanwilkar et al. (2022)26
The impact of strictly protected areas in a deforestation hotspot25
Assessing landscape suitability and connectivity for effective conservation of two semi‐desert ungulates in Iran23
Protected area downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement in Cambodia: Enabling conditions and opportunities for intervention23
Genetic diversity and structure in Arizona pronghorn following conservation efforts22
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Spatial and temporal predictions of whooping crane (Grus americana) habitat along the US Gulf Coast22
Using DNA metabarcoding to detect burrowing seabirds in a remote landscape21
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Outfoxing the fox: Effect of prey odor on fox behavior in a pastoral landscape21
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Spread the word: Sharing information on social media can stabilize conservation funding and improve ecological outcomes20
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A connectivity modeling and evaluating methodological framework in biodiversity hotspots based on naturalness and linking wilderness20
Improved status of the conservation reliant Oahu Elepaio through effective management and natural adaptation19
Estimating vital rate variation to assess early success of scrub mint translocations19
Genetic erosion detected in a specialist mammal living in a fast‐developing environment18
Fat chance? Endangered penguin rehabilitation has mixed conservation outcomes18
Matching decision support modeling frameworks to disease emergence stages and associated management objectives18
When unlocking rivers results in building more infrastructure: A group mental model shares lessons from weir remediation in the United Kingdom18
An effective online platform for crowd classification of coastal wetland loss17
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Perspectives on forestry management: How do bats fit in?17
Sea turtle conservation in São Tomé and Príncipe: Policies, practices, and insights from a community‐based initiative17
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Stakeholders from diverse backgrounds make similar judgments about ecological condition and collapse in Mongolian rangelands16
Determining the economic costs and benefits of conservation actions: A decision support framework16
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Misunderstanding the free‐ranging cat issue: Response to Debrot et al. 202216
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Elevating human dimensions of amphibian and reptile conservation, a USA perspective15
The future of wildlife conservation funding: What options do U.S. college students support?15
Application of qualitative value of information to prioritize uncertainties about eastern black rail population recovery15
Pursuing best practices for minimizing wild bee captures to support biological research15
Are we adequately assessing the demographic impacts of harvesting for wild‐sourced conservation translocations?15
Biodiversity offsetting can relocate nature away from people: An empirical case study in Western Australia15
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Gender and conservation science: Men continue to out‐publish women at the world's largest environmental conservation non‐profit organization15
Linking species distribution models with structured expert elicitation for predicting management effectiveness14
The animal welfare, environmental impact, pest control functions, and disease effects of free‐ranging cats can be generalized and all are grounds for humanely reducing their numbers14
Flexible migration and habitat use strategies of an endangered waterbird during hydrological drought14
Committing to behavior change: How to prevent dogs from visiting Atlantic Forest remnants?14
Identifying minimum freshwater habitat conditions for an endangered fish using life cycle analysis14
Assessing prioritization measures for a private land conservation program in the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region14
Pathogen surveillance and epidemiology in endangered peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)14
Role of local communities in the social network of the protected area management14
Open forest successional stages and landscape heterogeneity promote wild bee diversity in temperate forests13
Combining community science and taxonomist expertise for large‐scale monitoring of insect pollinators: Perspective and insights from Abeilles citoyennes13
Attitudes and behaviors for understanding compliance in Greenland's Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fishery13
Genetic support to uplist an African cheetah subspecies, Acinonyx jubatus soemmeringii, imperiled by illegal trade13
Modeling drivers of biodiversity change emphasizes the need for multivariate assessments and rescaled targeting for management13
Understanding conflict among experts working on controversial species: A case study on the Australian dingo13
Invasive species increase biodiversity and, therefore, services: An argument of equivocations12
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Regional oceanography affects humpback whale entanglements in set fishing gear12
Research trends in U.S. national parks, the world's “living laboratories”12
More accurate, consistent, and reliable data for amphibian species are needed from China's nature reserves12
Priorities for translating goodwill between movement ecologists and conservation practitioners into effective collaboration12
Priority research needs to inform amphibian conservation in the Anthropocene12
Assessing the impact of referred actions on protected matters under Australia's national environmental legislation12
Understanding consumer demand for bushmeat in urban centers of Cameroon with a focus on pangolin species12
Systems thinking to operationalize knowledge‐to‐action in fish and wildlife agencies12
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Factors leading to successful island rodent eradications following initial failure12
Boom and no bust for a teatfish in Torres Strait, Australia from combined forms of western and Indigenous management11
Coupling future climate and land‐use projections reveals where to strengthen the protection of Mediterranean Key Biodiversity Areas11
A freshwater perspective on the United Nations decade for ecosystem restoration11
Mālama i ke kai: Exploring psychosocial factors associated with personal and community coral reef conservation behavior on Maui, Hawai‘i11
From boutique to mainstream: Upscaling wildlife‐friendly farming through consumer premiums11
Long‐term monitoring highlights the positive responses of the seabird community to rat eradication at Tromelin Island, Western Indian Ocean11
Wild Atlantic salmon enter aquaculture sea‐cages: A case study11
Ecosystem integrity is neither real nor valuable11
Population response to connectivity restoration of high elevation tropical stream reaches in Hawai'i11
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Estimating economic losses to small‐scale fishers from shark conservation: A hedonic price analysis11
Exploring the intersections of governance, constituencies, and risk in genetic interventions11
Risks posed by SARS‐CoV‐2 to North American bats during winter fieldwork10
The risk of unintended deforestation from scaling sustainable livestock production systems10
Monitoring plant diversity in wind farm areas: An approach to early detection of alien plant species10
Accuracy, accessibility, and institutional capacity shape the utility of habitat models for managing and conserving rare plants on western public lands10
Private landowners perceive positive impacts to their land stewardship following involvement in a conservation research program10
Concern over hybridization risks should not preclude conservation interventions10
Influence of underground mining with explosives on a hibernating bat population10
Exploring the impact of climate change on the future of community‐based wildlife conservation10
Investigating the effectiveness of a well‐managed hatchery as a tool for hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) conservation10
Recreational angler preferences for, and potential effort responses to, different red snapper management approaches10
Living with wolves: Lessons learned from Iran10
Alleviating human poverty: A successful model promoting wildlife conservation in China10
Practicing mindfulness in addressing the biodiversity crisis10
Modeling alternative future scenarios for direct application in land use and conservation planning10
The ecological health of Lake Victoria (Kenya) in the face of growing cage aquaculture10
To spray or not to spray: Impact of phosphite spraying for Phytophthora cinnamomi control on Proteaceae species in southwestern Australia10
Cross‐cultural mobile game evaluation shows improvement in environmental learning, but not behavior10
Predicting targets and costs for feral‐cat reduction on large islands using stochastic population models9
Roost characteristics and fidelity of silver‐haired bat maternity colonies in a floodplain cottonwood forest9
Best management practices for bee conservation in forest openings9
A review of population and landscape level dynamics associated with pneumonia outbreaks in bighorn sheep with implications for land management9
Firefly tourism: Advancing a global phenomenon toward a brighter future9
From media campaign to local governance transition: Lessons for community‐based conservation from an Amur falcon hunting ban in Nagaland, India9
Not enough trees – Scaling up koala habitat restoration using seed enhancement technologies9
Regional differences of functional and taxonomic bird diversity in tropical agroforests of Peru9
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Future changes in habitat availability for two specialist snake species in the imperiled rocklands of South Florida, USA9
Incorporating projected climate conditions to map future riparian refugia9
“Splitting the bill” for conservation: Perceptions and uptake of financial incentives by landholders managing privately protected areas9
Motivating residents to volunteer for urban waterway restoration: A segmentation approach9
Using digital mobile games to increase the support for nature conservation9
One park, two owners—Inconsistencies in forest stewardship9
The impacts of free‐roaming cats cannot be generalized and their role in rodent management should not be overlooked9
The risks and rewards of community science for threatened species monitoring9
Prevalence of mortality in mammals: A retrospective study from wildlife rescue center of Nepal9
Fifteen years of lessons from the Seascape approach: A framework for improving ocean management at scale8
Redefining rights‐based conservation through philanthropy: The Ford Foundation in Mesoamerica8
Implementing “ethical space”: An exploratory study of Indigenous‐conservation partnerships8
Using scenarios‐based interviews to predict changes in wild meat hunting and consumption in response to different alternatives projects8
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An appeal for more rigorous use of counterfactual thinking in biological conservation8
The varying effects of benefit types on community members' views of whether they gain from wildlife8
Product attributes affecting the substitutability of saiga horn drinks among young adult consumers in Singapore8
Should we feed wildlife? A call for further research into this recreational activity8
The unrealized potential of community science to support research on the resilience of protected areas8
Abandoning grassland management negatively influences plant but not bird or insect biodiversity in Europe8
Bettering the devil you know: Can we drive predator adaptation to restore native fauna?8
Evaluating approaches for integrating species distributions in spatial conservation planning8
What are individual‐level nature amends? Rescaling biodiversity offsetting from the community members' perspective8
Co‐benefits between biodiversity and hydrological ecosystem services allow an efficient conservation planning proposal for the Riviera Maya, Mexico8
Treatment of climate change in extinction risk assessments and recovery plans for threatened species8
Evaluating and reflecting on coproduction of protected area management plans8
The importance of natural forest stewardship in adaptation planning in the United States8
Detecting preservation and reintroduction sites for endangered plant species using a two‐step modeling and field approach8
Introduction to special section on wildlife agency organizational change: Embracing the challenge of adaptive wildlife conservation in the United States8
The pet trade of native species outside of their natural distributions within Australia is a biosecurity risk8
Vulnerability of endemic insular mole skinks to sea‐level rise8
Setting research priorities for effective management of a threatened ecosystem: Australian alpine and subalpine peatland7
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Climate adaptation interventions for iconic fauna7
Effects of breeding habitat loss on a threatened East Asia migratory forest bird7
Using expert knowledge to propose recreational marine reef‐fish management measures in Chile7
Mechanistic invasive species management models and their application in conservation7
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First you get the money, then you get the power: Comparing the cost and power of monitoring programs to detect changes in occupancy of a threatened marsupial predator7
Motivating relational organizing behavior for biodiversity conservation7
Genetics as a novel tool in mining impact assessment and biomonitoring of critically endangered western chimpanzees in the Nimba Mountains, Guinea7
Monitoring temporal and spatial trends of illegal and legal fishing in marine conservation areas across Canada's three oceans7
Protect large trees for climate mitigation, biodiversity, and forest resilience7
The value of question‐first citizen science in urban ecology and conservation7
Examining stakeholder perceptions of oyster ecosystem services using fuzzy cognitive mapping7
Human mediation should be a non‐factor in hybridization and conservation7
Threatened songbird Liocichla omeiensis impacted by climate‐induced outbreak of the moth Pantana phyllostachysae: An example of the impact of climate change through multi‐species interac7
One size does not fit all: Genetic considerations from the Missouri elk restoration7
Improving the probability that small‐scale science will benefit conservation7
Opening learning spaces to create actionable knowledge for conservation7
Effective ecological monitoring using passive acoustic sensors: Recommendations for conservation practitioners7
Mapping social conflicts to enhance the integrated management of white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)7
Perceptions and uses of pangolins (Pholidota) among remote rural communities in the Republic of the Congo: A baseline study from the Odzala‐Kokoua National Park7
Strategic land conservation: An applied, multi‐target approach to prioritization of resilient sites for protection7
Modeling the power of acoustic monitoring to predict bat fatalities at wind turbines7
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The value of increased spatial resolution of pesticide usage data for assessing risk to endangered species7
Finding harmony inMarine Protected Areadesign guidelines7
Research activity induces change in nest position but does not affect nest success in a vulnerable babbler7
Untrapped potential: Do bear hunter cameras accurately index nontarget species?7
Uncovering caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) consumption patterns and linking them to conservation interventions7
Connecting research and practice to enhance the evolutionary potential of species under climate change7
Breaking down “harassment” to characterize trends in human interaction cases in Maine's pinnipeds7
Why does conservation minimize opportunity costs?7
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Newly developed exit options for European otters from fish fykes7
A new metric for conducting 5‐year reviews to evaluate recovery progress under the Endangered Species Act7
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State fish and wildlife agency culture: Access points to leverage major change7
Application of a trait‐based climate change vulnerability assessment to determine management priorities at protected area scale6
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Reducing demand for overexploited wildlife products: Lessons from systematic reviews from outside conservation science6
Assessing ecological and socio‐political factors in site selection for ocelot reintroduction in Texas6
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Running on debt: Financing land protection with loans6
Conservation implications of range dynamics in endangered populations: An example with brown bears6
Multiple anthropogenic pressures challenge the effectiveness of protected areas in western Tanzania6
Holistic conservation approaches: Supporting resiliency in times of crisis6
Conservation practice insights from a comparative case study of two shoreline stabilization projects in Boston Harbor, MA6
Upper Midwest tribal natural resource managers' perspectives on chronic wasting disease outreach, surveillance, and management6
Emergency conservation interventions during times of crisis: A case study for a threatened bird species in the Australian Black Summer bushfires6
A comparison of elk‐vehicle collision patterns with demographic and abundance data in the Central Canadian Rocky Mountains6
Perceptions of the COVID‐19 pandemic's impact on communities and wildlife trade: Preliminary qualitative analysis from hunters in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos6
Documenting at‐risk status of terrestrial ecosystems in temperate and tropical North America6
Consistent offshore artificial light at night near the last breeding colony of a critically endangered seabird6
Do revisitation studies overestimate local extinction?6
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A European eel (Anguilla anguilla) case study using structured elicitation to estimate instream infrastructure passability for freshwater fishes6
Conservation reliance and its influence on support for carnivore recovery6
Spatial behavior of domestic cats and the effects of outdoor access restrictions and interventions to reduce predation of wildlife6
Avoiding a conservation pitfall: Considering the risks of unsuitably hot bat boxes: Adding context to Crawford & O'Keefe6
Simultaneous effect of habitat remnancy, exotic species, and anthropogenic disturbance on orchid diversity in South Australia6
Reptile pet trade in Brazil: A regulatory approach to sustainable biodiversity conservation6
Spatiotemporal variation in costs of managing protected areas6
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The next generation of conservation research and policy priorities for threatened and exploited chondrichthyan fishes in the United States: An expert solicitation approach5
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Data‐limited approach to the management and conservation of the pelagic thresher shark in the Northwest Pacific5
Willingness to protect bird species depends on individual respondents' demographic and species traits5
Prescribed burning has limited effects on the population dynamics of rare plants5
Empirical test of the participation paradox in conservation and development5
Using technical assistance to bridge evidence‐to‐action gaps in biodiversity conservation5
Sustainability assessments should precede interventions promoting the hunting and consumptive use of pangolins5
Exotic animal cafés in Japan: A new fashion with potential implications for biodiversity, global health, and animal welfare5
Presumed killers? Vultures, stakeholders, misperceptions, and fake news5
A nutrient‐rich traditional insect for improving food security and reducing biodiversity loss in Madagascar and sub‐Saharan Africa5
The relative contributions of habitat area, configuration, and vegetative diversity on snake and lizard presence in agricultural landscapes5
An expert‐elicited approach to inform proactive risk assessments for chronic wasting disease in white‐tailed deer5
Audible bats provide opportunities for citizen scientists5
Modeling population extirpation rates of white‐bellied and giant pangolins in Benin using validated local ecological knowledge5
Analyzing the outcomes of China's ecological compensation scheme for development‐related biodiversity loss5
Insights into Corncrake (Crex crex) movements in a fragmented agricultural landscape using bioacoustics with implications for nature conservation strategies5
Reducing uncertainty in climate change responses of inland fishes: A decision‐path approach5
Management impacts on three reptile species (Vipera ursinii, Lacerta agilis, Lacerta viridis) in sandy grasslands in Hungary: Mowing should be avoided5
The emergence of a robust and inclusive framework for a nationwide assessment of African lions5
To mix, or not to mix?: Mitogenomic insights for risk assessment of an interpopulation translocations of the critically endangered European mink5
Sacred natural sites classification framework based on ecosystem services and implications for conservation5
Conservation translocations for amphibian species threatened by chytrid fungus: A review, conceptual framework, and recommendations5
Long‐term monitoring of wildlife populations for protected area management in Southeast Asia5
Principles for the production of evidence‐based guidance for conservation actions5
Low optimal fisheries yield creates challenges for sustainability in a climate refugia5
Postrelease exploration and stress tolerance of landlocked and anadromous Atlantic salmon and their hybrids5
Filling in socio‐ecological knowledge gaps to support marine spatial planning in data‐scarce areas: Example from Zanzibar5
Acoustic presence and vocal activity of North Atlantic right whales in the New York Bight: Implications for protecting a critically endangered species in a human‐dominated environment5
Sown wildflower fields and hedgerows synergistically promote insectivorous bats5
Comparing interview methods with camera trap data to inform occupancy models of hunted mammals in forest habitats5
Wild boar hunting and trapping as a threat for wildlife conservation on Sumatra, Indonesia5
More than a feeling: Cognitive beliefs and positive—but not negative—affect predict overall attitudes toward predators5
Putting the cat before the wildlife: Exploring cat owners' beliefs about cat containment as predictors of owner behavior5
Biodiversity conservation funding in Bhutan: Thematic, temporal, and spatial trends over four decades5
The Bird's Head Seascape Marine Protected Area network—Preventing biodiversity and ecosystem service loss amidst rapid change in Papua, Indonesia5
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