Food Web Properties and the Type of Invasive Species Make the Ecosystem Vulnerable to Invasion
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Invasive species have long been acknowledged as potentially severe dangers to native ecosystems. Although some work has also been done with empirical food webs, more information is still needed to shed light on the cascading effects of invasive species in aquatic ecosystems.
Tiina Sävilammi +2 more
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Puma habitat preferences when moving and feeding predict the potential for human-carnivore conflict in shared landscapes. [PDF]
Ecol ApplSuraci JP +11 more
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Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT This report describes the first documented case of a two‐port laparoscopic ovariectomy (lapOVE) in a raccoon (Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)). A rescued, eight‐month‐old, 5.0 kg female raccoon, kept as a pet, was presented to the Veterinarium, clinic of Agricultural University of Georgia (Tbilisi, Georgia), for elective ovariectomy. Anesthesia
Lasha‐Giorgi Japaridze
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Subjective Experiences and Blood Parameter Changes in Individuals From Germany Following a Self-Conceived "Carnivore Diet": An Explorative Study. [PDF]
CureusKlement RJ, Matzat JS.
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 5, May 2026.Free‐ranging domestic cats (Felis catus) can impact wildlife through predation and landscape of fear. We monitored 23 suburban cats south of Paris using GPS collars and animal‐borne cameras and assessed personality traits via owner questionnaires.
Bastien Berrand +2 more
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Earliest evidence of elephant butchery at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania) reveals the evolutionary impact of early human megafaunal exploitation. [PDF]
ElifeDominguez-Rodrigo M +11 more
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Delivering resilience for people and nature in Anthropocene landscapes
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1000-1006, May 2026.Abstract The concept of resilience is widespread in strategies for enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services, but, in practice, resilience means different things in different socio‐ecological and policy contexts and to different people. In this perspective, we argue that the current use of the resilience concept fails to recognise this lack of ...
Jack H. Hatfield +5 more
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Bluetongue virus in carnivores: expanding the host range and implications for disease ecology. [PDF]
Vet QUl-Rahman A, Shabbir MZ, Wensman JJ.
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People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1172-1184, May 2026.Abstract Attitudes and emotions shape how humans perceive and behave towards wildlife, making them a key component affecting human–wildlife coexistence. In addition to direct experience with wildlife, research shows that sociodemographic characteristics and locality can influence a person's relationship with wildlife through cultural norms, economic ...
Emily Zepeda +3 more
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Fatal H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza with Retrograde Neuroinvasion in a Free-Ranging Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) During a Wild Bird Outbreak in South Korea. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Gwon SH +15 more
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