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Observing the effectiveness of stewards and cameras in promoting behavior for beach‐nesting bird conservation: A mixed‐methods approach

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Understanding the factors that influence human behavior is crucial for effective wildlife conservation strategies. This study examines the impact of conservation stewards and cameras on beachgoers' adherence to conservation guidelines designed to protect beach‐nesting birds.
Milan Büscher   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A national assessment of waterbird hunting in coastal wetlands of Suriname, South America

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2026.
We examined waterbird harvest levels in Suriname using hunter survey data from 2006 and 2016. The analysis showed a significant decline in the average harvest per hunter over the decade, except for blue‐winged teal and migratory shorebirds. However, the sustainability of current harvest levels remains uncertain, underscoring the need for a national ...
David S. Mizrahi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recreational and Conservation Benefits at the Kapar Bird Sanctuary, Selangor, Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This study is done to determine willingness to pay (WTP) of recreational resources in Kapar Bird Sanctuary. The relevant values are estimated by utilizing dichotomous choice form of contingent valuation method (CVM).
Amiry, Seddigheh Arab
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Emergence and Rapid Spread of a New Reassortant High Pathogenicity H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b Avian Influenza Virus in Nigeria

open access: yesInfluenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 20, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Over the past two decades, West Africa has experienced recurrent incursions of Goose/Guangdong‐lineage highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1), with Nigeria as a hotspot for repeated introductions and sustained circulation. Since 2021, European‐origin clade 2.3.4.4b H5Nx genotypes, particularly EA‐2020‐C, have predominated in regional
Clement Meseko   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Terrestrial Bird Migration and West Nile Virus Circulation, United States

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Host migration and emerging pathogens are strongly associated, especially with regard to zoonotic diseases. West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquitoborne pathogen capable of causing severe, sometimes fatal, neuroinvasive disease in humans, is maintained in ...
Daniele Swetnam   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid population response to a hunting ban in a previously overharvested, threatened landbird

open access: yesConservation Letters
Empirical data are essential to assess the outcomes of management decisions in the context of adaptive management. We used flyway‐level population indices of a declining game bird to assess population changes after introducing hunting management measures
Carles Carboneras   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ANALYSIS OF A SPATIAL ROTATION PLAN FOR THE TULE LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the joint agro-wildfowl regulation of the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in California. The area is jointly managed by the Bureau of Reclamation for both farming and wildfowl benefits. Production in both sectors has been declining
Smith, Martin D., Wilen, James E.
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Seasonal Bird Migration Could Explain Regional Synchronicity and Amplification in Human West Nile Virus Case Numbers

open access: yesGeoHealth
West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic virus with a mosquito‐avian transmission cycle having occasional spillover to mammals. A network analysis of annual log‐transformed WNV case numbers (2003–2022) generated four spatially and temporally coherent clusters
Franklin W. Schwartz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flyways, Highways, and Byways

open access: yesEcocene: Cappadocia Journal of Environmental Humanities, Cappadocia University, 2021
Ella Tetrault, Andrew Bateman
openaire   +2 more sources

Conserving California Landscapes: Midterm Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Provides a review at the halfway point of a program that was designed to conserve large expanses of open space, farmlands, and wildlife habitat in three California regions: the Central Coast, the Central Valley, and the Sierra ...

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