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Developing fencing policies in dryland ecosystems [PDF]

, 2015
The daily energy requirements of animals are determined by a combination of physical and physiological factors, but food availability may challenge the capacity to meet nutritional needs.
Bashir, S., Becker, M. S., Beudels Jamar, R. C., Blake, S., Boitani, Luigi, Borner, M., Breitenmoser, C., Broekhuis, F., Christianson, D., Cozzi, G., Creel, S., Davenport, T. R. B., Deutsch, J., Dickman, A. J., Dollar, L., Dolrenry, S., Douglas Hamilton, I., Dröge, E., Fitzherbert, E., Foley, C., Hazzah, L., Hilborn, R., Hopcraft, J. G. C., Ikandad,, Jacobson, A., Joubert, B., Joubert, D., Kelly, M. J., Lichtenfeld, L., Mace, G. M., Matandiko, W., Milanzi, J., Mitchell, N., Msuha, M., Mweetwa, T., M’Soka, J., Nyahongo, J., Pettorelli, N., Pimm, S. L., Rosenblatt, E., S. M., Durant, Schenck, C., Schuette, P., Sillero Zubiri, C., Sinclair, A. R. E., Stanley Price, M., Tehou, J. A., Wall, J., Wittemyer, G., Zimmerman, A.   +49 more
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Placental crises: disruptive selection and maternal under‐investment as the foundations of mammalian placental evolution and dysfunction

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Among the vertebrates, mammals are notable for the dominance of live birth and placental nutrition. The structural diversity of the mammalian placenta is remarkable, despite sharing a single common ancestor and conserved physiological functions.
Davis Laundon, Neil J. Gostling, Ian G. Reddin, Bram G. Sengers, Pascale Chavatte‐Palmer, Rohan M. Lewis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Senses of Sen: Reflections on Amartya Sen’s Ideas of Justice [PDF]

, 2012
This review essay explores how Amartya Sen’s recent book, The Idea of Justice, is relevant and important for the development and assessment of transnational theories and applications to transnational justice and legal education programs.
Arif A. Jamal, Arrow, Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Condorcet, César Arjona, Dharma, Elster, Fisher, Forester, Francisco Satiro, Freeman, Friedman, Friedman, Fuller, Gutmann, Gutmann, Habib, Hampshire, Harding, Hart, Hume, Kelsen, Krisch, Kuhn, Manu, Menkel-Meadow, Menkel-Meadow, Menkel-Meadow, Menkel-Meadow, Menkel-Meadow, Menkel-Meadow, Menkel-Meadow, Menski, Nagel, Nussbaum, Popper, Pound, Rawls, Rawls, Rawls, Sandel, Sen, Sen, Sen, Sen, Sen, Slaughter, Smith, Smith, Smith, Summers, Twining, van de Kerchove, Victor V. Ramraj, Weisberg, Wilson, Yunnus   +56 more
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Toxic Metals in Dried Marine Fish and Implications for Human Health in Bangladesh and Exporting Countries

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This study assessed toxic metals in five dried marine fish species from Bangladesh. Although most metals were within safe limits, chromium (Cr) consistently exceeded FAO/WHO standards, especially at Kuakata Beach. The findings highlight localized contamination hotspots and species‐specific bioaccumulation, while risk assessment supports the safety and ...
Shapla Khatun, Md. Sirajul Islam, Mir Md. Mozammal Hoque, M. S. Mahmud Klanti, Kazi Sanjana Adnen, Md. Humayun Kabir, Md. Enamul Hoq, Tanmoy Roy Tusher   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human-elephant conflict in Xishuangbanna Prefecture, China: Distribution, diffusion, and mitigation

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2018
The conflict between humans and wild animals is a special type of phenomena between human development and wild animal conservation, not only leading to massive economic loss to local residents, but also imposing severe impacts upon the production and ...
Wenwen Li, Peng Liu, Xianming Guo, Lanxin Wang, Qiaoyan Wang, Yang Yu, Yunchuan Dai, Li Li, Li Zhang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human-Elephant Relationships and Conflicts in Eastern Nepal

The Initiation, 1970
DOI: 10.3126/init.v1i0.2689The Initiation Vol.1 2007 p.93 ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Impacts of Human Development on Wildlife Use of Corridors in Botswana 人类开发对博茨瓦纳野生动物廊道利用的影响

Integrative Conservation, EarlyView.
This study examined the effect of landscape‐scale human impact on wildlife in Botswana. We examined how species use wildlife corridors in two different human‐dominated landscapes. We identified differences in temporal overlap between wildlife and humans across both landscapes, which is fundamental to consider in both current and future conservation ...
Tempe S. F. Adams, Keith Leggett, Michael J. Chase, Marlee A. Tucker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A quantification of damage and assessment of economic loss due to crop raiding by Asian Elephant Elephas maximus (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Elephantidae): a case study of Manas National Park, Assam, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
A study was carried out in Manas National Park, Assam in northeastern India between 2007 and 2009 to understand the magnitude of human-elephant conflict through a quantification of damage and assessment of economic loss.
Naba K. Nath, Sushil K. Dutta, Jyoti P. Das, Bibhuti P. Lahkar   +3 more
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Wild Animal Suffering Is Not Intractable: A Precautionary Approach to Compassionate Intervention

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wild animals suffer due to human activity, yet natural factors contribute far more significantly to their suffering. In light of this, some propose that we have a pro tanto obligation to intervene in ecosystems to improve wild animal welfare.
Tristan Katz
wiley   +1 more source

An Improved Real Time Image Detection System for Elephant Intrusion along the Forest Border Areas

The Scientific World Journal, 2014
Human-elephant conflict is a major problem leading to crop damage, human death and injuries caused by elephants, and elephants being killed by humans.
S. J. Sugumar, R. Jayaparvathy
doaj   +1 more source