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Laundered alive? The transnational trade in wild felids through Bangladesh

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023
Wildlife trade represents a major threat to global biodiversity. Yet preventing species losses from unsustainable trade requires detailed knowledge of patterns and processes of trade to enable targeted interventions.
Nasir Uddin, Sam Enoch, Abishek Harihar, Rob S.A. Pickles, Alice C. Hughes   +4 more
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The scaling of postcranial muscles in cats (Felidae) I: forelimb, cervical, and thoracic muscles [PDF]

, 2016
The body masses of cats (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) span a ~300‐fold range from the smallest to largest species. Despite this range, felid musculoskeletal anatomy remains remarkably conservative, including the maintenance of a crouched limb posture at
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The effect of environment on intestinal microbial diversity of Panthera animals may exceed genetic relationship

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Intestinal microbes are important symbiotes in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, which are affected by food, environment, climate, genetics, and other factors.
Lei Chen, Di Xu, Mengyao Sun, Ying Li, Shen Wang, Ying Gao, Zenghao Gao, Yuying Shi   +7 more
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Movement patterns and athletic performance of leopards in the Okavango Delta [PDF]

, 2018
Although leopards are the most widespread of all the big cats and are known for their adaptability, they are elusive and little is known in detail about their movement and hunting energetics.
Bertram B, Bertram BCR, Bothma J, Ewer RF, Hamilton PH, Hanby J, Lejeune TM, Martins QE, Norton P, Schaller GB, Sunquist M, Swanepoel LH, Taylor CR   +12 more
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Pathological and immunohistochemical studies on hemangiosarcoma in tigers Panthera tigris and lions Panthera Leo

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018
Five cases of hemangiosarcoma were documented in three tigers and two lions during post-mortem examinations.  Grossly, reddish-black coloured elevated masses were noticed with metastasis to the spleen.
N. Jayasree, Ch. Srilatha, N. Sailaja, R. Venu, W.L.N.V. Varaprasad   +4 more
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Dental Trauma following Animal Attack: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Animal attacks are a common cause of human injuries worldwide, with human-leopard encounters frequently reported in India. Animal attack injuries are increasingly common in trauma centres due to human encroachment into wildlife habitats, leading to more ...
Meetkumar Dedania, Nimisha Shah, Sankalp Mahajan, Riddhi Thakkar   +3 more
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Drivers of large carnivore density in non‐hunted, multi‐use landscapes

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Protected areas serve as population strongholds for many large carnivores, with multi‐use landscapes along their borders forming the front‐lines of wildlife conservation.
Allison L. Devlin, Jacqueline L. Frair, Peter G. Crawshaw Jr, Luke T. B. Hunter, Fernando R. Tortato, Rafael Hoogesteijn, Nathaniel Robinson, Hugh S. Robinson, Howard B. Quigley   +8 more
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Mountain lions (Puma concolor) and their current management: Texas residents’ knowledge and attitudes [PDF]

Nature Conservation
Texas hosts approximately seven percent of the United States of America’s mountain lion (Puma concolor) population, although this estimate might be high due to their non-game status and lack of regulation.
Omar Ohrens, Benjamin Ghasemi, Bonnie E. Gulas-Wroblewski, L. Mark Elbroch   +3 more
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Using a crime prevention framework to evaluate tiger counter-poaching in a Southeast Asian rainforest

Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2023
Tigers are a conservation-reliant species, as multiple populations face the risk of local extinction due to poaching arising from the continued demand for their body parts. Preventing tiger poaching poses a challenge for the rangers responsible for their
Wai Yee Lam, Wai Yee Lam, Chee-Chean Phung, Zainal Abidin Mat, Hamidi Jamaluddin, Charina Pria Sivayogam, Charina Pria Sivayogam, Fauzul Azim Zainal Abidin, Azlan Sulaiman, Melynda Ka Yi Cheok, Noor Alif Wira Osama, Salman Sabaan, Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim, Mark Daniel Booton, Abishek Harihar, Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, Rob Stuart Alexander Pickles   +17 more
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Insights on the role of forest cover and on the changes in forest cover on thirty-five endangered mammal species distributions [PDF]

, 2019
The changes in forest cover can determine the survival of terrestrial endangered mammal species in the wild. This study assessed the impacts of forest cover changes on endangered mammal species distribution at global scale aiming to understand how the ...
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