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Diversity and prevalence of zoonotic infections at the animal-human interface of primate trafficking in Peru.

PLoS ONE
Wildlife trafficking creates favorable scenarios for intra- and inter-specific interactions that can lead to parasite spread and disease emergence. Among the fauna affected by this activity, primates are relevant due to their potential to acquire and ...
A Patricia Mendoza, Ana Muñoz-Maceda, Bruno M Ghersi, Micaela De La Puente, Carlos Zariquiey, Nancy Cavero, Yovana Murillo, Miguel Sebastian, Yohani Ibañez, Patricia G Parker, Alberto Perez, Marcela Uhart, Janine Robinson, Sarah H Olson, Marieke H Rosenbaum   +14 more
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From foraging to decomposition: Large vertebrates as biotic drivers of trace element cycling across landscapes

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
We highlight an overlooked pathway in ecosystem functioning: the role of animal carcass decomposition in trace element cycling. By linking animal life cycles to landscape‐scale processes, we explain how large animals redistribute scarce elements and influence spatial heterogeneity, with implications for ecosystem functioning and restoration.
Elke Wenting, Henk Siepel, Elisabeth S. Bakker, Michael S. Strickland, Laurel Lynch, Harry Olde Venterink, Philip S. Barton   +6 more
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WASTELAND ACTIVISM: Political Weeds and Ecological Imaginaries in Montreal

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Montreal, this article examines the ways in which urban dwellers and activists engage with the living materialities of wastelands to illuminate evolving ecological imaginaries and their political potentials.
Daniela Giudici
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Socioeconomic determinants of illegal wildlife activities and their implications for conservation in Moyowosi Game Reserve, Tanzania

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
IntroductionIllegal wildlife activities harm biodiversity, the sustainability of ecosystems and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, for example, wildlife crime leads to species loss, a decrease in tourism earnings, and weakened ...
Kelvin Ngongolo, Ezekiel M. Goboro, Ezekiel M. Goboro, Doreen Mrimi, Kasim Sakran Abass, Franco Mbise, Atuhombye Sigala   +6 more
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Habitat Features, Coyotes, and Humans Drive Diel Activity Variation Among Sympatric Mammals

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We found that multiple mammal species show considerable variation in diel activity in response to several factors, with biotic variables (habitat features and the presence of coyotes Canis latrans) having the strongest overall effects. Our results have important implications for trophic dynamics. Future studies will need to account for these underlying
Nathan J. Proudman, Maximilian L. Allen
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Extinction Debt Paid Off: The Demise of the European Polecat (Mustela putorius) in NE Iberia

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We studied a vanishing polecat population for a decade, until its ultimate demise, using camera trap and roadkill data, landscape descriptors and dietary and toxicological analyses.Polecat favoured farmland and avoided forests and water bodies occupied by the invasive American mink.
Salvador Salvador, Roger Puig‐Gironès, Xavier Llopart, Santiago Palazón, Miguel Clavero   +4 more
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Spatial Pattern and Associations of Wildlife Smuggling in China: An Analysis Based on a Spatial Econometric Model

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Wildlife trafficking poses substantial risks to biodiversity, ecosystem stability, and public health. Using panel data for 31 Chinese provinces, this study applies global spatial diagnostics, the spatial gravity model, and a two-way fixed-effects spatial
Jin Sun, Yunxiao Fan, Honglian Hua
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The True Costs of Wildlife Trafficking [PDF]

Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 2020
Sharon Guynup, Chris R. Shepherd, Loretta Shepherd   +2 more
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Warm Spring Weather Alters Calling Phenology of Four Sympatric Early‐Breeding Anurans

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
An unusually warm March in 2024 (“false spring”) followed by freezing temperatures allowed us to assess the impact of a weather event on an amphibian community. The calling activity of all four species was associated with increasing temperature, and the first date of calling was advanced by 11–18 days.
Jeffrey P. Ethier, Nionta Habib, Marc J. Mazerolle, Vance L. Trudeau   +3 more
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Adapting to Urban Heights: Multidimensional Gradients Drive Nest‐Selection Plasticity and Trade‐Offs in a Human‐Commensal Sparrow

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Urban Eurasian tree sparrows exhibit pronounced nest‐site plasticity, exploiting vertical building space while preferring lower nest heights when sites are abundant. Nest decisions are driven by altitude and building height rather than other factors, indicating a shift toward anthropogenic resources in cities.
Yang Wang, Guanqun Kou, Fangyuan Liu, Xu Liu, Juyong Li, Jie Wang, Qian Zhang, Yuan Yin, Limin Wang, John C. Wingfield, Fumin Lei, Dongming Li   +11 more
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