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Whole genome sequencing and the application of a SNP panel reveal primary evolutionary lineages and genomic variation in the lion (Panthera leo)

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On the road to losing connectivity: Faecal samples provide genome‐wide insights into anthropogenic impacts on two large herbivore species in central India

Tyagi, A., Yadav, N., Pandit, A., & Ramakrishnan, U. (2024) · Molecular Ecology · doi:10.1111/mec.17461 · Cited by 24

Reconstructing Grazer Assemblages for Protected Area Restoration

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Accelerated cropland expansion into high integrity forests and protected areas globally in the 21st century

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Forage patch use by grazing herbivores in a South African grazing ecosystem

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The importance of considering animal body mass in IPCC greenhouse inventories and the underappreciated role of wild herbivores

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Analysing subtle threats to conservation: A nineteen year assessment of fragmentation and isolation of Spanish protected areas

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Does the tropical agricultural matrix bear potential for primate conservation? A baseline study from Western Uganda

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Biodiversity protection in the 21st century needs intact habitat and protection from overexploitation whether inside or outside parks

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The influence of socioeconomic factors on the densities of high-value cross-border species, the African elephant

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Large herbivore dynamics in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe

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Insights on fostering the emergence of robust conservation actions from Zimbabwe's CAMPFIRE program

Biggs, D., Ban, N. C., Castilla, J. C., Gelcich, S., Mills, M., Gandiwa, E., Etienne, M., Knight, A. T., Marquet, P. A., & Possingham, H. P. (2019) · Global Ecology and Conservation · doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00538 · Cited by 21

Fire-created habitats support large mammal community in a Mediterranean landscape

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Wild meat hunting levels and trade in a West African protected area in Togo

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Patterns and extent of threats to the protected areas of Bangladesh: the need for a relook at conservation strategies

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The importance of national political context to the impacts of international conservation aid: evidence from the W National Parks of Benin and Niger

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THE EFFECTS OF PROTECTED AREA AND VETERINARY FENCING ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

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Towards Understanding Large Mammal Population Declines in Africa's Protected Areas: A West-Central African Perspective

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African biodiversity dynamics: interactions between ecological processes and conservation actions

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The return of the quagga

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The State of Protected Areas and Conservation of Ethiopia’s Iconic Large Mammals: Implications for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

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Assessing the performance, prospects, and priority of Africa's protected areas

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