Who bites the bullet first? The susceptibility of leopards Panthera pardus to trophy hunting by Braczkowski, A, Balme, G, Dickman, A, Macdonald, D, Fattebert, J, Dickerson, T, Johnson, P, Hunter, L

“…We show that adult male and female leopards share similar incident rates to encountering hunters but adult males are the most susceptible to hunting due to hunter preference for large trophies. …”

Shikari by Leong, Jordan Enzhao

“…Shikari is a graphic novel about a group of hunters who arrive on an unexplored game reserve planet, with exclusive rights to hunt in exchange for escorting a guide sent by the safari. …”
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Characterising Wildlife Trade Market Supply-Demand Dynamics by Macnamara, J, Rowcliffe, J, Cowlishaw, G, Alexander, J, Ntiamoa-Baidu, Y, Brenya, A, Milner-Gulland, E

“…Bushmeat provides livelihoods for hunters, traders and sellers, protein to rural and urban consumers, and has depleted the populations of many tropical forest species. …”

Searching for snakes: ball python hunting in southern Togo, West Africa by D'Cruze, N, Harrington, L, Assou, D, Ronfot, D, Macdonald, DW, Segniagbeto, GH, Auliya, M

“…This irregular, if not illegal, trade may also be unsustainable, as suggested by hunters reporting that there are fewer ball pythons in the wild than there were five years previously. …”

Transformation and endurance of Indigenous hunting: Kadazandusun-Murut bearded pig hunting practices amidst oil palm expansion and urbanization in Sabah, Malaysia by David J. Kurz, Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, Vanielie Terrence Justine, Jordan Bloem, Matthew Libass, Matthew Scott Luskin, Lauren S. Withey, Benoît Goossens, Justin S. Brashares, Matthew D. Potts

“…Additionally, 17 of 38 hunters— including 71% (10/14) of hunters who started hunting before 1985, compared to 26% (6/23) of hunters who started hunting in 1985 or later—mentioned that bearded pigs are behaving in a more skittish or fearful way as compared to the past. …”
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Investigating determinants of compliance with wildlife protection laws: bird persecution in Portugal by Fairbrass, A, Nuno, A, Bunnefeld, N, Milner-Gulland, EJ

“…Those with more positive attitudes to poisoning were more likely to admit to it, and these positive attitudes were found more in older non-hunters. Rule knowledge was better in younger male hunters. …”

Aging traits and sustainable trophy hunting of African lions by Miller, J, Balme, G, Lindsey, P, Loveridge, A, Becker, M, Begg, C, Brink, H, Dolrenry, S, Hunt, J, Jansson, I, Macdonald, D, Mandisodza-Chikerema, R, Oriol Cotterill, A, Packer, C, Rosengren, D, Stratford, K, Trinkel, M, White, P, Winterbach, C, Winterbach, H, Funston, P

“…We tested the aging accuracy of professional hunters and inexperienced observers before and after training on aging. …”

Photo-tourism and trophy hunting of lions: a sideways look at consistency in conservation by Johnson, P, Dickman, A, MacDonald, D

“…The rationale is that many US lion hunters (currently the majority of lion hunters) are likely to stop hunting if they cannot take their trophies home. …”

Myths, wishful thinking and accountability in predator conservation and management in the United States by Blossey, B, Hare, DC

“…Until the 1960's government-sponsored eradication and persecution campaigns in the United States prioritized interests of livestock producers and recreational hunters, leading to eradication of wolves and bears over much of their range. …”

Optimizing Weapon Precision by Kendall, Thomas P.

“…Finally, we model a similar device intended for civilian hunters and military snipers which guarantees minimized deviation at an estimated range.…”
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The impact of sport-hunting on the population dynamics of an African lion population in a protected area by Loveridge, A, Searle, A, Murindagomo, F, Macdonald, D

“…Sport hunters in the safari areas surrounding the park killed 72% of tagged adult males from the study area. …”

The impact of sport-hunting on the population dynamics of an African lion population in a protected area by Loveridge, A, Searle, A, Murindagomo, F, Macdonald, D

“…Sport hunters in the safari areas surrounding the park killed 72% of tagged adult males from the study area. …”

Empty Forest Syndrome: Are we there yet? A preliminary Analysis of the Hunting and Poaching Activities in Selected Areas in Sabah, Malaysia by Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, Nurin Shahira Mohd. Yunus, Azniza Mahyudin, Senthilvel K.S.S. Nathan, Hussien Muin, Arnie Hamid, Nor Akmar Abdul Aziz, Nordiana Mohd. Nordin, Norhuda Salleh, Maximus Livon Lo Ka Fu, Julia George Kunai, Petherine Anak Jimbau, Mohd. Afifi Mohd. Nasir, Cornelius Peter, Julianah Awang Joseph, Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood

“…Parts of bearded pigs were found in the cars of 76.97% of hunters arrested, followed by parts of sambar deer (13.7%). …”
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Seeking serpents: Ball python trade in Benin, West Africa by Toudonou, C, Elwin, A, Penner, J, Coulthard, E, Norrey, J, Megson, D, Rödel, MO, Sinsin, B, Harrington, LA, Auliya, M, D’Cruze, N

“…Our findings revealed that hunters and traders were largely focused on supplying the bushmeat and medicine markets in West Africa during this time. …”

Size, rarity and charisma: valuing African wildlife trophies by Johnson, P, Kansky, R, Loveridge, A, Macdonald, D

“…We explore variation in the prices paid by recreational hunters of trophy animals in Africa and its possible causes, including perceived rarity. …”

Size, Rarity and Charisma: Valuing African Wildlife Trophies by Johnson, P, Kansky, R, Loveridge, A, Macdonald, D

“…We explore variation in the prices paid by recreational hunters of trophy animals in Africa and its possible causes, including perceived rarity. …”

Size, rarity and charisma: valuing African wildlife trophies. by Johnson, P, Kansky, R, Loveridge, A, Macdonald, D

“…We explore variation in the prices paid by recreational hunters of trophy animals in Africa and its possible causes, including perceived rarity. …”

Empty forest syndrome: are we there yet? a preliminary analysis of the hunting and poaching activities in selected areas in Sabah, Malaysia by Saikim, Fiffy Hanisdah, Mohd. Yunus, Nurin Shahira, Mahyudin, Azniza, Nathan, Senthilvel K. S. S., Muin, Hussien, Abdul Hamid, Arnie, Abdul Aziz, Nor Akmar, Mohd. Nordin, Nordiana, Salleh, Norhuda, Lo, Maximus Livon Ka Fu, George Kunai, Julia @. Ariana, Anak Jimbau, Petherine, Mohd. Nasir, Mohd. Afifi, Peter, Cornelius, Awang @ Joseph, Julianah, Dawood, Mahadimenakbar M.

“…Parts of bearded pigs were found in the cars of 76.97% of hunters arrested, followed by parts of sambar deer (13.7%). …”

Nocturnal terrestrial mammals population in Sabah Forest Industries (SFI) forest plantation, Sipitang by Jephte Sompud, Andy Russel Mojiol, Lu, Su Hui, Cynthia Boon Sompud, Daniel Pamin

“…The encounter rate with hunters during the night survey were much higher as compared to the observed terrestrial mammals. …”
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Fusion SPOT-5 & Radarsat-1 images for mapping major bee plants in Marang district, Malaysia. by Saberioon, M. M., Mardan, M., Nordin, L., Mohd Sood, A., Gholizaeh, A.

“…Increase in the number of honey hunters in Marang area shows the importance of Apis dorsata and its honey for local people. …”