Mismatch between conservation needs and actual representation of lions from West and Central Africa in in situ and ex situ conservation by Fleur Visser, Marine Drouilly, Yoshan Moodley, Johan R. Michaux, Michael J. Somers

“…We provide recommendations to encourage role‐players involved in lion and other threatened species conservation to address this mismatch by shifting some of their attention and funding to West and Central Africa.…”
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GPS Tracking Reveals the White-Tailed Eagle <i>Haliaeetus albicilla</i> as an Ambassador for the Natura 2000 Network by Remo Probst, Matthias Schmidt, Michael McGrady, Christian Pichler

“…The Natura 2000 network of protected areas is the backbone of species conservation in the European Union. We investigated whether Austrian-hatched white-tailed eagles (<i>Haliaeetus albicilla</i>) make particular use of this multinational network during their natal dispersal, and what habitats were of importance to the eagles. …”
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Conserving Mekong Megafishes: Current Status and Critical Threats in Cambodia by Teresa Campbell, Kakada Pin, Peng Bun Ngor, Zeb Hogan

“…Results confirm that Mekong megafishes are severely endangered. Species Conservation Strategies should be developed and must address pervasive illegal fishing activities, alongside habitat degradation and blocked migrations, to recover declining populations.…”
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Modeling Stygofauna Resilience to the Impact of the Climate Change in the Karstic Groundwaters of South Italy by Agostina Tabilio Di Camillo, Costantino Masciopinto

“…A resilience model equation of the stygobiont species conservation was obtained from a surface best-fit of the assigned LRS and the corresponding values of independent variables describing the environmental quality of monitored habitats and LRS. …”
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Comparison of Different Materials for Self-Pressurized Vitrification of Feline Oocytes—First Results by Lorena Fernandez-Gonzalez, Jan Huebinger, Katarina Jewgenow

“…Cryobanking is a crucial part on species conservation. Nowadays, there is no suitable protocol for vitrification of feline oocytes. …”
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Dormancy and germination characteristics of Tarenaya hassleriana (Cleomaceae) seeds by Zhao Ren-Fei, Shen Xue-Yang, Rong Zi-Han, Mou Jiao-Lin, Xu Li, Deng Zhi-Jun

“…Abstract: Elucidating the physiological and ecological mechanisms of seed dormancy and germination is of great significance for species conservation and the application of plant resources. …”
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An annotated checklist of the birds of upper Chenab catchment, Jammu & Kashmir, India by Neeraj Sharma, Suresh Kumar Rana, Pankaj Raina, Raja Amir, Muzaffar Ahmed Kichloo

“…Watershed avifaunal inventories are useful in devising management strategies appropriate to the habitat, as well as species conservation.  The Chenab River basin forms one of the largest and most important river basins in Jammu & Kashmir.  …”
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Developing a non-invasive indicator of pinniped health: Neonate behavior and growth in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) by D S Green, J K Young, C J Hernández-Camacho, L R Gerber

“…These results provide insight into the possibility of using behavior as an indicator of individual status of males that could facilitate assessments of population status and illustrate the importance of using alternative approaches to measure animal condition for species conservation.  …”
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Rushing in the spring and relaxing in the fall: seasonal and sex-specific migration profiles of Dunlin by Leah Wright, Erica Nol, Richard B. Lanctot, Laura McKinnon

“…Developing effective species conservation strategies relies on our ability to understand the spatiotemporal distribution of birds across their annual cycle. …”
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Activity pattern of Cuniculus paca (Rodentia: Cuniculidae) in relation to lunar illumination and other abiotic variables in the southern Brazilian Amazon by Fernanda Michalski, Darren Norris

“…Understanding what influences the activity of organisms is important for both ecological understanding and species conservation. Using data from 2,707 camera trap days distributed across 24 forest sites, we present quantitative analyses of the activity pattern of Cuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766) in southern Amazonia. …”
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Monitoring of <i>Dactylorhiza sambucina</i> (L.) Soó (Orchidaceae)—Variation in Flowering, Flower Colour Morph Frequencies, and Erratic Population Census Trends by Matthias Kropf, Monika Kriechbaum

“…Knowledge of these dynamics is also crucial for the species’ conservation. We investigated colour morph frequencies for ten Austrian populations of <i>D. sambucina</i> over maximum time series of 18 consecutive years. …”
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Behavioral niche partitioning in a sympatric tiger beetle assemblage and implications for the endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle by Tierney R. Brosius, Leon G. Higley

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A Study on the Perception of African Elephant (<i>Loxodonta africana</i>) Conservation by School Children in Africa and England (UK) by Katie E. Thompson, Genoveva F. Esteban

“…Environmental education (EE) applications can support wildlife conservation practices by improving school children’s understanding of environmental issues, including endangered species conservation, such as the African savanna elephant (<i>Loxodonta africana).…”
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Development of A Tool for Assessing the Reputation of Zoos: The Zoo Ethical Reputation Survey (ZERS) by Maria Michela Spiriti, Francesco Maria Melchiori, Paul Wilhelm Dierkes, Linda Ferrante, Francesca Bandoli, Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Barbara de Mori

“…Nowadays, most zoos have taken prominent and active positions in endangered species conservation and educating visitors about the value of biodiversity. …”
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Commerson’s dolphin population structure: evidence for female phylopatry and male dispersal by Cristian Alberto Durante, Rocio Loizaga, Gregory R. McCracken, Enrique Alberto Crespo, Daniel E. Ruzzante

“…Abstract A key in species conservation is understanding the amount and distribution of genetic diversity and how environmental changes that occurred in the recent past may have influenced current patterns of population structure. …”
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Estimating population sizes to evaluate progress in conservation of endangered golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia). by Carlos R Ruiz-Miranda, Marcio M de Morais, Lou Ann Dietz, Brenda Rocha Alexandre, Andréia F Martins, Luís Paulo Ferraz, Jennifer Mickelberg, Sarah J Hankerson, James M Dietz

“…Efforts to reverse the decline of endangered golden lion tamarin monkeys have been relatively successful because the Brazilian organization dedicated to the species' conservation (Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado, AMLD) relies on science-based computer modeling to determine the number of tamarins necessary to achieve demographic and genetic goals, and a process of strategic planning to achieve those goals. …”
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US‐based and international environmental nongovernmental organizations use social media, but few have large audiences online by Hanna Kim, Paul R. Armsworth, Yuta J. Masuda, Charlotte H. Chang

“…There were marked differences across eNGOs and platforms in terms of public visibility, represented by the number of followers. eNGOs focusing on advocacy, aquatic environments, and species conservation had significantly larger numbers of followers. …”
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Agro-environmental scheme for segetal plant conservation in Wallonia (Belgium): an assessment in conventional and organic fields by Lemoine, C., Sérusiaux, E., Mahy, G., Piqueray, J.

“…This paper assessed the impact of an AES on segetal species conservation. Method. In eight organic fields and six conventional fields, a vegetation survey was performed on an AES strip and on a control margin of each field. …”
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A new snow leopard record reflects the value of remote protected areas for connectivity by Ganchimeg Wingard, Rentsen Oyunbat, Joseph Zebrowski, Richard Reading, Erica Garroutte, Anandpurev Tumurbaatar, Bayarsaikhan Otgongotob, Batsaikhan Nyamsuren, James D. Murdoch

“…As wildlife becomes more isolated in human-dominated and rapidly changing environments, species conservation requires investment in landscape connectivity. …”
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Importance of protection strategies in the conservation of the flagship species “dourado” Salminus brasiliensis (Characiformes: Bryconidae) by Rosa Maria Dias, Oscar Peláez, Taise Miranda Lopes, Anielly Galego de Oliveira, Mirtha Amanda Angulo-Valencia, Angelo Antonio Agostinho

“…Thus, besides evaluating species conservation strategies, long-term studies are essential to subsidize management measures, such as fisheries regulations.…”
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