| Titre : | Oryx 50(3) - JUL 2016 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Julia B. Smith, Auteur ;
Clayton K. Nielsen, Auteur ;
Eric C. Hellgren, Auteur
Large carnivores are recolonizing parts of North America and Europe as a result of modern management and conservation policy. In the midwestern USA, black bears Ursus americanus, cougars Puma concolor and grey wolves Canis lupus have the potenti[...]
Article
Hai Ren, Auteur ;
Hong Liu, Auteur ;
Jun Wang, Auteur ;
Lianlian Yuan, Auteur ;
Xiaodong Cui, Auteur ;
Qianmei Zhang, Auteur ;
Lin Fu, Auteur ;
Hongfeng Chen, Auteur ;
Wenchao Zhong, Auteur ;
Keming Yang, Auteur ;
Qinfeng Guo, Auteur
The distribution of the Critically Endangered tree Manglietia longipedunculata, of which there are only 11 known wild individuals, is restricted to the Nankunshan Nature Reserve in South China. The species is threatened with extinction because o[...]
Article
Paul Scholte, Auteur ;
Emmanuel Iyah, Auteur
Populations of the common hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius have undergone widespread decline as a result of habitat conversion and hunting for bushmeat and, increasingly, for ivory. North Cameroon holds important populations of large mammals,[...]
Article
Dustin H. Ranglack, Auteur ;
Johan T. du Toit, Auteur
The North American model of wildlife conservation, based on the public trust doctrine, is credited for the recovery of several charismatic wildlife species, including the plains bison Bison bison. In that model, wildlife is a public resource fro[...]
Article
Graziano Rossi, Auteur ;
Simone Orsenigo, Auteur ;
Chiara Montagnani, Auteur ;
Giuseppe Fenu, Auteur ;
Domenico Gargano, Auteur ;
Lorenzo Peruzzi, Auteur ;
Robert P. Wagensommer, Auteur ;
Bruno Foggi, Auteur ;
Gianluigi Bacchetta, Auteur ;
Gianniantonio Domina, Auteur ;
Fabio Conti, Auteur ;
Fabrizio Bartolucci, Auteur ;
Matilde Gennai, Auteur ;
Sonia Ravera, Auteur ;
Annalena Cogoni, Auteur ;
Sara Magrini, Auteur ;
Rodolfo Gentili, Auteur ;
Miris Castello, Auteur ;
Carlo Blasi, Auteur ;
Thomas Abeli, Auteur
The conservation of species listed in the Bern Convention and European Directive 1992/43/EEC (so-called policy species) is mandatory for European Union (EU) countries. We assessed the conservation status of Italian policy species, based on the I[...]
Article
Stephane Caut, Auteur ;
Michael J. Jowers, Auteur
The Caribbean Islands are a biodiversity hotspot where anthropogenic disturbances have had a significant impact, causing population declines and extinction of endemic species. The ground snake Erythrolamprus cursor is a dipsadid endemic to Marti[...]
Article
G. Walters, Auteur ;
E. Ngagnia Ndjabounda, Auteur ;
D. Ikabanga, Auteur ;
J. P. Biteau, Auteur ;
O. Hymas, Auteur ;
L. J. T. White, Auteur ;
A.-M. Ndong Obiang, Auteur ;
P. Ndong Ondo, Auteur ;
K. J. Jeffery, Auteur ;
O. Lachenaud, Auteur ;
T. Stevart, Auteur
Urban development is an increasing threat to the integrity of formerly remote protected areas, in some cases resulting in their downgrading, downsizing or degazetting. One-quarter of previously remote protected areas are now within.. km of a cit[...]
Article
Alexander Knight, Auteur ;
Hazel M. Chapman, Auteur ;
Marie Hale, Auteur
Taraba State, Nigeria, is an important conservation site for the Endangered Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee Pan troglodytes ellioti. Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria's largest national park and home to potentially the largest contiguous populati[...]
Article
Anna Kreziou, Auteur ;
Hugo de Boer, Auteur ;
Barbara Gravendeel, Auteur
In several eastern Mediterranean countries orchids are collected from the wild for the production of salep, a beverage made of dried orchid tubers. The drivers of this collection and trade have changed over time. We investigated which genera and[...]
Article
Gail C. Potgieter, Auteur ;
Graham I. H. Kerley, Auteur ;
Laurie L. Marker, Auteur
The conflict between predators and livestock farmers is a threat to carnivore conservation. Livestock guarding dogs are promoted as a non-lethal, environmentally friendly method to mitigate this conflict. As part of a farmer-carnivore conflict m[...]
Article
Joao Guimaraes, Auteur ;
Steven Lowe, Auteur
Article
Lorraine K. Boast, Auteur ;
Kyle Good, Auteur ;
Rebecca Klein, Auteur
The translocation of predators believed to be preying on livestock is often perceived as a more humane and desirable method of removal than lethal control. However, the survival of translocated predators and the effectiveness of translocation in[...]
Article
Elizabeth Greengrass, Auteur
This survey was part of a situational analysis of bushmeat hunting and trade in Sapo National Park in south-east Liberia. Increased private-sector investment in natural resource extraction and industrial-scale agribusiness outside the Park is an[...]
Article
Josiah Z. Katani, Auteur ;
Irmeli Mustalahti, Auteur ;
Kusaga Mukama, Auteur ;
Eliakimu Zahabu, Auteur
The aim of this study was to determine the changes in forest carbon in three village forests in Tanzania during 2009-2012 using participatory forest carbon assessment, and to evaluate the capability of the local communities to undertake the asse[...]
Article
Pippa Howard, Auteur ;
Guy Parker, Auteur ;
Twyla Holland, Auteur ;
David Marsh, Auteur ;
Nicky Jenner, Auteur ;
Erin Parham, Auteur
Article
Udayan Borthakur, Auteur ;
Pranjal Kumar Das, Auteur ;
Anjan Talukdar, Auteur ;
Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, Auteur
The greater one-horned rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis is a flagship species for conservation in protected areas in India and Nepal. In India the species is afforded the highest level of legal protection under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protect[...]
Article
Charlie J. Gardner, Auteur ;
Firengea U. L. Gabriel, Auteur ;
Freya A. V. St John, Auteur ;
Zoe G. Davies, Auteur
Protected areas are usually conceived and managed as static entities, although this approach is increasingly viewed as unrealistic given climate change and ecosystem dynamics. The ways in which people use land and/or natural resources within and[...]
Article
Paul R. Jepson, Auteur
Saving species from extinction is a central tenet of conservation, yet success in this endeavour remains unpredictable and elusive, especially where wildlife trade is involved. Influential conservation policy actors operating internationally adv[...]
Article
Anne-Marie C. Hodge, Auteur ;
Brian S. Arbogast, Auteur
Ecuador harbours a diverse assemblage of tropical mammals, yet the natural history and local-scale distributions of many species remain poorly understood. We conducted the first systematic camera-trap survey of terrestrial mammalian carnivores a[...]
Article
Cortni Borgerson, Auteur
AbstractStudying seasonal hunting patterns can be critical for developing sound actions for conservation and public health. As availability of funds to implement conservation policy is limited, it is essential to focus efforts during the most cr[...]
Article
Ednaldo Monteiro da Silva, Auteur ;
Enrico Bernard, Auteur
Brazil's biodiversity faces significant threats, including wildlife crime. Although wildlife is protected by law and there are enforcement agencies to administer penalties and impose fines, the effectiveness of this system is questionable. Tackl[...]
Article
Ricardo A. S. Cerboncini, Auteur ;
James J. Roper, Auteur ;
Fernando C. Passos, Auteur
Edge effects have been studied extensively in fragmented landscapes, often with conflicting findings. Edge effects may also be important in other situations, such as linear clearings (e.g. along roads, power lines or train tracks). We tested for[...]
Article
Bin Wang, Auteur ;
Yongpeng Ma, Auteur ;
Gao Chen, Auteur ;
Congren Li, Auteur ;
Zhiling Dao, Auteur ;
Weibang Sun, Auteur
Magnolia sinica, a Critically Endangered tree endemic to Yunnan, China, is one of the 20 plant species with extremely small populations approved by the Yunnan government for urgent rescue action before 2015 Information on the geographical distri[...]
