Tiger Recovery Was Not Consistently Linked to More Human–Tiger Conflict
A 2010–2025 synthesis from ten tiger range countries found no consistent relationship between tiger population size and total…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Three Decades of Records Showed Large Population Swings in Wulongkou Taihangshan Macaques
Three decades of records from Wulongkou in Henan showed large population fluctuations in Taihangshan rhesus macaques. Natality rose…
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Huzhou Conservation Account Documented Five Years of Cotton Pygmy-Goose Breeding and Protection
A Huzhou conservation account described five years of Cotton Pygmy-Goose breeding and monitoring at a lotus-pond site. Chicks…
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Future Environmental Change Could Reduce Greater White-fronted Goose Migration Network Integrity by 35–71%
Models of the East Asian spring migration system from the Yangtze Basin to the Russian Arctic projected more…
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Models Estimated 47.6% Contraction in Suitable Dhole Habitat in China
Models suggest suitable dhole habitat in China contracted by 47.6% from the historical to current period and could…
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Camera Trap Provided Xinjiang’s First Documented Photographic Golden Jackal Record
A 372-camera-day survey in Zhaosu County produced Xinjiang’s first documented photographic record of a golden jackal. The camera-trap…
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2023 Survey Found Eurasian Tree Sparrows in 7.8% of a Beijing Swift Tower’s Usable Boxes
A 2023 breeding-season survey found Eurasian tree sparrows in 137 of 1,763 usable boxes in a Beijing tower…
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Coastal Stopover Dependence Best Predicted Which Shorebirds Declined in Bangladesh Counts
Fourteen years of counts on Sonadia Island found downward trends in 12 of 20 migratory shorebirds. Seven of…
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Researchers set out five priorities for China’s recovering Amur tiger population
A 2026 perspective article proposes five priorities for the next phase of Amur tiger recovery in China, spanning…
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Human Hair and Fishing Line Caused Seven Deaths in Barn Swallow Nests
A study of 193 barn swallow nests in China documented seven fatal entanglements involving human hair or fishing…
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Floating Rafts Help More Than 300 Mandarin Ducklings a Year at Ya’an Bird Island
Floating platforms at Ya’an’s urban Bird Island help more than 300 Mandarin ducklings a year cope with steep…
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Barn Swallow Was the Most Frequent Bird-Strike Species Identified at Hangzhou Airport
At Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, barn swallow accounted for 9 of 114 identified strike samples (7.9%). Year-round surveys,…
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PFAS Biomagnified From Insects Into Barn Swallows, With the Highest Estimated Risk Just After Hatching
A South China study found trophic magnification of PFAS in barn swallows and estimated the greatest risk during…
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Restored Wetland Attracted Avocets but Few Nests Succeeded
Only 6.9% of monitored pied avocet nests and 20.3% of black-winged stilt nests succeeded in a restored Yangtze…
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Dunlins Wintering in Japan Had 0.53 Estimated Apparent Annual Survival, Versus 0.78 in the Yellow Sea
An integrated study of arcticola dunlins linked strong differences in survival and 2010–2014 population trends to wintering region,…
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Common Moorhen Feathers Had the Highest PFAS Concentrations Among Three Waterbird Species
Among 141 feather samples from three waterbird species in a protected wetland in southwestern China, common moorhens had…
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Microplastics Were Detected in 77% of Fecal Samples From Wintering Whooper Swans in North China
A 2026 study at Swan Lake in northern China detected microplastics in 23 of 30 whooper swan fecal…
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Qinghai Surveys Recorded About 1,580 Rhesus Macaques, 43.8% More Than in 1986
Repeated winter surveys in historical rhesus-macaque areas of Qinghai recorded 24 groups with about 1,580 animals in 2021–2022,…
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Adult Black-headed Gull Feathers Contained More Mercury Than Juvenile Feathers
Feathers from black-headed gulls wintering at Dianchi Lake contained more total mercury and methylmercury in adults than juveniles,…
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Targeted Poaching for Lion Body Parts Appears to Be Expanding Across Africa
A 2026 review finds that targeted poaching of African lions for body parts appears to be increasing in…
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