Falling Tungabhadra Water Levels Brought Mugger Crocodiles Onto Riverbanks in Kurnool
Receding water in the Tungabhadra brought mugger crocodiles onto exposed banks in Kurnool, where one was attacked by…
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A continuing selection of new studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
Farmer Survey Estimated Annual Nilgai Crop Destruction Near Junagadh at 63%
A farmer survey across eight villages near Junagadh estimated annual nilgai crop destruction at 63%, with groundnut particularly…
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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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Livestock conflict with large carnivores is widespread across Queen Elizabeth National Park
Researchers documented 139 confirmed livestock-depredation events involving lions, leopards and spotted hyenas across 11 communities in Queen Elizabeth…
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Key Movement Bottlenecks for Five Large Mammals Lay Outside Protected Areas in Tamil Nadu
A 2026 study of tiger, leopard, dhole, Asian elephant and gaur identified modelled movement bottlenecks outside protected areas,…
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More Than Half of 245 Tiger Attacks in Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape Were Fatal
A study of 245 tiger attacks in Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape from 2010–2024 found that 57.6% were fatal,…
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European Inventory Estimated More Than €670 Million in Annual Fish Damage From Great Cormorant Predation
A 2026 European inventory using information from more than 300 organizations estimates annual cormorant-related damage to fish stocks…
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Solar-Powered Electric and Mesh Fences Protected Crops From Rhesus Macaques in Assam Field Trials
At Sivasagar trial sites, protected vegetable and fruit crops had no recorded rhesus macaque damage. In Lakhimpur, mean…
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European Commission Replaced Its 2013 Guidance on Great Cormorant Derogations
A Commission Notice published on 31 July 2026 replaced the 2013 guidance on Great Cormorant derogations and updated…
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European Commission Published New Guidance on Barnacle Goose Conflicts
New European Commission guidance published on 31 July 2026 explains how Article 9 derogations can be used in…
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Mugger Crocodile Habitat Use in the Moyar River Was Most Closely Linked to Fish Biomass
A 2026 Wildlife Institute of India dissertation found that mugger crocodile habitat use in the Moyar River was…
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Sloth Bears Fed on Discarded Food in Gujarat Villages; Fewer Visits Followed Cleanup
Three cases in Gujarat documented sloth bears feeding on discarded food and packaging; waste removal and community action…
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Acceptance of Wild Boar Declined as Support for Electric Fencing and Hunting Rose in Flanders
Three public surveys in Flanders from 2017, 2020 and 2023 found declining acceptance of wild boar presence, especially…
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Injuries Were More Extensive After Zebra Spitting Cobra Bites Than Puff Adder Bites in Namibia
Among 20 hospitalized snakebite patients in Namibia, tissue necrosis occurred in 11 of 12 zebra spitting cobra cases…
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Livestock Losses Varied Strongly Among Households and Carnivores in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley
In a survey of 147 households near Omo National Park, 36.1% reported losing livestock to carnivores during the…
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Black-backed jackals in Namibian livestock areas rely mostly on wild prey
Genetically confirmed scat from four communal conservancies in Namibia showed that wild ungulates contributed far more biomass to…
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Annual Human Injuries and Deaths From Tiger Attacks Rose From 4.6 to 11.4 Around Chitwan–Parsa
A ten-year study around Chitwan and Parsa National Parks recorded 80 human injuries and deaths from tiger attacks.…
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Wild prey made up 96.8% of identified leopard kills on Namibian farms
Ten years of tracking on central Namibian farmland found that 96.8% of identified leopard kills were wild prey,…
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Stanley Park Recorded 108 Aggressive Human–Coyote Encounters in Nine Months
From December 2020 to August 2021, Stanley Park recorded 45 coyote attacks involving bites or scratches and 63…
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Merchant Acceptance Was Highest in Daegu Markets With Barn Swallow Nests
Barn swallows nested in 10 of 48 traditional markets surveyed in Daegu. Broad environmental variables did not distinguish…
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