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JournalISSN: 0030-6053

Oryx 

Cambridge University Press
About: Oryx is an academic journal published by Cambridge University Press. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Population & Threatened species. It has an ISSN identifier of 0030-6053. It is also open access. Over the lifetime, 3565 publications have been published receiving 76163 citations. The journal is also known as: Oryx.


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01 Jan 2009-Oryx
TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-species, systematic review of human-felid conflicts worldwide is presented, using a combination of literature review and geographical information system analyses, providing a quantitative as well as qualitative assessment of patterns and determinants that are known to influence the severity of human felid conflicts and a geographical overview of the occurrence of conflict worldwide.
Abstract: Conflict between people and felids is one of the most urgent wild cat conservation issues worldwide, yet efforts to synthesize knowledge about these conflicts have been few. For management strategies to be effective a thorough understanding of the dynamics of human-felid conflicts is necessary. Here we present the results of a cross-species, systematic review of human-felid conflicts worldwide. Using a combination of literature review and geographical information system analyses, we provide a quantitative as well as qualitative assessment of patterns and determinants that are known to influence the severity of human-felid conflicts, and a geographical overview of the occurrence of conflict worldwide. We found evidence of conflict affecting over 75% of the world's felid species. The severity of conflict increases with felid body mass and is of greatest conservation significance to nine species: caracal, cheetah, Eurasian lynx, jaguar, leopard, lion, puma, snow leopard and tiger. We also reveal specific gaps in knowledge about human-felid conflicts, and required actions within this aspect of felid conservation. With only 31% of implemented management strategies having been evaluated scientifically, there is a need for greater and more rigorous evaluation and a wider dissemination of results. Also urgently required are standardized reporting techniques to reduce the current disparity in conflict reporting methods and facilitate resolution of patterns and trends in the scale of human-felid conflict worldwide. This review provides a basis both for further synthesis and for the coordination of human-felid conflict management among researchers, practitioners and organizations.

658 citations

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01 Apr 2004-Oryx
TL;DR: In this paper, the first applica- tion of a systematic camera trapping methodology for abundance estimation of jaguars was presented, which used a grid of camera traps deployed for 2 months, identified individual animals from their pelage patterns, and estimated population abundance using capture-recapture statistical models.
Abstract: Across their range jaguars Panthera onca are important conservation icons for several reasons: their important role in ecosystems as top carnivores, their cultural and economic value, and their potential conflicts with livestock. However, jaguars have historically been difficult to monitor. This paper outlines the first applica- tion of a systematic camera trapping methodology for abundance estimation of jaguars. The methodology was initially developed to estimate tiger abundance in India. We used a grid of camera traps deployed for 2 months, identified individual animals from their pelage patterns, and estimated population abundance using capture-recapture statistical models. We applied this methodology in a total of five study sites in the Mayan

501 citations

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01 Jul 2008-Oryx
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the results of the first explicitly marine-focused, global assessment of protected areas in relation to global marine protection targets, and validate concerns over the relevance and utility of broad conservation targets.
Abstract: Current global marine protection targets aim to protect 1030% of marine habitats within the next 3 - -5 years. However, these targets were adopted without prior assessment of their achievability. Moreover, ability to moni- tor progress towards such targets has been constrained by a lack of robust data on marine protected areas. Here we present the results of the first explicitly marine-focused, global assessment of protected areas in relation to global marine protection targets. Approximately 2.35 million km 2 , 0.65% of the world's oceans and 1.6% of the total marine area within Exclusive Economic Zones, are currently pro- tected. Only 0.08% of the world's oceans, and 0.2% of the total marine area under national jurisdiction is no-take. The global distribution of protected areas is both uneven and unrepresentative at multiple scales, and only half of the world's marine protected areas are part of a coherent network. Since 1984 the spatial extent of marine area pro- tected globally has grown at an annual rate of 4.6%, at which even the most modest target is unlikely to be met for at least several decades rather than within the coming decade. These results validate concerns over the relevance and utility of broad conservation targets. However, given the low level of protection for marine ecosystems, a more immediate global concern is the need for a rapid increase in marine protected area coverage. In this case, the process of comparing targets to their expected achievement dates may help to mobilize support for the policy shifts and increased resources needed to improve the current level of marine protection.

449 citations

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01 Jan 2002-Oryx
TL;DR: A review of the more general issues relating to bat conservation highlights the priority areas where action is needed immediately at a global, regional or national level and highlights in particular the global importance of islands and caves for bats.
Abstract: makers as well as organisations and individuals who are promoting bat conservation issues. The underlying lights the priority areas where action is needed immediately at a global, regional or national level. It highlights threat to bats is pressure on resources from increasing human populations that leads to the loss or modification in particular the global importance of islands and caves for bats. of foraging habitats and roosts. Bats frequently have a negative public image that influences the response to the problems of rabies and vampire bats in Latin America Keywords Action Plan, bats, caves, Chiroptera, conservation priorities, islands. and conflicts between bats and commercial fruit growers in other areas of the world. In some areas bats are

413 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
2023134
2022270
2021179
2020123
201952
201836