Vultures provide critical ecosystem services, yet populations of many species have
collapsed worldwide. We present the first estimates of a 30‐year Pan‐African vulture decline, …

Given the diversity of prey consumed by insectivorous bats, it is difficult to discern the composition
of their diet using morphological or conventional PCR-based analyses of their faeces. …

Rodent pests are especially problematic in terms of agriculture and public health since they
can inflict considerable economic damage associated with their abundance, diversity, …

Protected areas are intended as tools in reducing threats to wildlife and preserving habitat
for their long-term population persistence. Studies on ranging behavior provide insight into …

This revised edition of a book first published in 2010 supplements the original account of the
116 bat species then known to be found in Southern and Central Africa with an additional …

This comprehensive handbook covers all the rodents occurring in Southern, Central, East
and West Africa, south of the Sahara. Genus and species accounts include diagnostic …

Riparian habitats are known to be important for bats across the world, however this is largely
unstudied in Africa. We investigated the community structure of bats in riparian areas and …

The Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) is an obligate cliff-nesting vulture endemic to southern
Africa. Its range and population size have declined markedly over the last century. Namibia …

Gigantism and dwarfism evolve in vertebrates restricted to islands. We describe four new
species in the Rhinolophus hildebrandtii species-complex of horseshoe bats, whose evolution …

Three species of vulture (African White-backed, White-headed and Lappet-faced) breed in
Swaziland, all of which are threatened within the country. Vulture nests were surveyed using …