Conservationists increasingly use unstructured observational data, such as citizen science
records or ranger patrol observations, to guide decision making. These datasets are often …

Protected area (PA) networks have in the past been constructed to include all major habitats,
but have often been developed through consideration of only a few indicator taxa or across …

Within protected areas, biodiversity loss is often a consequence of illegal resource use.
Understanding the patterns and extent of illegal activities is therefore essential for effective law …

Protected areas are fundamental for conservation, yet are constantly threatened by illegal
activities, such as cattle encroachment and wildlife poaching, which reduce biodiversity. Law …

Illegal hunting is a persistent problem in many protected areas, but an overview of the extent
of this problem and its impact on wildlife is lacking. We reviewed 40 years (1980–2020) of …

Grauer’s gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri), the World’s largest primate, is confined to eastern
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and is threatened by civil war and insecurity. During …

Wildlife poaching presents a serious extinction threat to many animalspecies. Agencies (“defenders”)
focused on protecting suchanimals need tools that help analyze, model and predict …

Climate change vulnerability assessments are commonly used to identify species at risk from
global climate change, but the wide range of methodologies available makes it difficult for …

Populations are limited by three factors: resource availability, predation, and disease. Ecologists
know a great deal about how the first two factors work, but our understanding of the third …

Semiarid rangelands are identified as at high risk of degradation due to anthropogenic
pressure and climate change. Through tracking timelines of degradation we aimed to identify …