CONTEXT : The conservation of the Endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) poses a major challenge to conservationists because outside the boundaries of protected areas, wild dogs are prone to conflict with farmers. ...
Dolton, Haley R.; Jackson, Andrew L.; Deaville, Robert; Hall, Jackie; McManus, Gavin; Perkins, Matthew W.; Rolfe, Rebecca A.; Snelling, Edward P.; Houghton, Jonathan D.R.; Sims, David W.; Payne, Nicholas L.(Inter-Research Science Publisher, 2023-07-20)
Few fast-swimming apex fishes are classified as ‘regional endotherms’, having
evolved a relatively uncommon suite of traits (e.g. elevated body temperatures, centralised red
muscle, and thick-walled hearts) thought to ...
African buffalo herd size varies across their distribution range from as few as 5–10 in the rainforests of West and Central Africa to as many as 2000 individuals in the floodplains of eastern and southern Africa. The home ...
Organisms in the genus Anaplasma are obligate intracellular alphaproteobacteria. Bovine anaplasmosis, predominantly
caused by Anaplasma marginale, is the most prevalent tick-borne disease (TBD) of cattle worldwide.
Other ...
Donaldson, Ashleigh C.; Buss, Peter Erik; Fuller, Andrea; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney(Oxford University Press, 2023-01)
Free-living lions (12 per group) were immobilized with tiletamine-zolazepam-medetomidine (TZM), ketamine-medetomidine (KM), or ketamine-butorphanol-medetomidine (KBM). During immobilization, respiratory, blood gas and ...
Pohlin, Friederike; Frei, Carolin; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Roch, Franz-Ferdinand; Quijada, Narciso M.; Conrady, Beate; Neubauer, Viktoria; Hofmeyr, Markus; Cooper, Dave; Stalder, Gabrielle; Wetzels, Stefanie U.(Oxford University Press, 2023-01)
Translocations of Rhinocerotidae are commonly performed for conservation purposes but expose the animals to a variety of stressors (e.g. prolonged fasting, confinement, novel environment, etc.). Stress may change the ...
Panaino, Wendy; Parrin, Francesca; Kamerman, Peter R.; Hetem, Robyn S.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Smith, Dylan; VanDyk, Gus; Fuller, Andrea(Oxford University Press, 2023)
Climate change is impacting mammals both directly (for example, through increased heat) and indirectly (for example, through altered food resources). Understanding the physiological and behavioural responses of mammals in ...
Leiberich, Marion; Fitte, Agustina; Burroughs, Richard E.J.; Steyl, Johan; Goddard, Amelia; Haw, Anna Jean; Boesch, Jordyn M.; Kohn, Tertius Abraham; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney(Wildlife Disease Association, 2023)
Wild animals are commonly captured for conservation, research, and wildlife management purposes. However, capture is associated with a high risk of morbidity or mortality. Capture-induced hyperthermia is a commonly encountered ...
Mills, Kirby L.; Belant, Jerrold L.; Beukes, Maya; Droge, Egil; Everatt, Kristoffer T.; Fyumagwa, Robert; Green, David S.; Hayward, Matt W.; Holekamp, Kay E.; Radloff, F.G.T.; Spong, Goran; Suraci, Justin P.; Van der Weyde, Leanne K.; Wilmers, Christopher C.; Carter, Neil H.; Sanders, Nathan J.(Nature Research, 2023-10-17)
Wide-ranging carnivores experience tradeoffs between dynamic resource availabilities and
heterogeneous risks from humans, with consequences for their ecological function and
conservation outcomes. Yet, research investigating ...
BACKGROUND : Q fever and toxoplasmosis are economically important zoonoses as they cause considerable losses
in livestock (cattle, sheep and goats) and wildlife (antelopes, giraffes, lions, and cheetahs) through ...
Dolton, Haley R.; Snelling, Edward P.; Deaville, Robert; Jackson, Andrew L.; Perkins, Matthew W.; Bortoluzzi, Jenny R.; Purves, Kevin; Curnick, David J.; Pimiento, Catalina; Payne, Nicholas L.(Royal Society, 2023-11)
The order Lamniformes contains charismatic species such as the white shark
Carcharodon carcharias and extinct megatooth shark Otodus megalodon, and is
of particular interest given their influence on marine ecosystems, ...
The parvorder Rhynchopthirina contains three currently recognised species of lice that parasitize elephants (both African savanna elephant Loxodonta africana and Asian elephant Elephas maximus), desert warthogs (Phacochoerus ...
Phakoago, Makabudi V.; Maloney, Shane K.; Kamerman, Peter R.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Weyer, Nora M.; Fuller, Andrea(Oxford University Press, 2024-02)
Comparatively little is known about the distribution and ecology of Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) and Temminck’s Ground Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii). Both are elusive species that are normally nocturnal, solitary, and ...
Hu, Qiaohui; Seymour, Roger S.; Snelling, Edward P.; Wells, Rod T.(Springer, 2024-01)
The stocky skeletons and post-cranial anatomy of many extinct kangaroos indicate that they might have engaged in varied locomotor behaviors, rather than bipedal hopping, as their primary mode of locomotion. This study ...
Lubbe, Crystal; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Kohn, Tertius Abraham; Harvey, Brian H.; Wolmarans, De Wet(Springer, 2023-06)
Capture myopathy (CM), which is associated with the capture and translocation of wildlife, is a life-threatening condition that causes noteworthy morbidity and mortality in captured animals. Such wildlife deaths have a ...
Van Boom, Kathryn Merle; Kohn, Tertius Abraham; Tordiffe, A.S.W. (Adrian Stephen Wolferstan)(Wiley, 2024-01)
Captive cheetahs are prone to unusual diseases which may be attributed to their high muscle meat, collagen deficient captive diet. Glycine is a simple amino acid that is abundant in collagen rich tissues and has many ...
Unnatural diet composition and frequent feeding regimes may play an aetiological role
in the multiple diseases prevalent in captive cheetahs. This study investigated the responses of
captive-born (hand-reared) cheetahs ...