Tahrcountry Musings

I have received several requests from friends to continue blogging. In deference to their wishes I have decided to start blogging again. I m...

After 6 years it is the end of the road for this blog.  I am discontinuing the blog. I thank all the readers who have given me great support...

Modern life styles have put a damper on wildlife conservation efforts across the world.   Conservationists have rued the use of many modern...

A comparison of the effectiveness of camera trapping and live trapping for sampling terrestrial small-mammal communities Natasha   De Bond...

16 June 2011 | IUCN News story The regal Arabian Oryx ( Oryx leucoryx ), which was hunted to near extinction, is now facing a more secure ...

Population regulation of territorial species: both site dependence and interference mechanisms matter Marie Nevoux 1 , Olivier Gimenez , De...

Monitoring carnivore populations at the landscape scale: occupancy modeling of tigers from sign surveys Kota Ullas Karanth1,, Arjun M. Gopa...

Hi Guys,               I am taking my annual break of one month. I plan to pursue my other two interests that are close to my heart. These ...

Estimating body mass of pumas ( Puma concolor ) Brian D. Jansen   and   Jonathan A. Jenks   Wildlife Research   38(2) 147-151, Published: 2...

Ecotourism could prove to be a double edged sword if it is not handled judiciously. Several World Heritage sites have suffered from the neg...

Dr Ullas Karanth has published an excellent article titled India's Tiger Counts: The Long March to Reliable Science in   "Economic ...

Leadership in elephants: the adaptive value of age Karen McComb , Graeme Shannon , Sarah M. Durant , Katito Sayialel , Rob Slotow , Joyce P...

The dead do not lie: using skeletal remains for rapid assessment of historical small-mammal community baselines Rebecca C. Terry Published ...

Road proximity and traffic flow perceived as potential predation risks: evidence from the Tibetan antelope in the Kekexili National Nature ...

Hard choices: Making trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and human well-being Thomas O. McShane, Paul D. Hirsch, Tran Chi Trung, A...

Review of wallowing in pigs: Description of the behaviour and its motivational basis   M.B.M. Bracke Applied Animal Behaviour Science Volum...

I was fascinated to read in today’s Science daily about ecosystem collapse and how regular monitoring can be used to predict the collapses...

Hunting at the highway: traffic noise reduces foraging efficiency in acoustic predators Björn M. Siemers    and  Andrea Schaub Published on...

Global protected area impacts Lucas N. Joppa and  Alexander Pfaff Published online before print November 17, 2010, doi:10.1098/rspb.2010....