• Attitudes towards returning wolves (Canis lupus) in Germany: exposure, information sources and trust matter 

      Arbieu, Ugo; Mehring, Marion; Bunnefeld, Nils; Kaczensky, Petra; Reinhardt, Ilka; Ansorge, Hermann; Böhning-Gaesea, Katrin; Glikman, Jenny A.; Kluth, Gesa; Nowak, Carsten; Müller, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Understanding how exposure and information affect public attitudes towards returning large carnivores in Europe is critical for human-carnivore coexistence, especially for developing efficient and de-escalating communication ...
    • Bearing the brunt: Mongolian khulan (Equus hemionus hemionus) are exposed to multiple influenza A strains 

      Soilemetzidou, Eirini S.; de Bruin, Erwin; Eschke, Kathrin; Azab, Walid; Osterrieder, Nikolaus; Czirják, Gábor Á.; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Kaczensky, Petra; Koopmans, Marion; Walzer, Chris; Greenwood, Alex D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The majority of influenza A virus strains are hosted in nature by avian species in the orders of Anseriformes and Charadriformes. A minority of strains have been able to cross species boundaries and establish themselves ...
    • Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns 

      Tucker, Marlee A.; Schipper, Aafke M.; Adams, Tempe S.F.; Attias, Nina; Avgar, Tal; Babic, Natarscha L.; Barker, Kristin J.; Bastille-Rousseau, Guillaume; Behr, Dominik M.; Belant, Jerrold L.; Beyer Jr., Dean E.; Blaum, Niels; Blount, J. David; Bockmuhl, Dirk; Boulhosa, Ricardo Luiz Pires; Brown, Michael B.; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Cagnazzi, Francesca; Calabrese, Justin M.; Cerne, Rok; Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon; Chan, Aung Nyein; Chase, Michael J.; Chaval, Yannick; Chenaux-Ibrahim, Yvette; Cherry, Seth G.; Cirovic, Dusko; Coban, Emrah; Cole, Eric K.; Conlee, Laura; Courtemanch, Alyson; Cozzi, Gabriele; Davidson, Sarah C.; DeBloois, Darren; Dejid, Nandintsetseg; DeNicola, Vickie; Desbiez, Arnaud L.J.; Douglas-Hamilton, Iain; Drake, David; Egan, Michael; Eikelboom, Jasper A.J.; Fagan, William F.; Farmer, Morgan J.; Fennessy, Julian; Finnegan, Shannon P.; Fleming, Christen H.; Fournier, Bonnie; Fowler, Nicholas L.; Gantchoff, Mariela G.; Garnier, Alexandre; Heim, Morten; Heurich, Marco Dietmar; Kaczensky, Petra; Kindberg, Jonas; Linnell, John Durrus; Meisingset, Erling L.; Van Moorter, Bram; Mysterud, Atle; Panzacchi, Manuela; Rolandsen, Christer Moe; Solberg, Erling Johan; Strand, Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020 reduced human mobility, providing an opportunity to disentangle its effects on animals from those of landscape modifications. Using GPS data, we compared movements and road avoidance of ...
    • Border Security Fencing and Wildlife: The End of the Transboundary Paradigm in Eurasia? 

      Linnell, John Durrus; Trouwborst, Arie; Boitani, Luigi; Kaczensky, Petra; Huber, Djuro; Reljic, Slaven; Kusak, Josip; Majic, Aleksandra; Skrbinsek, Tomaz; Potočnik, Hubert; Hayward, Matt W.; Milner-Gulland, E.J.; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Olson, Kirk A.; Badamjav, Lkhagvasuren; Bischof, Richard; Zuther, Steffen; Breitenmoser, Urs (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The ongoing refugee crisis in Europe has seen many countries rush to construct border security fencing to divert or control the flow of people. This follows a trend of border fence construction across Eurasia during the ...
    • The challenges and opportunities of coexisting with wild ungulates in the human-dominated landscapes of Europe's Anthropocene 

      Linnell, John Durrus; Cretois, Benjamin; Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland; Rolandsen, Christer Moe; Solberg, Erling Johan; Veiberg, Vebjørn; Kaczensky, Petra; Van Moorter, Bram; Panzacchi, Manuela; Rauset, Geir Rune; Kaltenborn, Bjørn Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The cumulative impact of human activities has driven many species into severe declines across the globe. However, the recent focus on conservation optimism has begun to highlight case studies that go against this trend. ...
    • A conservation strategy for khulan in Mongolia: background and key considerations 

      Kaczensky, Petra; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Payne, John C.; Strindberg, Samantha; Walzer, Chris; Batsaikhan, Nyamsuren; Bolortsetseg, Sanjaa; Victurine, Ray; Olson, Kirk A. (NINA Report;1889, Research report, 2020)
      Kaczensky, P., Buuveibaatar, B., Payne, J.C., Strindberg, S., Walzer, C., Batsaikhan, N., Bolortsetseg, S., Victurine, R. & Olson, K.A. 2020. A conservation strategy for khulan in Mongolia: background and key considerations. ...
    • Dynamics of gastro-inestinal strongyle parasites in a group of translocated, wild-captured asiatic wild asses in Kazakhstan 

      Gliga, Diana S.; Petrova, Natalia; Linnell, John Durrus; Salemgareyev, Albert R.; Zuther, Steffen; Walzer, Chris; Kaczensky, Petra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Asiatic wild ass (Kulan, Equus hemionus) population range and numbers became severely reduced and a reintroduction project is currently aiming to re-establish a population in the Central Steppe of Kazakhstan. Pre-emptive ...
    • Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements 

      Noonan, Michael J.; Fleming, Christen H.; Tucker, Marlee A.; Kays, Roland; Harrison, Autumn-Lynn; Crofoot, Margaret C*; Abrahams, Briana; Alberts, Susan C.; Ali, Abdullahi H.; Altmann, Jeanne; Antunes, Pamela Castro; Belant, Jerrold L.; Attias, Nina; Beyer Jr., Dean E.; Bidner, Laura R.; Blaum, Niels; Boone, Randall B.; Caillaud, Damien; De Paula, Rogerio Cunha; de la Torre, J. Antonio; Dekker, Jasja; DePerno, Christopher S.; Farhadinia, Mohammad; Fennessy, Julian; Fichtel, Claudia; Fischer, Christina; Ford, Adam; Goheen, Jacob R.; Havmøller, Rasmus W.; Hirsch, Ben T.; Hurtado, Cindy; Isbell, Lynne A.; Janssen, René; Jeltsch, Florian; Kaczensky, Petra; Kappeler, Peter; Kaneko, Yayoi; Katna, Anjan; Kauffman, Matthew; Koch, Flavia; Kulkarni, Abhijeet; LaPoint, Scott; Leimgruber, Peter; Macdonald, David W.; Markham, A. Catherine; McMahon, Laura; Mertes, Katherine; Moorman, Christopher E.; Morato, Ronaldo G.; Moßbrucker, Alexander M.; Mourão, Guilherme; O’Connor, David; Gustavo R, Luiz; Oliveira-Santo, Luiz Gustavo R.; Pastorini, Jennifer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Accurately quantifying species’ area requirements is a prerequisite for effective area-based conservation. This typically involves collecting tracking data on species of interest and then conducting home-range analyses. ...
    • Feasibility study for kulan (Equus hemionus kulan) reintroduction into the central steppe of Kazakhstan 

      Kaczensky, Petra; Doldin, Ruslan; Enke, Dag; Linnell, John D.C.; Lukanovsky, Oleg; Salemgareyev, Albert R.; Sidorova, Tetyana V.; Sklyarenko, Sergey; Kisebaev, Talgat; Walzer, Chris; Ward, Stephanie; Zuther, Steffen (NINA Rapport;1366, Research report, 2017-01)
      Kaczensky, P., Doldin, R., Enke, D., Linnell, J. D. C., Lukanovsky, O., Salemgareyev A. R. Sidorova, T. V., Sklyarenko, S., Kisebaev, T., Walzer, C., Ward, S., Zuther, S. 2017. Feasibility study for kulan (Equus hemionus ...
    • Genetic characterization of free-ranging Asiatic wild ass in Central Asia as a basis for future conservation strategies 

      Kaczensky, Petra; Kovtun, Ekaterina; Habibrakhmanov, Rustam; Hemami, Mahmoud‑Reza; Khaleghi, Amirhossein; Linnell, John Durrus; Rustamov, Eldar; Sklyarenko, Sergey; Walzer, Chris; Zuther, Steffen; Kuehn, Ralph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Loss of genetic diversity due to drift and inbreeding reduces a population’s ability to respond to environmental change and may result in inbreeding depression. The Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus), regionally also known ...
    • Gesellschaftliche Einstellungen zur Rückkehr des Wolfs nach Deutschland : Social attitudes towards the wolf's return to Germany 

      Lehnen, Lisa; Mueller, Thomas; Reinhardt, Ilka; Kaczensky, Petra (Journal article, 2021)
    • Hidden treasure of the Gobi: understanding how water limits range use of khulan in the Mongolian Gobi 

      Payne, John C.; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Bowler, Diana Elizabeth; Olson, Kirk A.; Walzer, Chris; Kaczensky, Petra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Most large herbivores in arid landscapes need to drink which constrains their movements and makes them vulnerable to disturbance. Asiatic wild ass or khulan (Equus hemionus) were widespread and abundant throughout the arid ...
    • How to deal with bold wolves – Recommendations of the DBBW – 

      Reinhardt, Ilka; Kaczensky, Petra; Frank, Jens; Knauer, Felix; Kluth, Gesa (Bfn-Skripten;, Research report, 2020)
      For a long time, there were no wolves in Germany. Since 2000, the species has been steadily spreading out from Lusatia and populating more areas. People in areas recently settled by wolves are only gradually learning how ...
    • Isotope analysis combined with DNA barcoding provide new insights into the dietary niche of khulan in the Mongolian Gobi 

      Šturm, Martina Burnik; Smith, Steve; Ganbaatar, Oyunsaikhan; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Balint, Boglarka; Payne, John C.; Voigt, Christian C.; Kaczensky, Petra (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      With increasing livestock numbers, competition and avoidance are increasingly shaping resource availability for wild ungulates. Shifts in the dietary niche of wild ungulates are likely and can be expected to negatively ...
    • Leukocyte coping capacity: an integrative parameter for wildlife welfare within conservation interventions 

      Huber, Nikolaus; Marasco, Valeria; Painer, Johanna; Vetter, Sebastian G.; Göritz, Frank; Kaczensky, Petra; Walzer, Chris (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Wildlife management, conservation interventions and wildlife research programs often involve capture, manipulation and transport of wild animals. Widespread empirical evidence across various vertebrate taxa shows that ...
    • Longest terrestrial migrations and movements around the world 

      Joly, Kyle; Gurarie, Eliezer; Sorum, Mathew S.; Kaczensky, Petra; Cameron, Matthew D.; Jakes, Andrew F .; Borg, Bridget L.; Nandintsetseg, Dejid; Hopcraft, J. Grant C.; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Jones, Paul F.; Mueller, Thomas; Walzer, Chris; Olson, Kirk A.; Payne, John C.; Yadamsuren, Adiya; Hebblewhite, Mark (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Long-distance terrestrial migrations are imperiled globally. We determined both round-trip migration distances (straight-line measurements between migratory end points) and total annual movement (sum of the distances ...
    • Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements 

      Tucker, Marlee A.; Böhning-Gaese, Katrin; Fagan, William F.; Fryxell, John M.; Van Moorter, Bram; Alberts, Susan C.; Ali, Abdullahi H.; Allen, Andrew M.; Attias, Nina; Avgar, Tal; Bartlam-Brooks, Hattie; Bayarbaatar, Buuveibaatar; Belant, Jerrold L.; Bertassoni, Alessandra; Beyer, Dean; Bidner, Laura; van Beest, Floris M.; Blake, Stephen; Blaum, Niels; Bracis, Chloe; Brown, Danielle; de Bruyn, P. J. Nico; Cagnacci, Francesca; Calabrese, Justin M.; Camilo-Alves, Constança; Chamaille-Jammes, Simon; Chiaradia, Andre; Davidson, Sarah C.; Todd, Dennis; DeStefano, Stephen; Diefenbach, Duane; Douglas-Hamilton, Iain; Fennesy, Julian; Fichtel, Claudia; Fiedler, Wolfgang; Fischer, Christina; Fischoff, Ilya; Fleming, Christen H.; Ford, Adam T.; Fritz, Susanne A.; Gehr, Benedikt; Goheen, Jacob R.; Gurarie, Eliezer; Hebblewhite, Mark; Heurich, Marco; Hewison, A.J.Mark; Hof, Christian; Hurme, Edward; Isbell, Lynne A.; Janssen, René; Jeltsch, Florian; Kaczensky, Petra; Linnell, John Durrus; Mattisson, Jenny; Mysterud, Atle; Odden, John; Rolandsen, Christer Moe; Solberg, Erling Johan; Strand, Olav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    • Physiological costs of infection: herpesvirus replication is linked to blood oxidative stress in equids 

      Costantini, David; Seeber, Peter A.; Soilemetzidou, Sanatana-Eirini; Azab, Walid; Bohner, Julia; Buuveibaata, Bayarbaatar; Czirjak, Gabor A.; East, Marion L.; Greunz, Eva Maria; Kaczensky, Petra; Lamglait, Benjamin; Melzheimer, Jörg; Uiseb, Kenneth; Ortega, Alix; Osterrieder, Nikolaus; Sandgreen, Ditte-Mari; Simon, Marie; Walzer, Chris; Greenwood, Alex D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Viruses may have a dramatic impact on the health of their animal hosts. The patho-physiological mechanisms underlying viral infections in animals are, however, not well understood. It is increasingly recognized that oxidative ...
    • Rapid assessment of the mammalian community in the Badhyz Ecosystem, Turkmenistan, October 2014 

      Kaczensky, Petra; Linnell, John Durrus (NINA Rapport;1148, Research report, 2015)
      Kaczensky, P. & Linnell, J. D. C. 2015. Rapid assessment of the mammalian community in the Badhyz Ecosystem, Turkmenistan, October 2014 – NINA Report 1148. 38 pp. We visited Badhyz State Nature Reserve in southern ...
    • Rapid assessments of wildlife in Turkmenistan 2018 

      Kaczensky, Petra; Rustamov, Eldar; Karryeva, Shirin; Iankov, Petar; Hudaykuliev, Nurmuhamet; Saparmyradov, Jumamyrat; Veyisov, Atamyrat; Shestopal, Aleksandr; Mengliev, Shaniyaz; Hojamyradov, Hojamyrat; Potaeva, Aknabat; Kurbanov, Aman; Amanov, Arazmyrat; Khekimov, Garly; Tagiyev, Charymyrat; Rosen, Tatjana; Linnell, John D. C. (NINA Report;1696, Research report, 2019)
      Kaczensky, P, Rustamov, E., Karryeva, S., Iankov, P., Hudaykuliev, N., Saparmyadov, J., Veyisov, A., Shestopal, A. A., Mengliev, S., Hojamyradov, H., Potaeva, A., Kurbanov, A., Amanov, A., Kekimov, G., Tagiyev, C., Rosen, ...