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14^th February 2026

Breeding population status and nesting preferences of the White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus in western Serengeti, northern Tanzania

Authors: Vainess Laizer, Peter S Goodman, Noel Mbise, Claire Bracebridge, Kate Tiedeman, Corrine J Kendall, Robert...

11^th October 2025

Elephant Movement Data Provides Insights Into Conservation Challenges and Successes in the Ruaha–Rungwa Landscape

Authors: Ramadhan Juma, Alfred Kikoti, Kristen D. Snyder, Eivin Røskaft, Peter S. Ranke, Han Olff, Alex Lobora, Godwell Ole Meing’ataki,...

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14^th May 2025

Demographic drivers of population dynamics reveal subpopulation‐specific conservation needs for giraffes in the Serengeti Ecosystem

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2^nd July 2024

Crop use structures resource selection strategies for African elephants in a human-dominated landscape

Authors: Nathan R. Hahn, Jake Wall, Kristen Deninger-Snyder, Kate Tiedeman,...

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28^th June 2024

Sexual dimorphisms in body proportions of Masai giraffes and the evolution of the giraffe’s neck

Authors: Douglas R. Cavener, Monica L. Bond, Lan Wu-Cavener, George G. Lohay, Mia W. Cavener, Xiaoyi Hou, David L....

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26^th October 2023

Moon phase and season alter road use by lions

Authors: Stanslaus B. Mwampeta, Lusato M. Masinde, Peter S. Ranke, Eivin Røskaft, Robert Fyumagwa & Jerrold L....

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19^th September 2023

Differentiated drivers in wildlife-induced damage necessitate species-specific mitigation strategies in the western Serengeti, Tanzania.

Authors: Kristen Denninger Snyder, Kate M. Tiedeman, Brendan J. Barrett, Mackiana Kibwe, Robert J. Hijmans & George...

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9^th May 2023

Staging behaviours identify spatial and temporal risk of human-wildlife conflict

Authors: Nathan R. Hahn, Jake Wall, Kristen Denninger-Snyder, Wilson Sairowua, Marc Goss, Stephen Ndambuki, Ernest Eblate, Noel Mbise, Sospeter...

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12^th November 2021

Risk perception and tolerance shape variation in agriculture use for a transboundary elephant population

To conserve wide-ranging species in human-modified landscapes, it is essential to understand how animals selectively use or avoid cultivated areas. Use of agriculture...

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12^th November 2021

Rethinking assessment of success of mitigation strategies for elephant-induced crop damage

Abstract: Crop damage is the most common impact of negative interactions between people and elephants and poses a significant threat to rural livelihoods and...

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24^th July 2019

Seasonal and spatial vulnerability to agricultural damage by elephants in the western Serengeti, Tanzania

Abstract: In the western Serengeti of Tanzania, African elephant Loxodonta...

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21^st June 2019

Predicting the risk of illegal activity and evaluating law enforcement interventions in the western Serengeti

Abstract: Illegal activity within...