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State of the world's raptors: Distributions, threats, and conservation recommendations by McClure, Christopher J.W., Westrip, James R.S., Johnson, Jeff A., Schulwitz, Sarah E., Virani, Munir Z., Davies, Robert, Symes, Andrew, Wheatley, Hannah, Thorstrom, Russell, Amar, Arjun, Buij, Ralph, Jones, Victoria R., Williams, Nick P., Buechley, Evan R., Butchart, Stuart H.M.

“…Raptors provide critical ecosystem services, yet there is currently no systematic, global synthesis of their conservation status or threats. We review the…”
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Awareness of environmental legislation as a deterrent for wildlife crime: A case with Masaai pastoralists, poison use and the Kenya Wildlife Act by Didarali, Zahra, Kuiper, Timothy, Brink, Christiaan W., Buij, Ralph, Virani, Munir Z., Reson, Eric O., Santangeli, Andrea

“…Illegal wildlife crime is a global phenomenon, accelerating the ongoing biodiversity crisis. In the Old World, and particularly in Africa, illegal use of…”
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Continuous daily sampling of airborne eDNA detects all vertebrate species identified by camera traps by Polling, Marcel, Buij, Ralph, Laros, Ivo, Groot, G. Arjen

“…Ongoing pressures on global biodiversity require conservation action that is not possible without effective biomonitoring. Terrestrial vertebrate surveys are…”
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Mortality limits used in wind energy impact assessment underestimate impacts of wind farms on bird populations by Schippers, Peter, Buij, Ralph, Schotman, Alex, Verboom, Jana, Jeugd, Henk, Jongejans, Eelke

“…The consequences of bird mortality caused by collisions with wind turbines are increasingly receiving attention. So‐called acceptable mortality limits of…”
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How to improve the accuracy of height data from bird tracking devices? An assessment of high-frequency GPS tracking and barometric altimetry in field conditions by Schaub, Tonio, Millon, Alexandre, De Zutter, Caroline, Buij, Ralph, ChadÅuf, Joël, Lee, Simon, Mionnet, Aymeric, Klaassen, Raymond Hendrikus Gerardus

“…Abstract Background In the context of rapid development of wind energy infrastructure, information on the flight height of birds is vital to assess their…”
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Human impacts on the world’s raptors by O’Bryan, Christopher J., Allan, James R., Suarez-Castro, Andres Felipe, Delsen, Dobrochna M., Buij, Ralph, McClure, Christopher J. W., Rehbein, Jose A., Virani, Munir Z., McCabe, Jennifer D., Tyrrell, Peter, Negret, Pablo J., Greig, Chris, Brehony, Peadar, Kissling, W. Daniel

“…Raptors are emblematic of the global biodiversity crisis because one out of five species are threatened with extinction and over half have declining…”
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Flight Altitudes of Raptors in Southern Africa Highlight Vulnerability of Threatened Species to Wind Turbines by McClure, Christopher J. W., Dunn, Leah, McCabe, Jennifer D., Rolek, Brian W., Botha, André, Virani, Munir Z., Buij, Ralph, Katzner, Todd E.

“…Energy infrastructure, particularly for wind power, is rapidly expanding in Africa, creating the potential for conflict with at-risk wildlife populations…”
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Influence of Hunting on Antipredator Behavior in Central African Monkeys and Duikers by Croes, Barbara M., Laurance, William F., Lahm, Sally A., Tchignoumba, Landry, Alonso, Alfonso, Lee, Michelle E., Campbell, Patrick, Buij, Ralph

“…Many animals can adjust their behavioral strategies to reduce predation risk. We investigated whether rain forest monkeys and duikers alter their antipredatory…”
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Determinants of orangutan density in the dryland forests of the Leuser Ecosystem by Wich, Serge, Buij, Ralph, van Schaik, Carel

“…Orangutans are the only great ape in Asia. Since orangutan densities vary between habitat types within regions and within similar habitat types among regions,…”
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Different migration patterns of Wahlberg's eagles Hieraaetus wahlbergi across Africa by Buij, Ralph, McCabe, Jennifer D., Botha, Andre, Kapila, Shiv R., Parmuntoro, Lemein, Thomsett, Simon, Tate, Gareth

“…Intra‐Africa movements of most African migratory birds remain an enigma. We describe the migrations of Wahlberg's eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi using GPS‐GSM…”
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Raptor research during the COVID-19 pandemic provides invaluable opportunities for conservation biology by Sumasgutner, Petra, Buij, Ralph, McClure, Christopher J.W., Shaw, Phil, Dykstra, Cheryl R., Kumar, Nishant, Rutz, Christian

“…Research is underway to examine how a wide range of animal species have responded to reduced levels of human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this…”
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Another Continental Vulture Crisis: Africa's Vultures Collapsing toward Extinction by Ogada, Darcy, Shaw, Phil, Beyers, Rene L., Buij, Ralph, Murn, Campbell, Thiollay, Jean Marc, Beale, Colin M., Holdo, Ricardo M., Pomeroy, Derek, Baker, Neil, Krüger, Sonja C., Botha, Andre, Virani, Munir Z., Monadjem, Ara, Sinclair, Anthony R. E.

“…Vultures provide critical ecosystem services, yet populations of many species have collapsed worldwide. We present the first estimates of a 30‐year Pan‐African…”
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Lack of standardization in the use of road counts for surveying raptors by McClure, Christopher J. W., Carignan, Aaron, Buij, Ralph

“…Examination of population trends for raptors is a research priority, especially given recent concern for their conservation status. Road counts—in which…”
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Deliberate poisoning of Africa's vultures by Henriques, Mohamed, Buij, Ralph, Monteiro, Hamilton, Sá, Joãozinho, Wambar, Francisco, Tavares, José Pedro, Botha, Andre, Citegetse, Geoffroy, Lecoq, Miguel, Catry, Paulo, Ogada, Darcy

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Tracing the animal sources of surface water contamination with Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli by Mulder, Annemieke C., Franz, Eelco, de Rijk, Sharona, Versluis, Moyke A.J., Coipan, Claudia, Buij, Ralph, Müskens, Gerard, Koene, Miriam, Pijnacker, Roan, Duim, Birgitta, Bloois, Linda van der Graaf-van, Veldman, Kees, Wagenaar, Jaap A., Zomer, Aldert L., Schets, Franciska M., Blaak, Hetty, Mughini-Gras, Lapo

“…•Wild birds and poultry are the main sources of Campylobacter in surface water.•Livestock density, water type and season influence the animal source…”
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Effects of wind turbine dimensions on the collision risk of raptors: A simulation approach based on flight height distributions by Schaub, Tonio, Klaassen, Raymond H.G., De Zutter, Caroline, Albert, Pascal, Bedotti, Olivier, Bourrioux, Jean-Luc, Buij, Ralph, Chadœuf, Joël, Grande, Celia, Illner, Hubertus, Isambert, Jérôme, Janssens, Kjell, Julius, Eike, Lee, Simon, Mionnet, Aymeric, Müskens, Gerard, Raab, Rainer, van Rijn, Stef, Shamoun-Baranes, Judy, Spanoghe, Geert, Van Hecke, Benoît, Waldenström, Jonas, Millon, Alexandre

“…Wind energy development is a key component of climate change mitigation. However, birds collide with wind turbines, and this additional mortality may…”
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Sources and transmission routes of campylobacteriosis: A combined analysis of genome and exposure data by Mughini-Gras, Lapo, Pijnacker, Roan, Coipan, Claudia, Mulder, Annemieke C., Fernandes Veludo, Adriana, de Rijk, Sharona, van Hoek, Angela H.A.M., Buij, Ralph, Muskens, Gerard, Koene, Miriam, Veldman, Kees, Duim, Birgitta, van der Graaf-van Bloois, Linda, van der Weijden, Coen, Kuiling, Sjoerd, Verbruggen, Anjo, van der Giessen, Joke, Opsteegh, Marieke, van der Voort, Menno, Castelijn, Greetje A.A., Schets, Franciska M., Blaak, Hetty, Wagenaar, Jaap A., Zomer, Aldert L., Franz, Eelco

“…•Human campylobacteriosis cases mostly originate from poultry and cattle.•Pets and surface water are important non-livestock sources of…”
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Balancing ecosystem function, services and disservices resulting from expanding goose populations by Buij, Ralph, Melman, Theodorus C. P., Loonen, Maarten J. J. E., Fox, Anthony D.

“…As goose populations increase in abundance, their influence on ecological processes is increasing. We review the evidence for key ecological functions of wild…”
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Africa's overlooked top predator: Towards a better understanding of martial eagle feeding ecology in the Maasai Mara, Kenya by Hatfield, Richard Stratton, Davis, Allison G., Buij, Ralph, Cox, John J., Kapila, Shiv, Parmuntoro, Lemein, Thomsett, Simon, Virani, Munir Z., Njoroge, Peter, van Langevelde, Frank

“…Raptors exert top‐down influences on ecosystems via their effects on prey population dynamics and community composition. Most raptors are sympatric with other…”
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Understanding continent-wide variation in vulture ranging behavior to assess feasibility of Vulture Safe Zones in Africa: Challenges and possibilities by Kane, Adam, Monadjem, Ara, Aschenborn, H.K. Ortwin, Bildstein, Keith, Botha, André, Bracebridge, Claire, Buechley, Evan R., Buij, Ralph, Davies, John P., Diekmann, Maria, Downs, Colleen T., Farwig, Nina, Galligan, Toby, Kaltenecker, Gregory, Kelly, Chris, Kemp, Ryno, Kolberg, Holger, MacKenzie, Monique L., Mendelsohn, John, Mgumba, Msafiri, Nathan, Ran, Nicholas, Aaron, Ogada, Darcy, Pfeiffer, Morgan B., Phipps, W. Louis, Pretorius, Mattheuns D., Rösner, Sascha, Schabo, Dana G., Shatumbu, Gabriel Lita, Spiegel, Orr, Thompson, Lindy J., Venter, Jan A., Virani, Munir, Wolter, Kerri, Kendall, Corinne J.

“…Protected areas are intended as tools in reducing threats to wildlife and preserving habitat for their long-term population persistence. Studies on ranging…”
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