Search Results - "JOHN, V. A"

Toward a new understanding of the links between poverty and illegal wildlife hunting by Duffy, Rosaleen, St John, Freya A. V, Büscher, Bram, Brockington, Dan

“…Conservation organizations have increasingly raised concerns about escalating rates of illegal hunting and trade in wildlife. Previous studies have concluded…”
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Addressing human-tiger conflict using socio-ecological information on tolerance and risk by Struebig, Matthew J., Linkie, Matthew, Deere, Nicolas J., Martyr, Deborah J., Millyanawati, Betty, Faulkner, Sally C., Le Comber, Steven C., Mangunjaya, Fachruddin M., Leader-Williams, Nigel, McKay, Jeanne E., St. John, Freya A. V.

“…Tigers are critically endangered due to deforestation and persecution. Yet in places, Sumatran tigers ( Panthera tigris sumatrae ) continue to coexist with…”
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Cytogenotoxicity of the aqueous extract of Parquetina nigrescens leaf using Allium cepa assay by Alabi, Okunola Adenrele, Atanda, Halimat Chisom, Olumurewa, John A. V.

“…Parquetina nigrescens has been used for decades in ethnomedicine for its antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and aphrodisiac properties…”
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Captive Reptile Mortality Rates in the Home and Implications for the Wildlife Trade by Robinson, Janine E, St John, Freya A V, Griffiths, Richard A, Roberts, David L

“…The trade in wildlife and keeping of exotic pets is subject to varying levels of national and international regulation and is a topic often attracting…”
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Cellular toxicity and DNA damage induced by Newbouldia laevis used for male infertility treatment in prokaryotic and eukaryotic models by Alabi, Okunola Adenrele, Okorie, Benson, Simon-Oke, Iyabo A., Atanda, Halimat Chisom, Olumurewa, John A. V., Adebo, Taiwo Cosmas

“…Leaves of Newbouldia laevis have been extensively used in solving problems associated with infertility and childbirth in many African countries. Yet,…”
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A spatially integrated framework for assessing socioecological drivers of carnivore decline by Gálvez, Nicolás, Guillera-Arroita, Gurutzeta, St. John, Freya A. V., Schüttler, Elke, Macdonald, David W., Davies, Zoe G.

“…1. Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation are key threats to the long-term persistence of carnivores, which are also susceptible to direct persecution by…”
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Supplying the wildlife trade as a livelihood strategy in a biodiversity hotspot by Robinson, Janine E., Griffiths, Richard A., Fraser, Iain M., Raharimalala, Jessica, Roberts, David L., St. John, Freya A. V.

“…Much of the global wildlife trade is sourced from biodiversity-rich developing countries. These often have high levels of poverty and habitat loss,…”
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Tolerating tigers: Gaining local and spiritual perspectives on human-tiger interactions in Sumatra through rural community interviews by McKay, Jeanne E, St John, Freya A V, Harihar, Abishek, Martyr, Deborah, Leader-Williams, Nigel, Milliyanawati, Betty, Agustin, Ika, Anggriawan, Yulian, Karlina, Kartika, Erlinda, Mangunjaya, Fachruddin, Struebig, Matthew J, Linkie, Matthew

“…Religious beliefs and spiritual connections to biodiversity have the potential to reduce animosity towards wildlife that might otherwise present a real or…”
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Robust study design is as important on the social as it is on the ecological side of applied ecological research by St. John, Freya A. V, Keane, Aidan M, Jones, Julia P. G, Milner‐Gulland, E. J, Cadotte, Marc

“…The effective management of natural systems often requires resource users to change their behaviour. This has led to many applied ecologists using research…”
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Innovative techniques for estimating illegal activities in a human-wildlife-management conflict by Cross, Paul, St John, Freya A V, Khan, Saira, Petroczi, Andrea

“…Effective management of biological resources is contingent upon stakeholder compliance with rules. With respect to disease management, partial compliance can…”
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Topic sensitivity still affects honest responding, even when specialized questioning techniques are used by Ibbett, Harriet, Dorward, Leejiah J., Kohi, Edward M., Jones, Julia P. G., Sankeni, Stephen, Kaduma, Joseph, Mchomvu, Jesca, Mawenya, Rose, St. John, Freya A. V.

“…To develop more effective interventions, conservationists require robust information about the proportion of people who break conservation rules (such as those…”
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A mixed methods approach for measuring topic sensitivity in conservation by Ibbett, Harriet, Jones, Julia P. G., Dorward, Leejiah, Kohi, Edward M., Dwiyahreni, Asri A., Prayitno, Karlina, Sankeni, Stephen, Kaduma, Joseph, Mchomvu, Jesca, Wijaya Saputra, Andie, Sabiladiyni, Humairah, Supriatna, Jatna, St John, Freya A. V.

“…Conservationists increasingly aim to understand human behaviour to inform intervention design. However, obtaining information from people about their behaviour…”
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Elephant conservation and corruption beyond the ivory trade by Smith, Robert J., Biggs, Duan, St. John, Freya A.V., 't Sas-Rolfes, Michael, Barrington, Robert

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Correction: Captive Reptile Mortality Rates in the Home and Implications for the Wildlife Trade by Robinson, Janine E, St John, Freya A V, Griffiths, Richard A, Roberts, David L

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141460.]…”
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Asking sensitive questions using the unmatched count technique: Applications and guidelines for conservation by Hinsley, Amy, Keane, Aidan, St. John, Freya A. V., Ibbett, Harriet, Nuno, Ana, Ellison, Aaron

“…Researchers and practitioners are increasingly using methods from the social sciences to address complex conservation challenges. This brings benefits but also…”
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The bean method as a tool to measure sensitive behavior by Jones, Sorrel, Papworth, Sarah, Keane, Aidan M., Vickery, Juliet, St John, Freya A. V.

“…Conservationists need to measure human behavior to guide decisions and evaluate their impact. However, activities can be misreported and reporting accuracy may…”
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Experimental validation of specialized questioning techniques in conservation by Ibbett, Harriet, Dorward, Leejiah, Dwiyahreni, Asri A., Jones, Julia P. G., Kaduma, Joseph, Kohi, Edward M., Mchomvu, Jesca, Prayitno, Karlina, Sabiladiyni, Humairah, Sankeni, Stephen, Saputra, Andie Wijaya, Supriatna, Jatna, St John, Freya A. V.

“…Conservation increasingly relies on social science tools to understand human behavior. Specialized questioning techniques (SQTs) are a suite of methods…”
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The militarization of anti-poaching: undermining long term goals? by DUFFY, ROSALEEN, ST JOHN, FREYA A. V., BÜSCHER, BRAM, BROCKINGTON, DAN

“…Conservation is at a critical juncture because of the increase in poaching which threatens key species. Poaching is a major public concern, as indicated by the…”
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Identifying indicators of illegal behaviour: carnivore killing in human-managed landscapes by St John, Freya A. V, Keane, Aidan M, Edwards-Jones, Gareth, Jones, Lauren, Yarnell, Richard W, Jones, Julia P. G

“…Managing natural resources often depends on influencing people's behaviour, however effectively targeting interventions to discourage environmentally harmful…”
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Publishing social science research in Conservation Biology to move beyond biology by Teel, Tara L., Anderson, Christopher B., Burgman, Mark A., Cinner, Joshua, Clark, Douglas, Estévez, Rodrigo A., Jones, Julia P.G., McClanahan, Tim R., Reed, Mark S., Sandbrook, Chris, St. John, Freya A.V.

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