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Wildlife laundering through breeding farms: Illegal harvest, population declines and a means of regulating the trade of green pythons (Morelia viridis) from Indonesia by Lyons, Jessica A., Natusch, Daniel J.D.

“…► We surveyed green python traders and breeding farms in Indonesia. Large numbers of green pythons are illegally wild-caught and exported annually. Green…”
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The fatal flaws of compassionate conservation by Oommen, Meera Anna, Cooney, Rosie, Ramesh, Madhuri, Archer, Michael, Brockington, Daniel, Buscher, Bram, Fletcher, Robert, Natusch, Daniel J.D., Vanak, Abi T., Webb, Grahame, Shanker, Kartik

“…Article impact statement: Wallach et al.’s framing of compassionate conservation is flawed and impractical and could be dangerous for people, wildlife, and…”
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Jungle Giants: Assessing Sustainable Harvesting in a Difficult-to-Survey Species (Python reticulatus) by Natusch, Daniel J D, Lyons, Jessica A, Mumpuni, Riyanto, Awal, Shine, Richard

“…Sustainability of wildlife harvests is critical but difficult to assess. Evaluations of sustainability typically combine modelling with the measurement of…”
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The perils of flawed science in wildlife trade literature by Natusch, Daniel J. D., Aust, Patrick W., Shine, Richard

“…Despite broad scientific consensus that sustainable use of wildlife can enhance conservation efforts, ethical concerns have led some community groups to oppose…”
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Exploited for pets: the harvest and trade of amphibians and reptiles from Indonesian New Guinea by Natusch, Daniel J. D., Lyons, Jessica A.

“…Over-exploitation of wildlife is a significant threat to global biodiversity, but addressing the sustainability of harvests can be difficult when trade is…”
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Communally Nesting Migratory Birds Create Ecological Hot-Spots in Tropical Australia by Natusch, Daniel J D, Lyons, Jessica A, Brown, Gregory, Shine, Richard

“…Large numbers of metallic starlings (Aplonis metallica) migrate annually from New Guinea to the rainforests of tropical Australia, where they nest communally…”
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Effects of consumer preferences for rarity on the harvest of wild populations within a species by Lyons, Jessica A., Natusch, Daniel J.D.

“…Economic theory predicts that exploitation of a species alone is unlikely to result in extinction because of escalating costs involved in finding increasingly…”
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Behavioral and corticosterone responses to carbon dioxide exposure in reptiles by Natusch, Daniel J D, Aust, Patrick W, Khadiejah, Syarifah, Ithnin, Hartini, Isa, Ain, Zamzuri, Che Ku, Ganswindt, Andre, DeNardo, Dale F

“…The use of carbon dioxide (CO2) exposure as a means of animal euthanasia has received considerable attention in mammals and birds but remains virtually…”
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Pitfalls in evaluating the sustainability of wildlife trade: reply to Sosnowski and Petrossian and Edwards et al by Natusch, Daniel J. D., Aust, Patrick W., Shine, Richard

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Water body type and group size affect the flight initiation distance of European waterbirds by Mayer, Martin, Natusch, Daniel, Frank, Shane

“…Human encroachment on nature grows constantly, increasing human-wildlife interactions. Flight initiation distance (FID, the distance at which animals flee from…”
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Spatial ecology, activity patterns, and habitat use by giant pythons (Simalia amethistina) in tropical Australia by Natusch, Daniel, Lyons, Jessica, Shine, Richard

“…Although giant snakes are abundant in some tropical forests, their ecology is far less well-known than for smaller species of snakes in cooler climates…”
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Solutions to wildlife laundering in Indonesia: reply to Janssen and Chng 2018 by Natusch, Daniel James Deans

“…Article impact statement: Promotion of legal and sustainable harvesting of selected wild species may help address wildlife laundering in Indonesia…”
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Detailed biological data are informative, but robust trends are needed for informing sustainability of wildlife harvesting: A case study of reptile offtake in Southeast Asia by Natusch, Daniel J.D., Lyons, Jessica A., Riyanto, Awal, Mumpuni, Khadiejah, Syarifah, Shine, Richard

“…Conservation biologists often use sophisticated models of population functioning to predict the levels at which harvesting of wild populations will be…”
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Mischaracterizing wildlife trade and its impacts may mislead policy processes by Challender, Daniel W.S., Brockington, Dan, Hinsley, Amy, Hoffmann, Michael, Kolby, Jonathan E., Massé, Francis, Natusch, Daniel J.D., Oldfield, Thomasina E.E., Outhwaite, Willow, ’t Sas‐Rolfes, Michael, Milner‐Gulland, E.J.

“…Overexploitation is a key driver of biodiversity loss but the relationship between the use and trade of species and conservation outcomes is not always…”
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Harvest Effects on Blood Pythons in North Sumatra by NATUSCH, DANIEL J. D., LYONS, JESSICA A., MUMPUNI, RIYANTO, AWAL, SHINE, RICHARD

“…Wildlife populations exposed to intense harvesting often exhibit shifts in attributes of the commercial offtake (e.g., numbers, body sizes, body condition, sex…”
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Species delimitation and systematics of the green pythons (Morelia viridis complex) of melanesia and Australia by Natusch, Daniel J.D., Esquerré, Damien, Lyons, Jessica A., Hamidy, Amir, Lemmon, Alan R., Moriarty Lemmon, Emily, Riyanto, Awal, Keogh, J. Scott, Donnellan, Stephen

“…[Display omitted] •Heavily wild-harvested green pythons have long thought to comprise a single taxon.•A geographically comprehensive molecular sampling reveals…”
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Phylogenomics, biogeography and taxonomic revision of New Guinean pythons (Pythonidae, Leiopython) harvested for international trade by Natusch, Daniel J.D., Esquerré, Damien, Lyons, Jessica A., Hamidy, Amir, Lemmon, Alan R., Lemmon, Emily Moriarty, Riyanto, Awal, Keogh, J. Scott, Donnellan, Stephen

“…[Display omitted] •Enigmatic pythons (Genus Leiopython) harvested from New Guinea currently comprise six species.•Comprehensive molecular and morphological…”
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Burrow site selection in the Sungazer (Smaug giganteus): a threatened South African endemic lizard by Stanton-Jones, Wade K, Natusch, Daniel JD, Alexander, Graham J

“…Elucidating factors that drive microhabitat selection in a species is important for informing the conservation management of the species. For species that use…”
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Examination of Sarcocystis spp. of giant snakes from Australia and Southeast Asia confirms presence of a known pathogen - Sarcocystis nesbitti by Wassermann, Marion, Raisch, Lisa, Lyons, Jessica Ann, Natusch, Daniel James Deans, Richter, Sarah, Wirth, Mareike, Preeprem, Piyarat, Khoprasert, Yuvaluk, Ginting, Sulaiman, Mackenstedt, Ute, Jäkel, Thomas

“…We examined Sarcocystis spp. in giant snakes from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and Australia using a combination of morphological (size of sporocyst) and…”
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How do predators and scavengers locate resource hotspots within a tropical forest? by Natusch, Daniel J. D., Lyons, Jessica A., Shine, Richard

“…In many parts of the world, wildlife species congregate at ‘hotspot’ locations that offer feeding opportunities unmatched in the wider landscape. But to…”
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