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Border Security Fencing and Wildlife: The End of the Transboundary Paradigm in Eurasia? by Linnell, John D C, Trouwborst, Arie, Boitani, Luigi, Kaczensky, Petra, Huber, Djuro, Reljic, Slaven, Kusak, Josip, Majic, Aleksandra, Skrbinsek, Tomaz, Potocnik, Hubert, Hayward, Matt W, Milner-Gulland, E J, Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar, Olson, Kirk A, Badamjav, Lkhagvasuren, Bischof, Richard, Zuther, Steffen, Breitenmoser, Urs

“…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…”
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Mass Die-Off of Saiga Antelopes, Kazakhstan, 2015 by Fereidouni, Sasan, Freimanis, Graham L, Orynbayev, Mukhit, Ribeca, Paolo, Flannery, John, King, Donald P, Zuther, Steffen, Beer, Martin, Höper, Dirk, Kydyrmanov, Aidyn, Karamendin, Kobey, Kock, Richard

“…In 2015, a mass die-off of ≈200,000 saiga antelopes in central Kazakhstan was caused by hemorrhagic septicemia attributable to the bacterium Pasteurella…”
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Gut microbiota of the critically endangered Saiga antelope across two wild populations in a year without mass mortality by Hanski, Eveliina, Khanyari, Munib, Li, Jingdi, Bates, Kieran A., Zuther, Steffen, Maiden, Martin C. J., Kock, Richard, Knowles, Sarah C. L.

“…The Saiga are migratory antelopes inhabiting the grasslands of Eurasia. Over the last century, Saiga have been pushed to the brink of extinction by mass…”
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Rapidly assessing the risks of infectious diseases to wildlife species by Beauvais, Wendy, Zuther, Steffen, Villeneuve, Chantal, Kock, Richard, Guitian, Javier

“…Predicting the likelihood of rare events is increasingly demanded by risk managers. A key challenge is dealing with different types of uncertainty, including…”
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Post-release Movement Behaviour and Survival of Kulan Reintroduced to the Steppes and Deserts of Central Kazakhstan by Kaczensky, Petra, Salemgareyev, Albert, Linnell, John D. C., Zuther, Steffen, Walzer, Chris, Huber, Nikolaus, Petit, Thierry

“…Asiatic wild ass, or kulan ( Equus hemionus kulan ) were once a key species of the Eurasian steppes and deserts. In Kazakhstan they went extinct by the 1930s…”
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Eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus and the Wildlife-Livestock Interface by Fine, Amanda E, Pruvot, Mathieu, Benfield, Camilla T O, Caron, Alexandre, Cattoli, Giovanni, Chardonnet, Philippe, Dioli, Maurizio, Dulu, Thomas, Gilbert, Martin, Kock, Richard, Lubroth, Juan, Mariner, Jeffrey C, Ostrowski, Stephane, Parida, Satya, Fereidouni, Sasan, Shiilegdamba, Enkhtuvshin, Sleeman, Jonathan M, Schulz, Claudia, Soula, Jean-Jacques, Van der Stede, Yves, Tekola, Berhe G, Walzer, Chris, Zuther, Steffen, Njeumi, Felix

“…Growing evidence suggests that multiple wildlife species can be infected with peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), with important consequences for the…”
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Dynamics of Gastro-Intestinal Strongyle Parasites in a Group of Translocated, Wild-Captured Asiatic Wild Asses in Kazakhstan by Gliga, Diana S, Petrova, Natalia, Linnell, John D C, Salemgareyev, Albert R, Zuther, Steffen, Walzer, Chris, Kaczensky, Petra

“…Asiatic wild ass (Kulan, ) population range and numbers became severely reduced and a reintroduction project is currently aiming to re-establish a population…”
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Rapid development of microsatellite markers for the critically endangered Saiga (Saiga tatarica) using Illumina® Miseq next generation sequencing technology by Nowak, Carsten, Zuther, Steffen, Leontyev, Sergey V, Geismar, Jutta

“…We developed 17 variable microsatellite markers for the threatened Saiga antelope. Using one Illumina Miseq lane resulted in 105,948 unique fragments…”
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Building an ecologically founded disease risk prioritization framework for migratory wildlife species based on contact with livestock by Khanyari, Munib, Robinson, Sarah, Morgan, Eric R., Brown, Tony, Singh, Navinder J., Salemgareyev, Albert, Zuther, Steffen, Kock, Richard, Milner‐Gulland, E. J.

“…Shared use of rangelands by livestock and wildlife can lead to disease transmission. To align agricultural livelihoods with wildlife conservation, a…”
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Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events by Kock, Richard A, Orynbayev, Mukhit, Robinson, Sarah, Zuther, Steffen, Singh, Navinder J, Beauvais, Wendy, Morgan, Eric R, Kerimbayev, Aslan, Khomenko, Sergei, Martineau, Henny M, Rystaeva, Rashida, Omarova, Zamira, Wolfs, Sara, Hawotte, Florent, Radoux, Julien, Milner-Gulland, Eleanor J

“…In 2015, more than 200,000 saiga antelopes died in 3 weeks in central Kazakhstan. The proximate cause of death is confirmed as hemorrhagic septicemia caused by…”
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Genetic characterization of free-ranging Asiatic wild ass in Central Asia as a basis for future conservation strategies by Kaczensky, Petra, Kovtun, Ekaterina, Habibrakhmanov, Rustam, Hemami, Mahmoud-Reza, Khaleghi, Amirhossein, Linnell, John D. C., Rustamov, Eldar, Sklyarenko, Sergey, Walzer, Chris, Zuther, Steffen, Kuehn, Ralph

“…Loss of genetic diversity due to drift and inbreeding reduces a population’s ability to respond to environmental change and may result in inbreeding…”
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Individuality of distress and discomfort calls in neonates with bass voices: Wild‐living goitred gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa) and saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) by Volodin, Ilya A., Sibiryakova, Olga V., Frey, Roland, Efremova, Kseniya O., Soldatova, Natalia V., Zuther, Steffen, Kisebaev, Talgat B., Salemgareev, Albert R., Volodina, Elena V., Manser, M.

“…Neonate ruminants produce distress calls when captured by a predator and discomfort milk begging calls when hungry. In many neonate ruminants, the distress and…”
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Remarkable vocal identity in wild-living mother and neonate saiga antelopes: a specialization for breeding in huge aggregations? by Sibiryakova, Olga V., Volodin, Ilya A., Frey, Roland, Zuther, Steffen, Kisebaev, Talgat B., Salemgareev, Albert R., Volodina, Elena V.

“…Saiga antelopes Saiga tatarica tatarica give birth in large aggregations, and offspring follow the herd soon after birth. Herding is advantageous as…”
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