Animal abundance data are essential for endangered species conservation, tracking invasive
species spread, biosecurity, agricultural applications and wildlife monitoring; however, …

As apex predators disappear worldwide, there is escalating evidence of their importance in
maintaining the integrity and diversity of the ecosystems they inhabit. The largest extant …

Top carnivores have suffered widespread global declines, with well-documented effects on
mesopredators and herbivores. We know less about how carnivores affect ecosystems …

Infectious diseases are strong drivers of wildlife population dynamics, however, empirical
analyses from the early stages of pathogen emergence are rare. Tasmanian devil facial tumour …

Changing ecosystem dynamics are increasing the threat of disease epidemics arising in
wildlife populations. Several recent disease outbreaks have highlighted the critical need for …

Aim Megafires are increasing in intensity and frequency globally. The impacts of megafires
on biodiversity can be severe, so conservation managers must be able to respond rapidly to …

Apex predators are important in protecting biodiversity through top‐down influence on food
webs. Their loss is linked with competitive release of invasive mesopredators and species …

A key challenge in conservation is the efficient allocation of limited resources to maximise
benefits for biodiversity. Decision-support tools that account for landscape heterogeneity are …

Global declines of large carnivores have reduced the ‘landscape of fear’ that constrains the
behaviour of other species. In recent years, active and passive trophic rewilding have …

Expert knowledge is widely used to assist decision-making in conservation, typically where
information is lacking or involves complex interacting factors. While there is growing attention …