Climatic variation affects seasonal survival of an alpine bird species editor We studied willow ptarmigan in a montane landscape in Lierne municipality in central Norway. During the study we captured and marked a total of 272 willow ptarmigan from 2015 to 2021. To capture the birds, we approached them from snowmobiles during the winter night, dazzled them... 25 November 2024 ..read more

New Subject Editor: Marco Basile editor I am Marco Basile from the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL located near the vibrant city of Zurich, where I live. I recently joined the editorial team at Wildlife Biology. I always enjoyed reading this journal as I am an animal ecologist with a strong interest in bird-... 15 October 2024 ..read more

Upcoming special issue: Montoring of grouse in forest ecosystems editor Dusky grouse. Photo by Ken Archer. Guest Editors: Lance McNew and Christian Hagen. Rationale: Grouse are ecologically significant species found in various forested habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Efficient and unbiased methods for monitoring these species is crucial... 14 May 2024 ..read more

Editor's choice September/October 2024 editor The editor’s choice is the article by Hagen et al. “Dead birds flying”: Can North American rehabilitated raptors released into the wild mitigate anthropogenic mortality? ” Conservation practice is full of untested paradigms, and wildlife rehabilitation is one of them. Rescuing,... 16 August 2024 ..read more

Upcoming special issue: Monitoring of Forest Grouse: Challenges and Solutions editor Photo by Ilse Storch. Guest Editors: Lance McNew, Per Wegge and Christian Hagen. Rationale: Forest grouse are species of ecologically significant birds found in various forested habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Efficient and unbiased methods for monitoring these... 14 May 2024 ..read more

Home range and habitat selection of wolves recolonising Central European human-dominated landscapes editor By Ales Vorel On April 23, 2024 our team (Czech University of Life Sciences from Prague), which conducts telemetry research on wolves in the České Švýcarsko National Park as part of the Interreg Redema project, received information about the hunting of roe deer by at least two... 20 May 2024 ..read more

Wildlife fencing at German highways and federal roads – requirements and management implications editor By Falko Brieger In Germany, the high risk of wildlife–vehicle collisions (WVC) is increasing due to increasing traffic volumes and road densities as well as the growing population densities of common ungulate species. To prevent WVC, wildlife fencing is a common tool in Germany... 20 May 2024 ..read more

Machine learning identification of microhabitat features associated with occupancy of artificial nestboxes by hazel dormice in a UK woodland site editor An artificial nestbox installed to monitor and mitigate impacts to hazel dormice ( Muscardinus avellanarius ) and two hazel dormice (inset) found during one of our monitoring surveys (photo credits Clara Prieto and Joe Malyan). Hazel dormice are one of the UK’s rarest mammal... 20 May 2024 ..read more

Monitoring of Forest Grouse: Challenges and Solutions editor Guest Editors: Lance McNew and Christian Hagen. Rationale: Forest grouse are species of ecologically significant birds found in various forested habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Efficient and unbiased methods for monitoring these species is crucial for understanding... 14 May 2024 ..read more

New Subject Editor: Manisha Bhardwaj editor My name is Manisha Bhardwaj and I am a wildlife ecologist, motivated to identify and mitigate the impacts of the built environment and human activity on wildlife. At present, I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Freiburg, where I am exploring the influence of... 6 May 2024 ..read more