Zhengwang Zhang

Compound food failure on a deteriorated mast system drives Japan’s bear conflict crisis

Climate change is recognized as a key amplifier of human-wildlife conflict, yet the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Japan’s 2025 bear crisis, which produced 232 casualties, has been widely attributed to rapid population growth, but demographic processes are far to...

Where Can a Threatened Pheasant Persist? Identifying Climate Change Refugia and Mapping Protection Gaps in China

Climate change and human activities are widely recognized as major drivers of global biodiversity loss. The Brown Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum), a ground-dwelling avian species unique to China, is confined to a highly fragmented range and faces persistent long-term t...