Panthera Corporation

Taking smart conservation risks: Moving species in a changing world

Abstract Conservation practitioners are often faced with difficult decisions on whether or not to implement intensive interventions that carry risk and uncertainty—such as translocating species outside their indigenous range for the purpose of conservation (i.e., conservation int...

Prey restoration facilitates early tiger recolonization in a human‐dominated protected area of Thailand

Abstract Introduction Rewilding is an important ecological restoration practice for sustaining ecosystem function. Reintroduction of large‐ and medium‐sized prey can facilitate recolonization by predators such as tigers ( Panthera tigris ) in fragmented habitats. Objective We exa...

Where will the cat cross the road? Comparing camera and GPS-based models for identifying wildlife corridors

Designing effective wildlife corridors is a critical conservation challenge in fragmented landscapes. GPS-based step selection functions strongly predict dispersal corridors and connectivity, but GPS collaring can be expensive and invasive. Camera-based occupancy models are widel...