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ckiffner.bsky.social @ckiffner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A fun little research side quest is now published! 🦁🌳🐆 Why do lions and leopards climb trees? I dug into long-term field observations to explore where and when these big cats head into the canopy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #Lions #Leopards #Tanzania #WildlifeEcology #AnimalBehaviour

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Tree Climbing in African Lions and Leopards

Tree climbing has been documented in most felids, but patterns, correlates, and possible functions of this behaviour are not well documented for all species, including the African lion. Using a compa...

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ckiffner.bsky.social @ckiffner.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🚨New paper @peopleandnature.bsky.social 🚨 🦁🦒We tested species literacy among 680 respondents in northern Tanzania and found that people can accurately ID key species—validating the use of local knowledge in conservation.🐘🦓 🔗 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Conservation Science and Practice @conservationsp.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

🦬 Stakeholder voices matter in #wildlife recovery! A new study by Hibler et al. explores participatory strategies for managing European bison & moose in Germany & Poland. Virtual tools, real-world impact. Read more: doi.org/10.1111/csp2... #Conservation #CSP

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Stakeholder‐driven management strategies for recovering large herbivores

Describing the Status quo of Bison and Moose populations in the German-Polish border regions, the objective of the study, a simplified workflow through the methods. A graphical depiction of the discu....

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