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Volume 57 · Number 2 March 2023


137 Putting communities at the heart of marine conservation, G. Church, S. Benbow & H. Duffy


139 Briefly 145 Conservation news


Marine conservation


149 A novel approach for Mediterranean monk seal conservation: an artificial ledge in a marine cave, E. Saydam, H. Güçlüsoy & Z.A. Kızılkaya


152 Strategic nest site selection in one of the world’s largest loggerhead turtle nesting colonies, on Maio Island, Cabo Verde, J. Patino-Martinez, L. Dos Passos, R. Amador, A. Teixidor, S. Cardoso, A. Marco et al.


160 An assessment of marine turtle population status and conservation in Cambodia, H. Duffy, A. McNamara, B. Mulligan, K. West, P. Leng, R. Vong et al.


171 Strengthening small-scale fisheries management and conservation in Myanmar through locally managed marine areas, S. Thiha, K. Zayya, M. Aye, S.T. Aung, S.M.N.N. Lin, F. Carli & H. Duffy


175 What’s in a name? Common name misuse potentially confounds the conservation of the wild camel Camelus ferus, A.M. Jemmett, J.J. Groombridge, J. Hare, A. Yadamsuren, P.A. Burger & J.G. Ewen


180 Rapid dung removal by beetles suggests higher duiker densities in Central African rainforests, T.O.W. Kamgaing, Z.C.B. Dzefack, N.C.B. Dongmo, M. Tchatat & H. Yasuoka


188 Phenotypical characterization of African savannah and forest elephants, with special emphasis on hybrids: the case of Kibale National Park, Uganda, J. Bonnald, R. Cornette, M. Pichard, E. Asalu & S. Krief


196 Drivers of predator-proof boma disrepair in the Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya, D.O. Manoa, S. Melubo, S. Kasaine, P. Banham, J. Willie, T. Oloo et al.


205 Gazelle–livestock interactions and impact of water resource development in the Ouadi Rimé–Ouadi Achim Reserve, Chad, T. Wacher, R. Amin, J. Newby, M.H. Hatcha, K. Abeye, H. Ali et al.


216 The bushmeat trade in northern Ghana: market dynamics, drivers of trade and implications for conservation, H.N.K. Sackey, J. McNamara, E.J. Milner-Gulland & Y. Ntiamoa-Baidu


228 Surviving in a hostile landscape: Nothofagus alessandrii remnant forests threatened by mega-fires and exotic pine invasion in the coastal range of central Chile, M.E. González, M. Galleguillos, J. Lopatin, C. Leal, C. Becerra-Rodas, A. Lara & J. San Martín


Cover The Endangered Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus, with a population of 600–700 individuals in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean, is threatened in particular by degradation of its habitat. A significant factor hindering recovery of the monk seal population of the Turkish coast and the nearby Greek islands is the limited number of marine caves suitable for resting and/or pupping. In searching for potentially suitable caves, one cave was located that had all the essential features for seal usage except a ledge. An artificial ledge was built in this cave and seal usage monitored by camera trap. A juvenile seal used the cave four times for resting, predominantly nocturnally. This is the first construction of a dry ledge in a cave of this kind for monk seals. The camera recordings suggest this approach could provide habitat for this species in areas where there is insufficient dry protected area on land. For further details, see pp. 149–151. (Photograph © Zafer Kızılkaya)


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239 Evaluation of alternative conservation strategies for the blue-billed curassow Crax alberti in the Middle Magdalena Valley, Colombia, I.F. Valencia, G.H. Kattan, L. Valenzuela, L. Caro, F. Arbelaez & G. Forero-Medina


248 Updating the distribution range of the maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus in Argentina, M.M. Orozco, N. Caruso, M.B. Natalini, K. Iaconis, M. Tittarelli, C.P. Juarez et al.


252 Ecology, occurrence and distribution of wild felids in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, J. Mohd-Azlan, S.S. Kaicheen, L.L.C. Hong, M.C.K. Yi, M.J. Maiwald, O.E. Helmy et al.


262 Anthropogenic pressure on large carnivores and their prey in the highly threatened forests of Tanintharyi, southern Myanmar, N.M. Shwe, M. Grainger, D. Ngoprasert, S.S. Aung, M. Grindley & T. Savini


Book review


272 Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation


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