Wildlife Mortality

environment

Across the five species, rhino deaths each year are dominated by poaching for horn in parts of Africa and, to a lesser extent, by habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, and dise...

wildlife-conservation

An elephant kill refers to any documented instance in which an elephant dies from direct or indirect causes. In practice, the term can describe deaths from natural predation, hu...

environment

When an otter is found dead, researchers examine the carcass to distinguish natural mortality from human-caused threats. Understanding the reasons behind these deaths helps scie...

environment

Every year, thousands of bears die across the world from hunting, poaching, human–bear conflict, habitat loss, and other causes. Understanding these numbers and drivers is ess...