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African cheetah, South Africa
Prioritizing livestock grazing right buyouts to safeguard Asiatic cheetahs from extinction
Daberger M, Kuemmerle T, Kh Hamidi A, Khalatbari L, Abolghasemi H, Mirzadeh HR & Ghoddousi A (2022) Conservation Science & Practice (PDF)
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Poachers in Golestan National Park, Iran
Analysis of differences and commonalities in wildlife hunting across the Africa-Europe South-North gradient
Bachmann ME, Kulik L, Gatiso T, Nielsen MR, Haase D, Heurich M, Buchadas A, Bösch L, Eirdosh D, Freytag A, Geldmann J, Ghoddousi A, Cleveland Hicks T, Ordaz-Nemeth I, Qin S, Sop T, van Beeck Calkoen S, Wesche K & Kühl HS (2022) PLoS Biology​​ (PDF)
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Markhor, Tajikistan (Photo: M. Nosir)
Markhor Capra falconeri monitoring in Tajikistan shows population recovery
Akramov U, Najmiddinov N, Ghoddousi A, Khayari M, Moheb Z, Sepahvand P, Bhatnagar YV & Herrero J (2022) Oryx​ (PDF)

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Golestan National Park, Iran (Photo: A Kh Hamidi)
Understanding spatial patterns of poaching pressure using ranger logbook data to optimize future patrolling strategies
Ghoddousi A, Van Cayzeele C, Negahdar P, Soofi S, Kh. Hamisi A, Bleyhl B, Fandos G, Khorozyan I, Waltert M & Kuemmerle T (2022) Ecological Applications (PDF)
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Persian leopard (Photo: M Arianejad)
Quantifying the relationship between prey density, livestock and illegal killing of leopards
Soofi S, T Qashqaei A, Mousavi M, Hadipour E, Filla M, H Kiabi B, Bleyhl B, Ghoddousi A, Balkenhol N, Royle A, Pavey CR, Khorozyan I & Waltert M (2022) Journal of Applied Ecology​ (PDF)
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Grey wolves, Germany (Photo: Conservation Biogeography, Humboldt-University Berlin)
Changing patterns of conflict between humans, carnivores and crop-raiding prey as large carnivores recolonize human-dominated landscapes
Davoli M, Ghoddousi A, Sabatini FM, Fabbri E, Caniglia R & Kuemmerle T (2022) Biological Conservation​ (PDF)

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Snow Leopard Festival, Tajikistan
An outcome-oriented, social-ecological framework for assessing protected area effectiveness
Ghoddousi A, Loos J & Kuemmerle T. (2022) ​BioScience (PDF)
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Asiatic cheetah in captivity, Iran
Risk to conservation of species in the wild from promoting ex situ management
Khalatbari L, O'Neill HMK, Ostrowski S, Yusefi GH, Ghoddousi A, Abolghasemi H, Breitenmoser-Würsten Ch, Breitenmoser U, Brito JC & Durant SM (2021) Conservation Biology (PDF)

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Human-elephant conflict, India (Photo: B. Hazra)
Anthropogenic resistance: accounting for human behavior in wildlife connectivity planning
Ghoddousi A*, Buchholtz EK*, Dietsch AM, Williamson MA, Sharma S, Balkenhol N, Kuemmerle T & Dutta T*. (2021) ​One Earth (PDF)
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Caucasian grouse, Turkey (Photo: I. Ölmez)
Rear-edge populations are important for understanding climate change risk and adaptation potential for threatened species
Habibzadeh N, Ghoddousi A, Bleyhl B, Kuemmerle T. (2021) ​​Conservation Science & Practice

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Persian leopard, Iran (Photo: M. Arianejad)
Reducing persecution is more effective for restoring large carnivores than restoring their prey
Bleyhl B, Ghoddousi A, Askerov E, Bocedi G, Breitenmoser U, Manvelyan K, Palmer SCF, Soofi M, Weinberg P, Zazanashvili N, Shmunk V, Zurrell D & Kuemmerle T. (2021) ​Ecological Applications (PDF)
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Training future generations to deliver evidence-based conservation and ecosystem management
Downey H, Amano T, Cadotte M, Cook CN, Cooke SJ, Haddaway NR, Jones JPG, Littlewood N, Walsh JC, [...] Ghoddousi A, [...] Sutherland W. (2021) Ecological Solutions & Evidence (PDF)
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Bezoar goat, Iran (Photo: H. Tizrooyan)
Identifying priority areas for restoring mountain ungulates in the Caucasus region
Kuemmerle T, Bluhm H, Ghoddousi A, Arakelyan M, Askerov E, Bleyhl B, Ghasabian M, Gavashelishvili A, Heidelberg A, Malkhasyan A, Manvelyan K, Soofi M, Yarovenko Y, Weinberg P & Zazanashvili N. (2020) Conservation Science & Practice (PDF)

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Golestan Province, Iran (Photo: P. Moghadas)
Mapping connectivity and conflict risk to identify safe corridors for the Persian leopard
Ghoddousi A, Bleyhl B, Sichau C, Ashayeri D, Moghadas P, Sepahvand P, Kh Hamidi A, Soofi M & Kuemmerle T. (2020) ​Landscape Ecology (PDF)
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Bezoar goat, Touran National Park, Iran
The decline of ungulate population in Iranian protected areas calls for urgent actions against poaching
Ghoddousi A, Soofi M, Kh Hamidi A, Ashayeri S, Egli L, Ghoddousi S, Speicher J, Khorozyan I, H Kiabi B & Waltert M. (2019) Oryx (PDF)
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Leopard, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Assessing the relationship between illegal killing of ungulates, wild prey occurrence and livestock depredation rate by large carnivores
Soofi M, Ghoddousi A, Zeppenfeld T, Shokri S, Soufi M, Egli L, Jafari A, Ahmadpour M, Qashqaei A, Ghadirian T, Filla M, Kiabi B, Balkenhol N, Waltert M & Khorozyan I. (2019) Journal of Applied Ecology (PDF)

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Mouflon, Varjin Protected Area, Iran
Assessing niche overlap between domestic and threatened wild sheep to identify conservation priority areas
Bleyhl B, Arakleyan M, Askerov E, Bluhm H, Gavashelishvili A, Ghoddousi A, Heidelberg A, Khorozyan I, Malkhasyan A, Manvelyan K, Masoud M, Moqanaki E, Radeloff VC, Soofi M, Weinberg P, Zazanashvili N & Kuemmerle T. (2019) Diversity and Distribution (PDF)
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Asiatic cheetah, Miandasht Wildlife Refuge, Iran
Sanctioning to extinction in Iran
Khalatbari L, Brito JC, Ghoddousi A, Abolghasemi H, Breitenmoser U, Breitenmoser-Würsten Ch, Yusefi GH, Ostrowski S & Durant SM. (2018) Science (PDF)
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Brown bear, Jahan Nama Protected Area, Iran
Water availability is the main predictor of brown bear distribution at the southern edge of the species' global range
Ansari H M & Ghoddousi A. (2018) Ursus (PDF)

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Bamu National Park, Iran
Tourism and nature conservation: a case study in Golestan National Park, Iran
Ghoddousi S, Pintassiglo P, Mendes J, Ghoddousi A & Sequeira B. (2018) Tourism Management Perspectives (PDF)
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Water buffalo, Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Livestock grazing in protected areas and its effects on large mammals in the Hyrcanian forest, Iran
Soofi M, Ghoddousi A, Zeppenfeld T, Shokri S, Soufi M, Jafari A, Ahmadpour M, T Qashqaei A, Egli L, Ghadirian T, Raeesi Chahartaghi N, Zehzad B, H Kiabi B, Khorozyan I, Balkenhol N & Waltert M. (2018) Biological Conservation (PDF)
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Quantity does not always mean quality: the importance of qualitative social science in conservation research
Rust NA, Abrams A, Challender DWS, Chapron G, Ghoddousi A, Glikman JA, Gowan CH, Hughes C, Rastogi A, Said A, Sutton A, Taylor N, Thomas S, Unnikrishnan H, Webber AD, Wordingham G & Hill CM. (2017) Society and Natural Resource (PDF)

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Leopard and prey, Kruger National Park, South Africa
New leopard-specific biomass regression models call for a recalculation of leopard diet studies
Lumetsberger T, Ghoddousi A, Appel A, Khorozyan I, Waltert M & Kiffner C. (2017) Journal of Zoology (PDF)
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Asiatic black bear pugmark, Minab, Iran
Diet of Asiatic black bear in its westernmost distribution range, southern Iran
Ghadirian T, T Qashqaei A, Soofi M, Abolghasemi H & Ghoddousi A. (2017) Ursus (PDF)
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African lion, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Global patterns of biomass models describing consumption of wild and domestic prey by big cats
Khorozyan I, Lumetsberger T, Ghoddousi A, Soofi M & Waltert M. (2017) Mammal Review (PDF)

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Wild boar, Golestan National Park, Iran
When pork is not on the menu: assessing trophic competition between large carnivores and poachers
Ghoddousi A, Soofi M, Kh Hamidi A, Lumetsberger T, Egli L, Ashayeri A, Khorozyan I, H Kiabi B & Waltert M. (2017) Biological Conservation (PDF)
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Shepherd dog, Varjin Protected Area, Iran
Effects of shepherds and dogs on livestock depredation by leopards (Panthera pardus) in north-eastern Iran
Khorozyan I, Soofi M, Soufi M, Kh Hamidi A, Ghoddousi A & Waltert M. (2017) PeerJ
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Golestan National Park, Iran (Photo: M. Soofi)
After sanctions: the urge to upgrade and integrate conservation in Iran
Ghoddousi A*, Egli L*, Soofi M, Khorozyan I & Waltert M. (2017) Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment (PDF)

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Red deer, Bieszczady National Park, Poland
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Khosrov Forest State Reserve, Armenia
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African cheetahs, Baviaanskloof, South Africa
Precision and reliability of indirect population assessments for the Caspian red deer (Cervus elaphus maral)
Soofi M, Ghoddousi A, Kh Hamidi A, Ghasemi B, Egli L, Vionopol-Sassu A, Kiabi B, Balkenhol N, Khorozyan I & Waltert M. (2017) Wildlife Biology (PDF)
Effects of ranger stations on predator and prey distribution and abundance in an Iranian steppe landscape
Ghoddousi A, Kh Hamidi A, Soofi M, Khorozyan I, H Kiabi B & Waltert M. (2016) Animal Conservation (PDF)
Assessing the role of big cat prey choice using spatiotemporal availability patterns
Ghoddousi A, Soofi M, Kh Hamidi A, Lumetsberger T, Egli L, Khorozyan I, H Kiabi B & Waltert M. (2016) PLoS ONE (PDF)

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Persian leopard, Bafgh Protected Area, Iran
The relationship between climate, diseases of domestic animals and human-carnivore conflicts
Khorozyan I, Soofi M, Ghoddousi A, Kh Hamidi A & Waltert M. (2015) Basic & Applied Ecology (PDF)
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African lion, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Big cats kill more livestock when wild prey reaches a minimum threshold
Khorozyan I, Ghoddousi A, Soofi M & Waltert M. (2015) Biological Conservation (PDF)
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Dissatisfaction with veterinary services is associated with leopard (Panthera pardus) predation on domestic animals
Khorozyan I, Soofi M, Kh Hamidi A*, Ghoddousi A* & Waltert M*. (2015) PLoS ONE (PDF)

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Persian leopard pugmarks, Kiamaky Wildlife Refuge, Iran
Assessment of human-leopard conflict in Machiara National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
Kabir M, Ghoddousi A, Awan SA & Awan NA. (2014) European Journal of Wildlife Research (PDF)
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Persian leopard, Bamu National Park, Iran (Photo: P4L)
The status of the endangered Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor in Bamu National Park, Iran
Ghoddousi A, Kh Hamidi A, Ghadirian T, Ashayeri D & Khorozyan I. (2010) Oryx (PDF)
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Persian leopard, Bamu National Park, Iran (Photo: P4L)
Territorial marking by Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor Pocock, 1927) in Bamu National Park, Iran
Ghoddousi A, Kh Hamidi A, Ghadirian T, Ashayeri D, Hamzeh'pour M, Moshiri H, Zohrabi H & Julayi L. (2008) Zoology in the Middle East (PDF)
* authors contributed equally to this paper.

Associate Editor for Conservation Biology and Journal of Zoology
Reviewing for Animal Conservation, Biological Conservation, Conservation Science & Practice, Diversity & Distributions, Ecological Complexity, Ecological Solutions & Evidence, Ecology & Evolution, European Journal of Wildlife Research, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Frontiers in Zoology, Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology, Italian Journal of Zoology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal for Nature Conservation, Mammalia, Mammalian Biology, Oryx, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, People & Nature, PLoS ONE, Rangeland Ecology & Management, Remote Sensing in Ecology & Conservation, Science of Nature, Science of the Total Environment, Scientific Reports, Wildlife Research, and Zoology in the Middle East
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