List of works - Sarah M. Durant

A dead giveaway: Foraging vultures and other avian scavengers respond to auditory cues

scientific article published on 19 May 2020

Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara-Sahel

Asynchronous food-web pathways could buffer the response of Serengeti predators to El Niño Southern Oscillation

scientific article

Bridging the divide between scientists and decision-makers: how behavioural ecologists can increase the conservation impact of their research?

scientific article published on 29 July 2019

Cheetahs modify their prey handling behavior depending on risks from top predators

scholarly article by Anne Hilborn et al published April 2018 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Cheetahs, Acinonyx jubatus, balance turn capacity with pace when chasing prey

scientific article published on 04 September 2013

Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes.

scientific article

Conserving the World's Megafauna and Biodiversity: The Fierce Urgency of Now

Correction: Unintended Consequences of Conservation Actions: Managing Disease in Complex Ecosystems.

scientific article

Dedication: Professor Dame Georgina Mace DBE FRS (1953–2020) ⬇️

scientific article published in 2025

Demography of the Serengeti cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) population: the first 25 years

scholarly article by Marcella J. Kelly et al published April 1998 in Journal of Zoology

Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems

scientific article published in 2015

Does size matter? An investigation of habitat use across a carnivore assemblage in the Serengeti, Tanzania

scientific article published on 14 July 2010

Ecology. To fence or not to fence

scientific article

Effects of social disruption in elephants persist decades after culling

scientific article

Endangered African wild dogs ( Lycaon pictus Temm.) in Angola: Filling a 50‐year gap of knowledge with findings from two National Parks

scientific article

Energy availability and density estimates in African ungulates

scientific article

Episodic outbreaks of small mammals influence predator community dynamics in an east African savanna ecosystem

scientific article published in 2014

Experimental estimation of snare detectability for robust threat monitoring.

scientific article published on 10 January 2018

Family effects on early survival and variance in long-term reproductive success of female cheetahs.

scientific article

Forgotten biodiversity in desert ecosystems

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

Fortified Bomas and Vigilant Herding are Perceived to Reduce Livestock Depredation by Large Carnivores in the Tarangire-Simanjiro Ecosystem, Tanzania

journal article from 'Human Ecology' published in 2017

Fostering Coexistence Between People and Large Carnivores in Africa: Using a Theory of Change to Identify Pathways to Impact and Their Underlying Assumptions

scientific article published in 2022

Genetic analysis reveals promiscuity among female cheetahs

scientific article published in August 2007

Improving Predictions of Climate Change-Land Use Change Interactions

scientific article published on 02 October 2020

In defense of fences--response

scientific article published on 24 July 2014

Incubation temperature causes skewed sex ratios in a precocial bird

scientific article

Indirect interactions between climate and cropland distribution shape fire size in West African grasslands

scientific article published on 6 December 2022

Individual Variability

scientific article

Leadership in elephants: the adaptive value of age

scientific article (publication date: 7 November 2011)

Leopard (Panthera pardus) status, distribution, and the research efforts across its range

scientific article

Lion populations may be declining in Africa but not as Bauer et al. suggest

scientific article published on 30 December 2015

Long-term trends in carnivore abundance using distance sampling in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

scholarly article by Sarah M. Durant et al published 19 July 2011 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Making rewilding fit for policy

scientific article published on 22 January 2018

Mammalian energetics. Flexible energetics of cheetah hunting strategies provide resistance against kleptoparasitism

scientific article

Mating strategies of topi bulls: getting in the centre of attention

Matriarchs as repositories of social knowledge in African elephants

scientific article (publication date: 20 April 2001)

Monitoring rarity: the critically endangered Saharan cheetah as a flagship species for a threatened ecosystem

scientific article

Non-native species: UK bill could prompt biodiversity loss.

scientific article

Predation, individual variability and vertebrate population dynamics ⬇️

scientific article published on July 15, 2011

Predator avoidance, breeding experience and reproductive success in endangered cheetahs, Acinonyx jubatus

scientific article published on 01 July 2000

Relating long-term studies to conservation practice: the case of the Serengeti Cheetah Project

scientific article

Risks to conservation of species in the wild from promoting ex situ management: response to Farhadinia et al. 2020

scientific article published on 23 June 2021

Road will ruin Serengeti

scientific article

Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna.

scientific article

Socio-economic correlates and management implications of livestock depredation by large carnivores in the Tarangire ecosystem, northern Tanzania

scientific article published in January 2017

Stalk and chase: how hunt stages affect hunting success in Serengeti cheetah

Stop military conflicts from trashing environment

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

The global decline of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and what it means for conservation

scientific article

Unintended consequences of conservation actions: managing disease in complex ecosystems

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

Viability of the Serengeti Cheetah Population

scientific article

List of works by Sarah M. Durant

A dead giveaway: Foraging vultures and other avian scavengers respond to auditory cues

Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara-Sahel

Asynchronous food-web pathways could buffer the response of Serengeti predators to El Niño Southern Oscillation

Bridging the divide between scientists and decision-makers: how behavioural ecologists can increase the conservation impact of their research?

Cheetahs modify their prey handling behavior depending on risks from top predators

Cheetahs, Acinonyx jubatus, balance turn capacity with pace when chasing prey

Conserving large populations of lions - the argument for fences has holes.

Conserving the World's Megafauna and Biodiversity: The Fierce Urgency of Now

Correction: Unintended Consequences of Conservation Actions: Managing Disease in Complex Ecosystems.

Dedication: Professor Dame Georgina Mace DBE FRS (1953–2020) ⬇️

Demography of the Serengeti cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) population: the first 25 years

Developing fencing policies for dryland ecosystems

Does size matter? An investigation of habitat use across a carnivore assemblage in the Serengeti, Tanzania

Ecology. To fence or not to fence

Effects of social disruption in elephants persist decades after culling

Endangered African wild dogs ( Lycaon pictus Temm.) in Angola: Filling a 50‐year gap of knowledge with findings from two National Parks

Energy availability and density estimates in African ungulates

Episodic outbreaks of small mammals influence predator community dynamics in an east African savanna ecosystem

Experimental estimation of snare detectability for robust threat monitoring.

Family effects on early survival and variance in long-term reproductive success of female cheetahs.

Forgotten biodiversity in desert ecosystems

Fortified Bomas and Vigilant Herding are Perceived to Reduce Livestock Depredation by Large Carnivores in the Tarangire-Simanjiro Ecosystem, Tanzania

Fostering Coexistence Between People and Large Carnivores in Africa: Using a Theory of Change to Identify Pathways to Impact and Their Underlying Assumptions

Genetic analysis reveals promiscuity among female cheetahs

Improving Predictions of Climate Change-Land Use Change Interactions

In defense of fences--response

Incubation temperature causes skewed sex ratios in a precocial bird

Indirect interactions between climate and cropland distribution shape fire size in West African grasslands

Individual Variability

Leadership in elephants: the adaptive value of age

Leopard (Panthera pardus) status, distribution, and the research efforts across its range

Lion populations may be declining in Africa but not as Bauer et al. suggest

Long-term trends in carnivore abundance using distance sampling in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Making rewilding fit for policy

Mammalian energetics. Flexible energetics of cheetah hunting strategies provide resistance against kleptoparasitism

Mating strategies of topi bulls: getting in the centre of attention

Matriarchs as repositories of social knowledge in African elephants

Monitoring rarity: the critically endangered Saharan cheetah as a flagship species for a threatened ecosystem

Non-native species: UK bill could prompt biodiversity loss.

Predation, individual variability and vertebrate population dynamics ⬇️

Predator avoidance, breeding experience and reproductive success in endangered cheetahs, Acinonyx jubatus

Relating long-term studies to conservation practice: the case of the Serengeti Cheetah Project

Risks to conservation of species in the wild from promoting ex situ management: response to Farhadinia et al. 2020

Road will ruin Serengeti

Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna.

Socio-economic correlates and management implications of livestock depredation by large carnivores in the Tarangire ecosystem, northern Tanzania

Stalk and chase: how hunt stages affect hunting success in Serengeti cheetah

Stop military conflicts from trashing environment

The global decline of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and what it means for conservation

Unintended consequences of conservation actions: managing disease in complex ecosystems

Viability of the Serengeti Cheetah Population