What is Animals, Wild?

Animals, Wild: Research & Overview | Zoological Research

Overview

Wild animals are non-domesticated animal species that live and reproduce in natural habitats independent of human husbandry, spanning vertebrate and invertebrate taxa across terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments. Their study sits within zoology, wildlife biology, and ecology, addressing distribution, abundance, behavior, physiology, reproduction, and the interactions of populations with their environment. Central concerns include population dynamics, habitat use and migration, predator-prey and host-parasite relationships, and the response of species to environmental change and anthropogenic pressure. Wild animals are integral to ecosystem function through roles in pollination, seed dispersal, predation, and nutrient cycling, and they serve as indicators of environmental health. The field also examines the conservation status of threatened species, the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, and human activity, and the role of wildlife in zoonotic disease transmission and surveillance. Methodologically it draws on field survey, population census, behavioral and physiological observation, ecological modeling, and molecular and serological analysis. Topics in this domain include the distribution and conservation challenges of large mammals, anthropogenic threats to wildlife populations, the physiology of wild and semi-wild species, and the role of animals in infectious-disease ecology. The journal publishes peer-reviewed Zoological Research on animal biology, behavior, physiology, and conservation, addressing wild fauna and their relationships with the environment and with human populations.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2023

Distribution and Conservation Challenges of Diurnal Large Mammals in Bayo Community Managed Forest, Salamago Woreda, South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Tamirat HaileCorresponding author

Zoological Research doi:10.14302/issn.2694-2275.jzr-23-4483

2020

Animals in the COVID-19 Era: Between Being a source, Victims, or Maybe our Hope to Overcome it!

Gupta ShilpiCorresponding author

Division of Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry Lab, National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR), I-7, Sector-39, Noida, India.

International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 4 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3481

2017

Natural Infection by H1-Like Influenza a Virus in South American Camelids from Argentina: Serological Evidences.

Parreño VivianaCorresponding author

National Council of Scientific and Technical Research - CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Veterinary Healthcare Cited by 5 doi:10.14302/issn.2575-1212.jvhc-17-1661

2020

The Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): A Narrative Review

Rezapour BarataliCorresponding author

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Assistant Professor, PhD in Health education and promotion, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3373

2020

SARS-Corona Virus-2 Origin and Treatment, From Coffee to Coffee: A Double-Edged Sword

Reza Naghii MohammadCorresponding author

Retired Professor of Human Nutrition, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

International Journal of Coronaviruses Cited by 1 doi:10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3344

2022

Lappet-Faced Vulture, Camel and Raven of Red Sea of Egypt

Ahmed Kamal SamiaCorresponding author

Professor Dr. Virology department, Animal Health Research Institute, Egypt

Wildlife doi:10.14302/issn.2997-2248.jwl-22-4074

2021

Factors Affecting Atlantic Salmon Populations Adversely; Using the River Dee, Scotland, as an Example

Hawkins AnthonyCorresponding author

Loughine Ltd, Kincraig, Blairs, Aberdeen AB12 5YT, UK.

International Marine Science Journal Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2643-0282.imsj-21-3899

2019

Variation of Ethnomycological Knowledge in a Community from Central Mexico

Bello-Cervantes EribelCorresponding author

Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto de Geografía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Circuito exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Apartado Postal 04510, Ciudad de México.

Fungal Diversity Cited by 16 doi:10.14302/issn.2766-869X.jfd-19-2718

2018