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Ash, E., Kaszta, Ż, Noochdumrong, A., Redford, T., Chanteap, P., Hallam, C., . . . Macdonald, D. (2020). Opportunity for Thailand’s forgotten tigers: Assessment of the Indochinese tiger Panthera tigris corbetti and its prey with camera-trap surveys. Oryx, 1-8. doi:10.1017/S0030605319000589
Ash, E., Hallam, C., Chanteap, P., Kaszta, Ż., Macdonald, D.W., Rojanachinda, W., Redford, T. and Harihar, A. (2020). Estimating the density of a globally important tiger (Panthera tigris) population: Using simulations to evaluate survey design in Eastern Thailand. Biological Conservation, 241, p.108349.
Can, Ö. E., Yadav, B. P., Johnson, P. J., D’Cruze, N., & Macdonald, D. W. (2020). Factors affecting the occurrence and activity of clouded leopards, common leopards, and leopard cats in the Himalayas. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29, 839-851.
Can, Ö. E., Yadav, B. P., Johnson, P. J., Ross, J., D’Cruze, N., & Macdonald, D. W. (2020). Factors affecting the occurrence and activity of clouded leopards, common leopards and leopard cats in the Himalayas. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29, 839-851. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-019-01912-7
Cheyne, S., Stark, D. J., Limin, S. H., & Macdonald, D. W. (2013). First Estimates of Population Ecology and Threats to Sunda Clouded Leopards (Neofelis diardi) in a Peat-swamp Forest, Indonesia. Endangered Species Research, 22(1), 1-9.
D’Cruze, N., & Macdonald, D. (2015). Clouded in mystery: the global trade in clouded leopards. Biodiversity and Conservation, 24(14), 3505-3526. doi:10.1007/s10531-015-1010-9
Haidir, I.A., Macdonald, D.W. & Linkie, M. (2018) Assessing the spatiotemporal interactions of mesopredators in Sumatra’s tropical rainforest. PLoS ONE, 13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202876
Haidir, I. A., Dinata, Y., Linkie, M., & Macdonald, D. W. (2013). Asiatic golden cat and Sunda clouded leopard occupancy in the Kerinci Seblat landscape, West-Central Sumatra. Cat News, 59(7-11).
Hearn, A., Ross, J., Bernard, H., Bakar, S., Goossens, B., Hunter, L., & Macdonald, D. (2019). Responses of Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi population density to anthropogenic disturbance: refining estimates of its conservation status in Sabah. Oryx, 53(4), 643-653. doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605317001065
Hearn, A., Ross, J., Pamin, D., Bernard, H., Hunter, L., & Macdonald, D. (2013). Insights into the spatial and temporal ecology of the Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 61(2), 871-875.
Hearn, A. J., Cushman, S. A., Goossens, B., Macdonald, E., Ross, J., Hunter, L. T. B., … Macdonald, D. W. (2018). Evaluating scenarios of landscape change for Sunda clouded leopard connectivity in a human dominated landscape. Biological Conservation, 222, 232– 240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.04.016
Hearn, A. J., Cushman, S. A., Ross, J., Goossens, B., Hunter, L. T. B., & Macdonald, D. W. (2018). Spatio‐temporal ecology of sympatric felids on Borneo. Evidence for resource partitioning? PLoS ONE, 13,e0200828. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200828
Hearn, A. J., Cushman, S. A., Goossens, B., Ross, J., Macdonald, E. A., Hunter, L. T. B., & Macdonald, D. W. (2019). Predicting connectivity, population size and genetic diversity of Sunda clouded leopards across Sabah, Borneo Landscape Ecology(34), 275-290. doi:10.1007/s10980-018-0758-1
Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Macdonald, D. W., Bolongon, G., Cheyne, S. M., Mohamed, A., . . . Wilting, A. (2016). Predicted distribution of the Sunda clouded leopard Neofelis diardi (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) on Borneo. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 34, 149-156.
Kaszta, Ż., Cushman, S.A. and Macdonald, D.W. (2020), Prioritizing habitat core areas and corridors for a large carnivore across its range. Animal Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12575
Kaszta Ż., Cushman S.A., Htun S., Burnham D., Macdonald D.W. (2020) Simulating the impact of Belt and Road Initiative and other major developments in Myanmar on an ambassador felid, the clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa. Landscape Ecology, 1-20.
Kaszta, Z., Cushman, S., Hearn, A., Burnham, D., Macdonald, E., Goossens, B., . . . Macdonald, D. (2019). Integrating Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi) conservation into development and restoration planning in Sabah (Borneo). Biological Conservation, 235, 63-76. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.04.001
Macdonald, D. W., Bothwell, H. M., Hearn, A. J., Cheyne, S. M., Haidir, I., Hunter, L. T. B., . . . Cushman, S. A. (2018). Multi-scale habitat selection modeling identifies threats and conservation opportunities for the Sunda clouded leopard (Neofelis diardi). Biological Conservation, 227, 92-103. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.08.027
Macdonald, D. W., Bothwell, H. M., Kaszta, Z., Ash, E., Bolongon, G., Burnham, D., . . . Cushman, S. (2019). Multi-scale habitat modeling identifies spatial conservation priorities for mainland clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa). Diversity and Distributions, 25(10), 1639-1654. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12967
Macdonald, E. A., Cushman, S. A., Landguth, E. L., Hearn, A. J., Malhi, Y., & Macdonald, D. W. (2018). Simulating impacts of rapid forest loss on population size, connectivity and genetic diversity of Sunda clouded leopards (Neofelis diardi) in Borneo. Plos One, 13(9), e0196974. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0196974
Min, S., D’Cruze, N. D., & Macdonald, D. W. (2018). A note on felid trade at local markets in Myanmar. Cat News, 67, 39– 42.
Naing, H., Htun, S., Kamler, J.F., Burnham, D. and Macdonald, D.W., 2020. Large carnivores as potential predators of sun bears. Ursus, 2019(30e4), pp.51-57
Naing, H., Ross, J., Burnham, D., Htun, S., & Macdonald, D. W. (2017). Population density estimates and conservation concern for clouded leopards Neofelis nebulosa, marbled cats Pardofelis marmorata and tigers Panthera tigris in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Sagaing, Myanmar. Oryx, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S0030605317001260
Najera, F., Bolongon, G., Abram, N. K., Goossens, B., Ambu, L. N., Macdonald, D. W., & Hearn, A. J. (2013). Observation of a road-killed Sunda clouded leopard in Malaysian Borneo. Cat News, 58, 42-43.
Najera, F., Hearn, A. J., Ross, J., Ramirez Saldivar, D. A., Evans, M. N., Guerrero-Sanchez, S., . . . Revuelta Rueda, L. (2017). Chemical immobilization of free-ranging and captive Sunda clouded leopards (Neofelis diardi) with two anesthetic protocols: medetomidine-ketamine and tiletamine-zolazepam. J Vet Med Sci, 79(11), 1892-1898. doi:10.1292/jvms.17-0259
Pallemaerts, L., Adul., Kulu, A. I. P., Jeffers, K. A., Macdonald, D. W., & Cheyne, S. M. (2019). Bornean Clouded Leopard Minimum Home Range Analysis, Indonesian Borneo. CATnews, 70, 33-35.
Penjor, U., Macdonald, D. W., Wangchuk, S., Tandin, T., & Tan, C. K. W. (2018). Identifying important conservation areas for the clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa in a mountainous landscape: Inference from spatial modeling techniques. Ecology and Evolution, 8(8), 4278-4291. doi:doi:10.1002/ece3.3970
Povey, K., Howard, J. G., Sunarto, Priatna, D., Ngoprasert, D., Reed, D., . . . Byers, O. (2009). Clouded Leopard and Small Felid Conservation Summit Final Report. Retrieved from Bangkok, Thailand:
Rasphone, A, Kéry, M, Kamler, J.F, Macdonald, D.W. (2019). Documenting the demise of tiger and leopard, and the status of other carnivores and prey, in Lao PDR’s most prized protected area: Nam Et – Phou Louey. Global Ecology and Conservation 20:e00766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00766.
Ross, J., Hearn, A. J., Johnson, P. J., & Macdonald, D. W. (2013). Activity patterns and temporal avoidance by prey in response to Sunda clouded leopard predation risk. Journal of Zoology, 290(2), 96-106. doi:10.1111/jzo.12018
Singh, P., & Macdonald, D. W. (2017). Populations and activity patterns of clouded leopards and marbled cats in Dampa Tiger Reserve, India. Journal of Mammalogy, 98(5), 1453-1462. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyx104
Sollmann, R., Linkie, M., Haidir, I. A., & Macdonald, D. W. (2014). Bringing clarity to the clouded leopard Neofelis diardi: first density estimates from Sumatra. Oryx, 48(4), 536-539. doi:doi:10.1017/S003060531400043X
Tan, C. K. W., Rocha, D. G., Clements, G. R., Brenes-Mora, E., Hedges, L., Kawanishi, K., . . . Macdonald, D. W. (2017). Habitat use and predicted range for the mainland clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa in Peninsular Malaysia. Biological Conservation(206), 65-74. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.12.012