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  1. Spatially explicit estimates of global population potential for leopard (Panthera pardus)

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  2. Scaling issues in the study of livestock depredation by carnivores

    Article • Landscape Ecology, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  3. Cheetah spatiotemporal overlap with other large carnivores and prey at camera-trap sites: do they fit the niche-complementarity hypothesis?

    Article • Mammalian Biology, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  4. Drivers of large carnivore density in non‐hunted, multi‐use landscapes

    Article • Conservation Science and Practice, January 2023, Wiley

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  5. Persistence of wild felids after a protracted civil war in Quiçama National Park and Quiçama Game Reserve, Angola

    Article • African Journal of Ecology, December 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Carmen Van-Dúnem Santos, Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  6. Big competition for small spots? Conspecific density drives home range size in male and female leopards

    Article • Journal of Zoology, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  7. Threat analysis for more effective lion conservation

    Article • Oryx, December 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  8. Longitudinal assessment of illegal leopard skin use in ceremonial regalia and acceptance of faux alternatives among followers of the Shembe Church, South Africa

    Article • Conservation Science and Practice, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  9. A burning question: Can natural climate solutions and carbon financing save the lion from extinction?

    Article • June 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  10. A paradox of local abundance amidst regional rarity: the value of montane refugia for Persian leopard conservation

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  11. Context dependency of top‐down, bottom‐up and density‐dependent influences on cheetah demography

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, October 2019, Wiley

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  12. Competition and specialization in an African forest carnivore community

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, August 2019, Wiley

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  13. Evaluating scenarios of landscape change for Sunda clouded leopard connectivity in a human dominated landscape

    Article • Biological Conservation, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  14. Reply to comment by Ghasemi & Kyle (2017)

    Article • Biological Conservation, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  15. Asiatic Cheetahs in Iran: Decline, Current Status and Threats

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  16. The Conservation Status of the Cheetah

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  17. Wolves can suppress goodwill for leopards: Patterns of human-predator coexistence in northeastern Iran

    Article • Biological Conservation, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

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

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  19. Wandering the barren deserts of Iran: Illuminating high mobility of the Asiatic cheetah with sparse data

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  20. Reply to Riggio et al.: Ongoing lion declines across most of Africa warrant urgent action

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2015, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  21. Lion ( Panthera leo ) populations are declining rapidly across Africa, except in intensively managed areas

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2015, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  22. Structural habitat predicts functional dispersal habitat of a large carnivore: how leopards change spots

    Article • Ecological Applications, October 2015, Wiley

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  23. Why leopards commit infanticide

    Article • Animal Behaviour, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  24. No science, no success and still no need for captive-origin lion reintroduction: a reply to Abell & Youldon

    Article • Oryx, January 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  25. Walking with lions: why there is no role for captive-origin lions Panthera leo in species restoration

    Article • Oryx, July 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  26. Applicability of Age-Based Hunting Regulations for African Leopards

    Article • PLOS One, April 2012, PLOS

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  27. A Case of Offspring Adoption in Leopards,Panthera pardus

    Article • South African Journal of Wildlife Research, April 2012, Southern African Wildlife Management Association

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  28. Tiger Conservation: Trust Tradition

    Article • Science, September 2011, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  29. Leopard prey choice in the Congo Basin rainforest suggests exploitative competition with human bushmeat hunters

    Article • Journal of Zoology, June 2011, Wiley

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  30. Bringing the Tiger Back from the Brink—The Six Percent Solution

    Article • PLoS Biology, September 2010, PLOS

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  31. Edge effects and the impact of non-protected areas in carnivore conservation: leopards in the Phinda-Mkhuze Complex, South Africa

    Article • Animal Conservation, January 2010, Wiley

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  32. Impact of conservation interventions on the dynamics and persistence of a persecuted leopard (Panthera pardus) population

    Article • Biological Conservation, November 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  33. Identifying a potential lion Panthera leo stronghold in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, and Parc National des Virunga, Democratic Republic of Congo—Erratum

    Article • Oryx, September 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  34. Sport Hunting, Predator Control and Conservation of Large Carnivores

    Article • PLOS One, June 2009, PLOS

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  35. Evaluating Methods for Counting Cryptic Carnivores

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, April 2009, Wiley

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  36. Identifying a potential lion Panthera leo stronghold in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, and Parc National des Virunga, Democratic Republic of Congo

    Article • Oryx, January 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  37. Predation on black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) by African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)

    Article • African Journal of Ecology, December 2007, Wiley

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  38. Feeding habitat selection by hunting leopards Panthera pardus in a woodland savanna: prey catchability versus abundance

    Article • Animal Behaviour, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  39. Restoring lions Panthera leo to northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: short-term biological and technical success but equivocal long-term conservation

    Article • Oryx, April 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  40. Research Summary: Anxiety, distress and morbidity: children and GA

    Article • BDJ, January 2006, Nature

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  41. Carnivores: The Sequel Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution. Vol. 2 John L. Gittleman

    Article • BioScience, August 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter

  42. Reviving the Extinct Cats The Big Cats and Their Fossil Relatives: An Illustrated Guide to Their Evolution and Natural History Alan Turner

    Article • BioScience, October 1997, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Luke T.B. Hunter