Publications

2023

Braczkowski, A. R., O’Bryan, C. J., Lessmann, C., Rondinini, C., Crysell, A. P., Gilbert, S., ... & Biggs, D. (2023). The unequal burden of human-wildlife conflict. Communications Biology, 6(1), 182.

2022

Braczkowski, A., Gopalaswamy, A. M., Fattebert, J., Isoke, S., Bezzina, A., & Maron, M. (2022). Spatially explicit population estimates of African leopards and spotted hyenas in the Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area of southwestern Uganda. Mammalian Biology, 1-15.

Biggs, D., Peel, A. J., Astaras, C., Braczkowski, A., Cheung, H., Choi, C. Y., Orume, R. D., Cáceres-Escobar, H., Phelps, J., Plowright, R., Van Rooyen, J., Van Velden, J., & McCallum, H. (2022). Governance Principles for the Wildlife Trade to Reduce Spillover and Pandemic Risk. Available at SSRN 4304582.

Samarasinghe, D. J., Wikramanayake, E. D., Gopalaswamy, A. M., Jayewardene, R., Kumara, J.,Fernando, J., ... & Braczkowski, A. (2022). Evidence for a critical leopard conservation stronghold from a large protected landscape on the island of Sri Lanka. Global Ecology and Conservation, e02173.

Gopalaswamy, A. M., Elliot, N. B., Ngene, S., Broekhuis, F., Braczkowski, A., Lindsey, P., ... & Stenseth, N. C. (2022). How “science” can facilitate the politicization of charismatic megafauna counts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(20), e2203244119.

Braczkowski, Dheer, A., Samarasinghe, D., Dloniak, S. M., & Braczkowski, A. (2022). Using camera traps to study hyenas: challenges, opportunities, and outlook. Mammalian Biology, 1-8.

Braczkowski, A., Schenk, R., Samarasinghe, D., Biggs, D., Richardson, A., Swanson, N., ... & Fattebert, J. (2022). Leopard and spotted hyena densities in the Lake Mburo National Park, southwestern Uganda. PeerJ, 10, e12307.

Pereira, K. S., Gibson, L., Biggs, D., Samarasinghe, D., & Braczkowski, A. R. (2022). Individual Identification of Large Felids in Field Studies: Common Methods, Challenges, and Implications for Conservation Science. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 350.

2021

Braczkowski, A.R., Allan, J.R., Jones, K.R., Natali, M., Biggs, D. & Maron, M. (2021). Marketing products with wildlife – How to make it benefit Conservation. Frontiers in Conservation Science.

Samarasinghe, D., Wikramanayake, E.D., Jayakody, S., Fernando, S., Gunawardana, J. & Braczkowski, A. (2021). A biodiversity hotspot in turmoil: Doing away with circular 5/2001 could have catastrophic consequences for Sri Lanka's forests. Conservation Science and Practice, e466.

Farhadinia, M. S., Behnoud, P., Hobeali, K., Mousavi, S. J., Hosseini-Zavarei, F., Gholikhani, N.,Akbari, H., Braczkowski, A.R., Eslami, M., Moghadas, P. & Macdonald, D. W. (2021). Estimating the density of a small population of leopards (Panthera pardus) in central Iran using multi-session photographic‐sampling data. Mammalian Biology, 1-9.

2020

Braczkowski, A., Fattebert, J., Schenk, R., O'Bryan, C., Biggs, D., & Maron, M. (2020). Evidence for increasing human‐wildlife conflict despite a financial compensation scheme on the edge of a Ugandan National Park. Conservation Science and Practice, e309.

O’Bryan, C.J., Braczkowski, A.R., Magalhaes, R.S. & McDonald-Madden, E. (2020). Conservation Epidemiology of Predators and Scavengers to Reduce Zoonotic Risk. Lancet Planetary Health. 

Braczkowski, A.R., Gopalaswamy, A.M., Elliot, N., Possingham, H., Bezzina, A., Maron, M., Biggs, D. & Allan, J.R. (2020). Restoring Africa’s Lions: Start with Good Counts. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

Braczkowski, A., Gopalaswamy, A. M., Nsubuga, M., Allan, J., Biggs, D., & Maron, M. (2020). Detecting early warnings of pressure on an African lion (Panthera leo) population in the Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area, Uganda. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 1(1), e12015.

2019

Braczkowski, A.R., Ruzo, A., Sanchez, F., Castagnino, R., Brown, C., Guynup, S., Winter, S., Gandy, D. & O’Bryan, C.J. (2019). The Ayahuasca tourism boom – an undervalued demand driver for jaguar parts? Conservation Science and Practice, e126. 

2018

O’Bryan, C.J., Braczkowski, A., Beyer, H., Carter, N., Watson, J.E.M., McDonald-Madden, E. (2018). The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2, 229-236.

Braczkowski, A., Holden, M. H., O'Bryan, C.J., Choi, C., Gan, X., Beesley, N., Gao, Y., Allan, J., Tyrrell, P., Stiles, D., Brehony, P., Meney, R., Brink, H., Takashina, N., Lin, M., Lin, H., Rust, N., Salmo, S. G., Watson, J. E., Kahumbu, P., Maron, M. , Possingham, H. P. and Biggs, D. (2018). Reach and messages of the world's largest ivory burn. Conservation Biology, 32: 765-773.

Braczkowski, A. R., O'Bryan, C. J., Stringer, M. J., Watson, J. E., Possingham, H. P., & Beyer, H. L. (2018). Leopards provide public health benefits in Mumbai, India. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 16(3), 176-182.

2017

Biggs, D., Holden, M. H., Braczkowski, A., Cook, C. N., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Phelps, J., Scholes, R.J., Smith, R.J., Underwood, F.M., Adams, V.M., Allan, J., Brink, H., Cooney, R., Gao, Y., Hutton, J., Macdonald-Madden, E., Maron, M., Redford, K.H., Sutherland, W.J. & Possingham, H. (2017). Breaking the deadlock on ivory. Science, 358(6369), 1378-1381.

Negret, P. J., Allan, J., Braczkowski, A., Maron, M., & Watson, J. E. (2017). Need for conservation planning in post conflict Colombia. Conservation Biology, 31: 499-500.

2016

Biggs, D., Holden, M., Braczkowski, A. & Possingham, H. (2016). Track the impact of Kenya’s Ivory Burn. Nature: 534. 179.

Braczkowski, A.R., Balme, G.A., Dickman, A., Fattebert, J., Johnson, P., Dickerson, T., Macdonald, D.W. & Hunter, L.T.B. (2016) Scent lure effect on camera-trap based leopard density estimates. PloS One. 11(4), e0151033.

Sharbafi, E., Farhadinia, M. S., Rezaie, H. R., & Braczkowski, A. R. (2016). Prey of the Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) in a mixed forest-steppe landscape in northeastern Iran (Mammalia: Felidae). Zoology in the Middle East, 62(1), 1-8.

2015

Braczkowski, A. R., Balme, G. A., Dickman, A., Macdonald, D. W., Johnson, P. J., Lindsey, P. A., & Hunter, L. T. (2015). Rosettes, Remingtons and Reputation: Establishing potential determinants of leopard (Panthera pardus) trophy prices across Africa. African Journal of Wildlife Research,45(2), 158-168.

Braczkowski, A.R., Balme, G.A., Dickman, A., Fattebert, J., Johnson, P., Dickerson, T., Hunter, L.T.B. & Macdonald, D.W. (2015). Who bites the bullet first? The susceptibility of leopards to trophy hunting. PloS One: 10(4): e0123100.

2012-2013

Braczkowski, A., & Watson, L. (2013). Observations of leopard and caracal responses to novel scents in South Africa. Cat News, 58, 13-15.

Balme, G.A., Hunter, L.T.B. & Braczkowski, A.R. (2012). Applicability of Age based hunting regulations for leopards Panthera pardus. PloS One, 7 (4), e35209.

Braczkowski, A.R., Watson, L.H., Coulson, D., Lucas, J., Peiser, B. & Rossi, M. (2012). Diet of caracal in the southern Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 42, 111-116.

Braczkowski, A.R., Watson, L.H., Coulson, D. & Randall, R. (2012). Diet of leopards in the southern Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Ecology, 50 (3), 377-380.