Into the Wild: Animal Microbiomes in Conservation

Wild animals are teeming with microbes, from their guts to their skin. What can we learn about animals by studying their microbiomes? And how can those insights be used in wildlife conservation?

Harnessing the microbiome to prevent global biodiversity loss

Possibilities and limits for using the gut microbiome to improve captive animal health, Animal Microbiome

Synthetic biology and its implications for biodiversity conservation - resource

Disgust in animals and the application of disease avoidance to wildlife management and conservation - Sarabian - 2023 - Journal of Animal Ecology - Wiley Online Library

PDF) Integrating terrestrial scavenging ecology into contemporary wildlife conservation and management

Even Monkeys Should Eat Their Vegetables! Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Animals, Free Full-Text

Microbial Rewilding in the Gut Microbiomes of Captive Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) in Madagascar - CosmosID

Microorganisms, Free Full-Text

Mange in Yellowstone wolves reveals insights into human scabies and conservation biology

Microbiome - Wikipedia

Conservation biology needs a microbial renaissance: a call for the consideration of host-associated microbiota in wildlife management practices

Interactions between reproductive biology and microbiomes in wild animal species, Animal Microbiome

Frontiers Revisiting the 4 R's: Improving post-release outcomes for rescued mammalian wildlife by fostering behavioral competence during rehabilitation