Game Management | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Use of thermal imaging to collect fresh faeces for non-invasive evaluation of stress levels in the European hare (Lepus europaeus)

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Vlastimil Skoták
Jan Cukor
Marek Sedláček
Richard Ševčík
Rostislav Linda
Kateřina Brynychová
Matěj Kostka
Sabine Macho-Maschler
Jan Hušek
Rupert Palme

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1682443

1,020 views

Review

Published on 30 Sep 2024

Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) population status, reasons for decline and potential conservation measures from Western and Central Europe to Fennoscandia: a literature review

in Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Lucie Hambálková
Jan Cukor
Kateřina Brynychová
Richard Ševčík
Zdeněk Vacek
Stanislav Vacek
Vlastimil Skoták
Rostislav Linda
Oddgeir Andersen

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2024.1452317

5,615 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2024

Wild boar carcasses in the center of boar activity: crucial risks of ASF transmission

in Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

Jan Cukor
Monika Faltusová
Zdeněk Vacek
Rostislav Linda
Vlastimil Skoták
Petr Václavek
Miloš Ježek
Martin Šálek
František Havránek

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2024.1497361

2,563 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

The European hare as a hidden challenge for forest regeneration: common protection measures are ineffective

in Forest Management

Vlastimil Skoták
Jan Cukor
Rostislav Linda
Zdeněk Vacek

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2025.1669069

1,141 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

First record of Baylisascaris procyonis in the wild invasive Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor) in the Czech Republic

in Parasitology

Michal Benovics
Lívia Švantnerová
Ondřej Mikulka
Lucie Škorpíková
Vlastimil Skoták
Jan Cukor

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1686564

1,927 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Feb 2026

Use of animal biometrics for accurate hunting evidence of wild ungulates: red deer as a model species

in Animal Behavior and Welfare

Ondřej Kanich
Jan Cukor
Jana Adámková
Vlastimil Skoták
Martin Sakin
Veronika Olejníčková
Tomáš Volf
Martin Drahanský
Vlastimil Hart

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1736979

183 views

Original Research

Published on 19 May 2022

Zambian Mole-Rats: 33 Years on the Scene and What We Still Do Not Know and How We Could Learn It

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Hynek Burda

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2022.866709

14,955 views
4 citations

Review

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) and global climate change: a new perspective for sustainable forestry

in Forest Management

Zdeněk Vacek
Stanislav Vacek
Jakub Černý
Jan Cukor
Michal Kuběnka
Josef Gallo
Václav Trojan
Ivan Lukáčik
Igor Štefančík
Ivo Králíček

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2025.1731092

1,083 views

Community Case Study

Published on 06 Dec 2022

Increasing women’s participation in wildlife governance in Zambia

in Human-Wildlife Interactions

Matt Sommerville
Thais Bessa
Patricia Malasha
Meagan Dooley

Frontiers in Conservation Science

doi 10.3389/fcosc.2022.1003095

3,619 views
2 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 28 Jul 2020

Disease-Induced Mortality Outweighs Hunting in Causing Wild Boar Population Crash After African Swine Fever Outbreak

in Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

Kevin Morelle
Jakub Bubnicki
Marcin Churski
Jakub Gryz
Tomasz Podgórski
Dries P. J. Kuijper

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2020.00378

8,921 views
61 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

First evidence of recombinant Myxomavirus (ha-MYXV) in European hare (Lepus europaeus) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

in Veterinary Infectious Diseases

Kamil Sedlák
Kateřina Mikulášková
Alexander Nagy
Jan Cukor
Pavla Príhodová
Lenka Černíková
František Kostka
Petr Václavek

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1754249

607 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jun 2019

Population Dynamics at the Range Margin: Implications of Climate Change on Sublittoral Blue Mussels (Mytilus trossulus)

in Global Change and the Future Ocean

Mats Westerbom
Olli Mustonen
Kim Jaatinen
Mikael Kilpi
Alf Norkko

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2019.00292

5,985 views
27 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 May 2024

Survival rates and causes of death in Tengmalm’s owl offspring during the post-fledging dependence period in Central and North Europe

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Marek Kouba
Luděk Bartoš
Filip Tulis
Simona Stehlíková Sovadinová
Erkki Korpimäki

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2024.1388643

2,875 views
5 citations

Review

Published on 19 Aug 2025

Unlocking Pinus ponderosa (Douglas ex C. Lawson) potential: a comprehensive review of results from native and introduced areas

in Forest Management

Karol Tomczak
Zdeněk Vacek
Jan Cukor
Stanislav Vacek
Václav Bažant
Aleš Zeidler
Václav Trojan
Josef Gallo
Jakub Černý

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

doi 10.3389/ffgc.2025.1585253

3,032 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 20 Oct 2022

A call to action: Standardizing white-tailed deer harvest data in the Midwestern United States and implications for quantitative analysis and disease management

in Conservation and Restoration Ecology

Ellen E. Brandell
Daniel J. Storm
Timothy R. Van Deelen
Daniel P. Walsh
Wendy C. Turner

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2022.943411

5,946 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2023

Risk of African swine fever virus transmission among wild boar and domestic pigs in Poland

in Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

Kim M. Pepin
Tomasz Borowik
Maciej Frant
Kamila Plis
Tomasz Podgórski

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2023.1295127

7,130 views
15 citations

Articles

Use of thermal imaging to collect fresh faeces for non-invasive evaluation of stress levels in the European hare (Lepus europaeus)

Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) population status, reasons for decline and potential conservation measures from Western and Central Europe to Fennoscandia: a literature review

Wild boar carcasses in the center of boar activity: crucial risks of ASF transmission

The European hare as a hidden challenge for forest regeneration: common protection measures are ineffective

First record of Baylisascaris procyonis in the wild invasive Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor) in the Czech Republic

Use of animal biometrics for accurate hunting evidence of wild ungulates: red deer as a model species

Zambian Mole-Rats: 33 Years on the Scene and What We Still Do Not Know and How We Could Learn It

Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) and global climate change: a new perspective for sustainable forestry

Increasing women’s participation in wildlife governance in Zambia

Disease-Induced Mortality Outweighs Hunting in Causing Wild Boar Population Crash After African Swine Fever Outbreak

First evidence of recombinant Myxomavirus (ha-MYXV) in European hare (Lepus europaeus) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Population Dynamics at the Range Margin: Implications of Climate Change on Sublittoral Blue Mussels (Mytilus trossulus)

Survival rates and causes of death in Tengmalm’s owl offspring during the post-fledging dependence period in Central and North Europe

Unlocking Pinus ponderosa (Douglas ex C. Lawson) potential: a comprehensive review of results from native and introduced areas

A call to action: Standardizing white-tailed deer harvest data in the Midwestern United States and implications for quantitative analysis and disease management

Risk of African swine fever virus transmission among wild boar and domestic pigs in Poland