Special Issue "Biotechnologies for the Advancement of Wildlife Conservation"
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Wildlife".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animal physiology; veterinary diagnostics; wildlife management; wildlife biology; mammals; conservation; endangered species; reproductive biology; wildlife conservation
Interests: comparative pathology; anatomic pathology; avian pathology; herptile pathology; zoological medicine; comparative oncology
Special Issue Information
As the importance of wildlife ecosystems, the human–wildlife interface, and One Health medicine increase, we have the opportunity and obligation to use new technologies in order to further global conservation efforts. New biotechnologies have actively contributed to conservation efforts through the discovery of new animal species, a more complete understanding of present and emerging diseases, advances in assisted reproduction, and precise monitoring of wild and released animals. These biotechnologies have also enabled the addition of strong, quantitative assessments in fields such as welfare, which previously relied heavily on subjective or qualitative data. Ex situ and in situ projects contribute to conservation in different ways, and both are needed to address shrinking habitat and resources for wildlife. Additionally, while biotechnological advances often focus on positive results, many negative results are also encountered, which should be published to avoid unnecessary and expensive duplication.
Original manuscripts that address any of these issues in “Biotechnologies in Wildlife Conservation” are invited for this Special Issue, particularly those that: (1) report on new biotechnology or new applications of existing biotechnology; (2) review tangible results and benefits of technology that has been used; or (3) outline well-designed research that has yielded negative results which may be useful for future research.
Dr. Anneke Moresco
Dr. Brigid Troan
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- conservation
- genetics
- assisted reproductive techniques
- pathology
- diagnostics
- emerging diseases