M. Zafar-ul Islam

Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia) — Saudi Arabia

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(17), Species Distribution and Climate Change(7), Animal Diversity and Health Studies(5), Genetic diversity and population structure(4), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock(3)

Publications22 total

The decline of the Arabian Leopard Panthera pardus nimr in Saudi Arabia: a values-based plan for future management
Biodiversity and Conservation·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Modeling the distribution and movement intensity of the Arabian Leopard <i>Panthera pardus nimr</i> (Mammalia: Felidae)
Zoology in the Middle East·2021· 8 cited
Modeling the distribution and movement intensity of the Arabian Leopard <i>Panthera pardus nimr</i> (Mammalia: Felidae)
Figshare·2021Open Access
Modelling the effect of competition for prey and poaching on the population of the Arabian Leopard,<i>Panthera pardus nimr</i>, in Saudi Arabia (Mammalia: Felidae)
Zoology in the Middle East·2020· 7 cited
The evolutionary history of the Cape hare (Lepus capensis sensu lato): insights for systematics and biogeography
Heredity·2019· 15 citedOpen Access
Geographic distribution patterns of melanistic Arabian Wolves,<i>Canis lupus arabs</i>(Pocock), in Saudi Arabia (Mammalia: Carnivora)
Zoology in the Middle East·2019· 5 cited
Conservation challenges for the Arabian Leopard ( <i>Panthera pardus nimr</i> ) in the Western Highlands of Arabia
Biodiversity·2018· 18 cited
&lt;b&gt;The relationship between artificial food supply and natural food selection in two troops of commensal Hamadryas Baboons &lt;I&gt;Papio hamadryas&lt;/I&gt; (Mammalia: Primates: Cercopithecidae) in Saudi Arabia&lt;/b&gt;
Journal of Threatened Taxa·2017· 11 citedOpen Access
Re-Introduction of the Red-Necked Ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus) in Fenced Protected Area of Central Semi-Arid Area in Saudi Arabia
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering·2015
Re-introduction of globally threatened Arabian Gazelles Gazella arabica (Pallas, 1766) (Mammalia: Bovidae) in fenced protected area in central Saudi Arabia
Journal of Threatened Taxa·2014· 30 citedOpen Access
Forecasting ecological impacts of sea-level rise on coastal conservation areas in India
Journal of Threatened Taxa·2013· 6 citedOpen Access
14TH CONSERVATION WORKSHOP FOR THE BIODIVERSITY OF ARABIA: BIOREGIONAL AND SPECIES CONSERVATION PLANNING & REGIONAL RED LISTING OF THE BREEDING BIRDS
2013
Differences in space use and habitat selection between captive‐bred and wild‐born houbara bustards in <scp>S</scp>audi <scp>A</scp>rabia: results from a long‐term reintroduction program
Journal of Zoology·2012· 14 cited
Latrine survey as a method to estimate the population size of Arabian gazelles (Gazella arabica)
Mammalian Biology·2012· 6 cited
Camera trapping confirms the persistence of Arabian Gazelles,<i>Gazella arabica</i>, in the Asir Mountains, Saudi Arabia
Zoology in the Middle East·2012· 8 citedOpen Access
Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India: anthropogenic influence on biodiversity and grasslands
Biodiversity·2011· 16 cited
Restoration of the endangered Arabian Oryx<i>Oryx leucoryx</i>, Pallas 1766 in Saudi Arabia lessons learnt from the twenty years of re-introduction in arid fenced and unfenced protected areas
Zoology in the Middle East·2011· 24 citedOpen Access
An attack by Ratel Mellivora capensis on pre-release Asian Houbara Bustards Chlamydotis macqueenii in central Saudi Arabia
2011· 4 cited
Catastrophic die-off of globally threatened Arabian Oryx and Sand Gazelle in the fenced protected area of the arid central Saudi Arabia
Journal of Threatened Taxa·2010· 32 citedOpen Access
The Honey Badger,<i>Mellivora capensis</i>, killing captive Asian Houbara Bustards,<i>Chlamydotis macqueenii</i>, in Saudi Arabia
Zoology in the Middle East·2010· 2 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Ahmed Boug(9), Ahmed al Boug(4), Abdullah as Shehri(4), Torsten Wronski(3), Alexander Gavashelishvili(3), Asad R. Rahmani(2), Khairi Ismail(2), Jacky Judas(2), Luka Kokiashvili(2), Shaily Menon(2), A. Townsend Peterson(2), Waliur Rahman(2), Sunil Laad(1), Akhilesh Bharos(1), Moayyad Sher Shah(1), Abdullah As-Shehri(1), Sara Lado(1), Paulo C. Alves(1), José Carlos Brito(1), José Melo‐Ferreira(1)