Effective conservation of at-risk species presents a conundrum, often requiring rapid status assessments and timely actions regardless the adequacy best available information. Here, we present case study on Humboldt martens (Martes caurina humboldtensis), rare cryptic carnivore listed as threatened in 2020 under United States Endangered Species Act. Given their rarity, many aspects marten popul...

In this paper, we refine the colonisation timeframe of pine marten (Martes martes) and Algerian hedgehog (Atelerix algirus) to Balearic Islands synthesising their occurrence records providing an accurate chronology through new directly 14C dated archaeological bone samples. The dates are significantly earlier than previously reported finds; therefore, both cases currently represent earliest for...