Publications

Moser, L.A., Smith, B.R., … & Canessa, S. (2026). Animal welfare implications of management strategies for invasive freshwater turtles. NeoBiota, 109, pp.345-366. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.109.204683

Smith, B.R., Kenup, C., Haw, K., Walsh, K., Canessa, S. & Ewen, J.G. (2026). England Red Squirrel Recovery Strategy: A structured decision-making approach. Natural England Commissioned Report NECR669. Natural England, UK. https://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6061891536027648

Smith, B.R., Yarnell, R.W., Whitehouse-Tedd, K., Marginean, M., Popa, R., Trewby, I. & Uzal, A. (2026). So close yet so far: Movement patterns of livestock guarding dogs in a shared landscape in Romania. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, e70245. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70245

Kershenbaum, A., … Smith, B.R., … & Dassow, A. D. (2026). An autonomous network of acoustic detectors to map tiger risk by eavesdropping on prey alarm calls. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, e70061. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.70061

Smith, B.R., Kenup, C., Franklin-Goddard, R., & Ewen, J.G. (2025). Scottish chough reinforcement feasibility study. Zoological Society of London, UK. 78 pp. https://www.act-now.org.uk/saving-scotlands-red-billed-chough

Smith, B.R., Whitehouse-Tedd, K., Yarnell, R.W., Marginean, M., Popa, R., Morley, A., Trewby, I. & Uzal, A. (2025). Direct interactions between livestock guarding dogs and wildlife in a transhumance grazing system. Conservation Science and Practice, e70120. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70120

Smith, B.R., Bru, E. Faur, M. & Kershenbaum, A. (2025). Acoustic localisation as a tool to aid monitoring of golden jackals (Canis aureus). Ecology and Evolution, 15(3), e71041. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71041

Smith, B.R., Kenup, C., Andrews, C.E, & Ewen, J.G. (2024). Wilder Blean Species Prioritisation Workshop Report. Zoological Society of London, UK. 49 pp. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391561601_Wilder_Blean_Species_Prioritisation_Report

Kershenbaum, A., Akçay, Ç., Babu‐Saheer, L., Barnhill, A., Best, P., Cauzinille, J., … Smith, B.R., … & Dunn, J. C. (2024). Automatic detection for bioacoustic research: a practical guide from and for biologists and computer scientists. Biological Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13155

Root-Gutteridge, H., Smith, B.R., Kershenbaum, A., Butkiewicz, H., Fontaine, A., Owens, J.L., Schindler, L. and Dassow, A. (2023). Not afraid of the big bad wolf: calls from large predators do not silence mesopredators. Wildlife Biology, e01226. https://doi.org/10.1002/wlb3.01226

Rigoudy, N., … Smith, B.R., … & Chamaillé-Jammes, S. (2023). The DeepFaune initiative: a collaborative effort towards the automatic identification of European fauna in camera trap images. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 69(6), pp. 113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-023-01742-7

Bru, E., Smith, B.R., Butkiewicz, H., Fontaine, A., Dassow, A., Owens, J.L., Root-Gutteridge, H., Schindler, L. & Kershenbaum, A. (2023). Combining acoustic localisation and high-resolution land cover classification to study predator vocalisation behaviour. Wildlife Research, 50(12), pp. 965-979. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR22007

Smith, B.R., Root-Gutteridge, H., Butkiewicz, H., Dassow, A., Fontaine, A., Markham, A., Owens, J., Schindler, L., Wijers, M. & Kershenbaum, A. (2021). Acoustic localisation of wildlife with low-cost equipment: lower sensitivity, but no loss of precision. Wildlife Research, 49(4), pp. 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR21089

Coomber, F.G., Smith, B.R., August, T.A., Harrower, C.A, Powney, G.D. & Mathews, F. (2021). Using biological records to infer long-term occupancy trends of mammals in the UK. Biological Conservation, 264, p. 109362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109362

Smith, B.R., Yarnell, R.W., Uzal, A. & Whitehouse-Tedd, K. (2020). The ecological effects of livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) on target and non-target wildlife. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, 69(3), pp.1-17. https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20103

Mathews, F., Smith, B.R., Harrower, C.A. & Coomber, F.G., in association with the Wales Mammal Biodiversity Action Forum (2020). The State of Mammals in Wales. A report by the Mammal Society for Natural Resources Wales, produced in association with Wales Mammal Biodiversity Action Forum. The Mammal Society, London. ISBN: 978-0-9935673-6-0. PDF available.

Finch, D., Smith, B.R., Marshall, C., Coomber, F.G., Kubasiewicz, L.M., Anderson, M., Wright, P.G. & Mathews, F. (2020). Effects of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) on European Hedgehog Activity at Supplementary Feeding Stations. Animals, 10(5), p.768. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10050768

Crawley, D., Coomber, F., Kubasiewicz, L., Harrower, C., Evans, P., Waggitt, J., Smith, B.R. & Matthews, F.
eds. (2020). Atlas of the Mammals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Pelagic Publishing Ltd. https://pelagicpublishing.com/products/atlas-of-the-mammals-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-9781784272043

Tanentzap, A.J. & Smith, B.R. (2018). Unintentional rewilding: lessons for trophic rewilding from other forms of species introductions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373(1761), p.20170445. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2017.0445

Smith, B.R., Aldridge, D.C. & Tanentzap, A.J. (2018). Mussels can both outweigh and interact with the effects of terrestrial to freshwater resource subsidies on littoral benthic communities. Science of the Total Environment, 622, pp.49-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.318