PUBLICATIONS

Papers

2025

Sáez-Ventura A, Liébanas G M, Sánchez A, Kholmatov I, Ostrowski S & Pérez J M. 2025. First report of warble fly infestation in markhor, Capra falconeri. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 5 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.101029 (PDF)

Sanderson E W, Miquelle D G, Harihar A, Breitenmoser U, Breitenmoser-Würsten C, Cooper D M, Faziolahi K, Fisher K, Goodrich J, Gray T N E, Kang A, Kitchener A C, MacMillan D C, Ostrowski S, Royte L, Thapa K and Yamaguchi N. 2025. The indigenous range of the tiger (Panthera tigris). Diversity and Distributions. 14 pp. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13947 (PDF)

Zhuo Y, Wang, Koirala S, Hughes A C, Xu W, Abdulnazarov A, Rajabi A M, Davletbakov A, Haider J, Khan M Z, Nabiev L, Faryabi S P, Michel S, Ostrowski S, Li W, Tao Y, Moheb Z, Ruckstuhl K, Da Silva A A, Alves J and Yang W. 2025. Considering plant-ungulate interaction contribute to maximizing conservation efficiency under climate change. Global Ecology and Conservation 59, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03536 (PDF)

2024

Cancellare I A, Weckworth B, Caragiulo A, Pilgrim K L, McCarthy T M, Abdullaev A, Amato G, Bian X, Bykova E, Dias-Freedman I, Gritsina M, Hennelly L M, Janjua S, Johansson O, Kachel S, Karnaukhov A, Korablev M, Kubanychbekov Z, Kulenbekov R, Liang X, Lkhagvajav P, Meyer T K, Munkhtsog B, Munkhtsog B, Nawaz M A, Ostrowski S, Paltsyn M, Poyarkov A, Rabinowitz S, Rooney T, Rosen T, Rozhnov V V, Sacks B N, Schwartz M K and McCarthy K P. 2024. Snow leopard phylogeography supports two global populations with single refugial origin. Biodiversity and Conservation. 19 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02928-4 (PDF)

Kholmatov I, Mirzoev M, Oev M, Shamirova1 T, Schlüter J, Shamsuddinov K, Ostrowski S. 2024. New information on Bukhara urial Ovis vignei bochariensis in Baljuvon, Tajikistan. Caprinae, Newsletter of the IUCN SSC Caprinae Specialist Group 1/2024: 3-6 (PDF)

Ostrowski S and Gilbert M. 2024. Chapter 9 - Diseases of wild snow leopards and their wild ungulate prey. In: Mallon D and McCarthy T (eds). Snow Leopards (Series: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes). Academic Press. Pp. 95–111. (PDF)

Stefanović M, Bogdanowicz W, Adavoudi R, Martínez-Sosa F, Doan K, Flores-Manzanero A, Srinivas Y, Banea O C, Ćirović D, D'Amico G, Djan M, Giannatos G, Hatlauf J, Hayrapetyan V, Heltai M, Homel K, Hulva P, Ionică A M, Vikramsinh Jhala Y, Juránkova J, Kaboli M, Khosravi R, Kopaliani N, Kowalczyk R, Krofel M, Lanszki J, Lapini L, Lymberakis P, Männil P, Markov G, Mihalca A D, Miliou A, Modrý D, Molchan V, Ostrowski S, Pakeltyte G, Ruņģis D E, Šnjegota D, Szabó L, Tryfonopoulos G A, Tsingarska E, Volokh A M, Wójcik J M and Pilot M. Range-wide phylogeography of the golden jackals (Canis aureus) reveals multiple sources of recent spatial expansion and admixture with dogs at the expansion front. 2024. Biological Conservation 290:  110448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110448 (PDF)

Zhuo Y, Wang M, Liu Z, Xu W, Abdulnazar, Rajabi A M, Davletbakov A, Haider J, Khan M Z, Loik N, Faryabi S P, Michel S, Ostrowski S, Moheb Z, Ruckstuhl K, da Silva A A, Alves J and Yang W. 2024. Border fences reduce potential for transboundary migration of Marco Polo Sheep (Ovis ammon polii) in the Pamir Plateau. Science of the Total Environment 912 (2024) 169298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169298 (PDF)

2023

Bohnett E, Faryabi S P, Lewison R, An L, Bian X, Rajabi A M, Jahed N, Rooyesh H, Mills E, Ramos S, Mesnildrey N, Santoro Perez C M, Taylor J, Terentyev V and Ostrowski S. 2023. Human expertise combined with artificial intelligence improves performance of snow leopard camera trap studies. Global Ecology and Conservation 41: 14 pp. (PDF)

Bohnett E, Holmberg J, Faryabi S P, An L, Ahmad B, Rashid W and Ostrowski S. 2023. Comparison of two individual identification algorithms for snow leopards (Panthera uncia) after automated detection. Ecological Informatics 77 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02350 (PDF)

Moheb Z, Nelson M F, Ostrowski S, Zahler P I, Bowlick F J and Fuller T K. 2023. Factors influencing the diurnal spring distribution of sympatric urial and Siberian ibex in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Wakhan National Park, Afghanistan. Global Ecology and Conservation 43: 11 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02423 (PDF)

Zandler H, Vanselow K A, Faryabi S P, Rajabi A M and Ostrowski S. 2023. High-resolution assessment of the carrying capacity and utilization intensity in mountain rangelands with remote sensing and field data. Heliyon Volume 9, Issue 11, November 2023, e21583. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023087911 (PDF)

2022

Bleyhl B, Gerngross P, Farhadinia M S, Ghoddousi A, Heidelberg A, Khorozyan I, Manvelyan K, Mengüllüoğlu, Ostrowski S, Rosen T, Rozhnov V V, Soofi M, Yachmennikova A and Kuemmerle T. 2022. Mapping the distribution and habitat of Persian leopard across its historical range. CATnews N°15 Summer 2022. Special Issue: The Persian leopard: 9–18 (PDF)

Johansson O, Agvaantseren B, Jackson R, Kachel S, Kubanychbekov Z, McCarthy T, Mishra C, Ostrowski S, Kulenbekov R, Rajabi A M and Subba S. 2022. Body measurements of free-ranging snow leopards across their range. Snow Leopard Reports 1: 1–6 (PDF)

Moheb Z, Rajabi A M, Jahed N, Ostrowski S, Zahler P I and Fuller T K. 2022. Using double-observer surveys to monitor urial and ibex populations in the Hindu Kush of Wakhan National Park, Afghanistan. Oryx : 9–18 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605322000412 (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Kabir M, Moheb Z, Gritsina M, Karimov K, Khan M S H, Ud Din Baloch S, Mohammad N, Khan M A, Naseri J, Fazli M, Murzakhanov R, Marmazinskaya N, Normatov A, Maskaev A, Mirzoev M N and Kholmatov I . 2022. Distribution and status of the Persian leopard in the east part of its range. CATnews N°15 Summer 2022. Special Issue: The Persian leopard: 42–49 (PDF)

Rajabi A M and Ostrowski S. 2022. First confirmed record of Red-headed falcon Falco chicquera from Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 44: 438–439 (PDF)

Zandler H, Faryabi S P and Ostrowski S. 2022. Contributions to satellite-based land cover classification, vegetation quantification and grassland monitoring in Central Asian Highlands using Sentinel-2 and MODIS data. Frontiers in Environmental Science 03 March 2022. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.684589. (PDF)

2021

Ostrowski S, Rajabi A M and Pimm S. 2021. The status of the red-backed shrike Lanius collurio in Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 43: 271–276. (PDF)

Khalatbari L, O'Neill H M K, Ostrowski S, Yusefi G H, Ghoddousi A, Abolghasemi H, Breitenmoser-Würsten C, Breitenmoser U, Brito J C and Durant S M. 2021. Risks to conservation of species in the wild from promoting ex situ management: Response to Farhadinia et al. 2020. Conservation Biology 1–4. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00050. (PDF)

2020

Fine A E, Pruvot M, Benfield C T O, Caron A, Cattoli G, Chardonnet P, Dioli M, Dulu T, Gilbert M, Kock R, Lubroth J, Mariner J C, Ostrowski S, Parida S, Fereidouni S, Shiilegdamba E, Sleeman J M, Schulz C, Soula J- J, Van der Stede Y, Tekola B G, Walzer C, Zuther S, Njeumi F and Meeting Participants. 2020. Eradication of peste des petits ruminants virus and the wildlife-livestock interface. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7:50. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00050. (PDF)

Ostrowski S and Paley R. 2020. Transboundary collaboration on environmental protection moves forward in Central Asia. CAMI Newsletter UNEP/CMS 10: 4–5. (PDF)

2019

Cheraghi F, Delavar M R, Amiraslani F, Alavipanah K, Gurarie E, Jowkar H, Hunter L, Ostrowski S and Fagan W F. 2019. Inter-dependent movements of Asiatic cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus venaticus and a Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor in a desert environment in Iran (Mammalia: Felidae). Zoology in the Middle East (2019): 1–10. (PDF)

Moqanaki E M, Jahed, N, Malkhasyan A, Askerov E, Farhadinia M S, Kabir M, Adibi M A, Ud Din J, Joolaee L, Raeesi Chahartaghi N and Ostrowski S. 2019. Distribution and status of the Pallas’s cat in the south-west part of its range. CATnews Special Issue 13: 24–30 + supporting online material. (PDF)

Mostafawi S N, Mohammad, Ghulam Hassan, Driescher A and Ostrowski S. 2019. First record of breeding boreal owl Aegolius funereus on Bamyan plateau, Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 41: 95–97. (PDF)

Rajabi A M and Ostrowski S. 2019. First confirmed record of whinchat Saxicola rubetra from Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 41: 93–94. (PDF)

2018

Farhadinia M S, Alinezhad H, Hadipour E, Memarian I, Ostrowski S, Hobeali K, Dadashi-Jourdehi A, Johnson P J, Macdonald D and Hunter L T. 2018. Intraspecific killing among Leopards (Panthera pardus) in Iran (Mammalia: Felidae). Zoology in the Middle East, DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2018.1462596. (PDF + supplementary material)

Jahed N and Ostrowski S. 2018. The first record of the Southwest Asian Badger Meles canescens (Mammalia: Mustelidae) from Afghanistan. Zoology in the Middle East, DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2018.1442303. (PDF)

Khalatbari L, Brito J C, Ghoddousi A, Abolghasemi H, Breitenmoser U, Breitenmoser- Würsten C, Yusefi G H, Ostrowski S and Durant S M. 2018. Sanctionning to extinction in Iran. Science 362 (6420): 1255. (PDF)

Memarian I, Ostrowski S, Kordestani H, Khakpour F and Pouyanshad N. 2018. The illegal use of snares and gin traps threatens endangered leopards in Iran. CATnews 67: 10–14 + F1–F4. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Rajabi A M and Noori H. 2018. Controlling the risk of spill over of peste des petits ruminants virus from livestock to threatened wild ungulates in Wakhan National Park, Afghanistan. Conservation Asia 2018, a meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology (Asia Section), 6-10 August 2018, Bishkek, Kyrgystan. 4 pp. (PDF)

2017

Ahmadi M, Balouchi B N, Jowkar H, Hemami M-R, Fadakar D, Malakouti-Kha S and Ostrowski S. 2017. Combining landscape suitability and habitat connectivity to conserve the last surviving population of cheetah in Asia. Diversity and Distributions 23: 592–603. (PDF)

Farhadinia M S, Hunter L T B, Jowkar H, Schaller G B and Ostrowski S. 2017. Chapter 5 - Asiatic cheetahs in Iran: decline, current status and threats. In: Marker L, Boast L K and Schmidt-Küntzel A (eds). Cheetahs: Biology and Conservation (Series: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes). Academic Press. Pp 55–69. 

Khalatbari L, Jowkar H, Yusefi G H, Brito J C and Ostrowski S. 2017. The current status of Asiatic cheetah in Iran. CATnews 66: 10–13. (PDF)

Memarian I, Ostrowski S, Farhadinia M S, Molazem M, Rostami A, Dehgan M M, Panah A R S, Pouyanshad N, Hunter L T B, MacDonald D W. 2017. CT scan virtopsy and necropsy confirmed a young female Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) killed by an adult female. Proc Zoo Wildlife Health Conf 2017: 133-137. (PDF)

Mostafawi S N, Naseri J and Ostrowski S. 2017. Hunting for the wealthiest threatens migrating cranes in Afghanistan. Oryx 51(4): 583–584. (PDF)

Ostrowski S. 2017. An evaluation of the achievements of the Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah Project in Iran. CATnews 66: 5–9. (PDF)

Ostrowski S and Gilbert M. 2017. Early disease risk control in free-ranging snow leopards taken into captivity. CATnews 65: 21–23. (PDF)

Sánchez A, Caparrós N, Ostrowski S, Sarasa M and Pérez J M. 2017. Oestrosis in Asiatic ibex (Capra sibirica): a case report and molecular characterization of larvae. Veterinary Parasitology 236: 55–57. (PDF)

2016

Jowkar H, Ostrowski S, Tahbaz M and Zahler P. 2016. The conservation of biodiversity in Iran: threats, challenges and hopes. Iranian Studies 49(6): 1065–1077. (PDF)

Ostrowski S and Gilbert M. 2016. Chapter 9 - Diseases of free-ranging snow leopards and primary prey species. In: McCarthy T and Mallon D (eds). Snow Leopards (Series: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes). Academic Press. Pp 97–112. (Abstract)

Ostrowski S. 2016. The Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in Afghanistan. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin 33(1): 50–53. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Rahmani H, Ali J M, Ali R and Zahler P. 2016. Musk deer Moschus cupreus persist in the eastern forests of Afghanistan. Oryx 50(2): 323–328. (PDF)

2015

Horrocks N P C, Hegemann A, Ostrowski S, Ndithia H K, Shobrak M, Williams J B, Matson K D and Tieleman B I. 2015. Environmental proxies of antigen exposure explain variation in immune investment better than indices of pace of life. Oecologia 177: 281-290. (PDF)

2014

Horrocks N P C, Hine K, Hegemann A, Ndithia H K, Shobrak M, Ostrowski S, Williams J B, Matson K D and Tieleman B I. 2014. Are antimicrobial defences in bird eggs related to climatic conditions associated with risk of trans-shell microbial infection? Frontiers in Zoology 11:49. http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/11/1/49 (PDF)

Peyraud A, Poumarat F, Tardy F, Manso-Silván L, Hamroev K, Tilloev T, Amirbekov M, Tounkara K, Bodjo C, Wesonga H, Gacheri Nkando I, Jenberie S, Yami M, Cardinale E, Meenowa D, Reshad Jaumally M, Yaqub T, Shabbir M Z, Mukhtar N, Halimi M, Ziay G M, Schauwers W, Noori H, Rajabi A M, Ostrowski S and Thiaucourt F. 2014. An international collaborative study to determine the prevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia by monoclonal antibody-based cELISA. BMC Veterinary Research 10:48. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/10/48 (PDF)

2013

Simms A, Ostrowski S, Ali H, Rajabi A M, Noori H and Ismaili S. 2013. First radio-telemetry study of snow leopards in Afghanistan. CATnews 58: 29-31. (PDF)

2011

Charruau P, Fernandes C, Orozco-Terwengel P, Peters J, Hunter L, Ziaie H, Jourabchian A, Jowkar H, Schaller G, Ostrowski S, Vercammen P, Grange T, Schlötterer C, Kotze A, Geigl EM, Walzer C and Burger PA. 2011. Phylogeography, genetic structure and population divergence time of cheetahs in Africa and Asia: evidence for long-term geographic isolates. Molecular Ecology 20: 706-724. (PDF)

Michel S, Mamadyorbekova S, Karimov H, Zahler P, Ostrowski S, Rosen T, Watson J, Welsh R, Mulloyorov K, Mulloyorov D, Fayzov H I and Bekmurodi A. 2011. On the trail of brown bears in Tajikistan. International Bear News (Newsletter of the International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA) and IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group) 20(4): 36-38. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Thiaucourt F, Amirbekov M, Mahmadshoev A, Manso-Silvàn L, Dupuy V, Vahobov D, Ziyoev O and Michel S. 2011. Fatal outbreak of Mycoplasma capricolum pneumonia in endangered markhors. Emerging Infectious Diseases 17(12): 2338-2341. (PDF)

Stevens K, Dehgan A, Karlstetter M, Rawan F, Tawhid M I, Ostrowski S, Ali J M and Ali R. 2011. Large mammals surviving conflict in the eastern forests of Afghanistan. Oryx 45(2): 265-271. (PDF)

2010

Chen S, Lin B-Z, Baig M, Mitra B, Lopez R J, Santos A M, Magee D A, Azevedo M, Tarroso P, Sasazaki S, Ostrowski S, Mahgoub O, Chaudhuri T K, Zhang Y, Costa V, Royo L J, Goyache F, Luikart G, Boivin N, Fuller D Q, Mannen H, Bradley D G and Beja-Pereira A. 2010. Zebu cattle are an exclusive legacy of the South Asia Neolithic. Molecular Biology and Evolution 27(1): 1-6. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Mostafawi N, Noori H and Rajabi A M. 2010. The Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus still breeds in Dasht-e Nawar, Afghanistan. Flamingo, Bulletin of the IUCN-SSC/WI FSG 18: 20-23. (PDF)

Porter WP, Ostrowski S and Williams JB. 2010. Modeling animal landscapes. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83(5): 705-712. (PDF)

Timmins R J, Ostrowski S, Mostafawi N, Noori H, Rajabi A M, Svensson L, Olsson U and Poole C. 2010. New information on the Large-billed Reed Warbler Acrocephalus orinus, including its song and breeding habitat in north-eastern Afghanistan. Forktail 26: 9-23. (PDF)

2009

Mésochina P and Ostrowski S. 2009. Non-random sampling method improves precision of population size estimates of a desert antelope. Gnusletter (IUCN Antelope SG Newsletter) 27: 5-9. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Zahler P, Dehgan A, Stevens K, Karlstetter M and Smallwood P. 2009. The Asiatic black bear still survives in Nuristan, Afghanistan. International Bear News (Newsletter of the International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA) and IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group) November 2009 18(4): 14-15. (PDF) (Journal cover - Picture by WCS Eastern Forest Survey Team

Timmins RJ, Mostafawi N, Rajabi AM, Noori H, Ostrowski S, Olsson U, Svensson L and Poole CM. 2009. The discovery of large-billed reed warblers Acrocephalus orinus in north-eastern Afghanistan. BirdingASIA 12: 42-45. (PDF)

2008

Jowkar H, Ostrowski S and Hunter L. 2008. Asiatic cheetah cub recovered from a poacher in Iran. CATnews 48: 6. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Rajabi A M and Noori L. 2008. Assessment of raptor trade in Afghanistan: a short visit to Mazar-e-Sharif. Falco (The Newsletter of the Middle East Falcon Research Group) 31: 14-17. (PDF)

2007

Hunter L, Jowkar H, Ziaie H, Schaller G, Balme G, Walzer C, Ostrowski S, Zahler P, Robert-Charrue N, Kashiri N and Christie S. 2007. Conserving the Asiatic cheetah in Iran: Launching the first radio-telemetry study. CATnews (IUCN Cat SG Newsletter) 46: 8-11. (PDF)

2006

Ostrowski S, Mésochina P and Williams JB. 2006. Physiological adjustments of sand gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa) to a boom or burst economy: resting metabolic rate, total evaporative water loss and changes in the sizes of organs during food and water restriction. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 79(4): 810-819. (PDF) (Journal cover - Picture by Stephane Ostrowski).

This study has been featured in numerous media outlets, including ScienceNOW and Fox News.

Ostrowski S and Williams JB. 2006. Heterothermy of free-living Arabian sand gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa marica) in a desert environment. The Journal of Experimental Biology 209(8): 1421-1429. (PDF) (Journal cover - Picture by Eric Bedin).

Ostrowski S, Williams JB, Mésochina P and Sauerwein H. 2006. Physiological acclimation of a desert antelope, Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), to long-term food and water restriction. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 176(3): 191-201. (PDF)

2005

Chassot P, Mésochina P and Ostrowski S. 2005. Re-introduction of Arabian oryx in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: up-date on population size in two protected areas. Re-Introduction News. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group 24: 17-19. (PDF)

Frölich K, Hamblin C, Jung S, Ostrowski S, Mwanzia J, Streich WJ, Anderson J, Armstrong RM and Anajariyah S. 2005. Serologic surveillance for selected viral agents in captive and free-ranging populations of Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41(1): 67-79. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Blanvillain C, Mésochina P, Ismail K and Schwarzenberger F. 2005. Monitoring reproductive steroids in feces of Arabian oryx: towards a non-invasive method to predict reproductive status in the wild. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33(3): 965-973. (PDF) (Journal cover) - Picture by Stéphane Ostrowski

Ostrowski S, Shobrak M, Boug A, Khoja AR and Bedin E. 2005. The breeding avifauna of Umm al-Qamari Islands Protected Area, Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 27(2): 53-62. (PDF)

2004

Williams JB, Munoz-Garcia A., Ostrowski S and Tieleman BI. 2004. A phylogenetic analysis of basal metabolism, total evaporative water loss, and life-history among foxes from desert and mesic environment. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 174(1): 29-39. (PDF)

2003

Bedin E and Ostrowski S. 2003. Arabian oryx monitoring at 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid Protected Area, Saudi Arabia: population size estimate. Re-Introduction News. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group 23: 30-31. (PDF)

Mésochina P, Bedin E and Ostrowski S. 2003. Arabian oryx re-introduction in 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid, Saudi Arabia: update with emphasis on mortality. Re-introduction News. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group 22: 38-39. (PDF)

Mésochina P, Ostrowski S and Ismail K. 2003. Arabian oryx monitoring into Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area - Saudi Arabia: from rehabilitation to population management. Re-introduction News. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group 23: 29-30. (PDF)

Mésochina P., Bedin E and Ostrowski S. 2003. Reintroducing antelopes into arid areas: lessons learnt from the oryx in Saudi Arabia. Comptes Rendus Académie des Sciences de Paris - Biologies 326 (Supplement 1): 158-165. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, van Vuuren M, Lenain DM and Durand A. 2003. A serologic survey of wild felids from central west Saudi Arabia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 39(3): 344-345. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Williams J and Ismail K. 2003. Heterothermy and water economy of free-living Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx). The Journal of Experimental Biology 206(9): 1471-1478. (PDF)

This study has been featured in Inside JEB.

Seddon PJ, Ismail K, Shobrak M, Ostrowski S and Magin C. 2003. A comparison of derived population estimate, mark-resighting and distance sampling methods to determine the population size of a desert ungulate, the Arabian oryx. Oryx 37(3): 286-294. (PDF) (Journal cover - Picture by Eric Bedin)

Shobrak M and Ostrowski S. 2003. Introduction, re-introduction, and re-stocking of vertebrates in Western/Central Asia and North Africa (WESCANA): a review. Abstracts of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress, 8-17 September 2003, Durban, South Africa.

2002

Mésochina P, Bedin E and Ostrowski S. 2002. Reintroducing bovids into arid areas: lessons learnt from the oryx in Saudi Arabia. Abstract of the Congress "Biodiversity Conservation and Management". 4-7 July 2002, Vouziers, France. P. 23.

Ostrowski S and Shobrak M. 2002. Poisoning by acetylcholinesterase inhibiting pesticides in free-ranging raptors: a case reported from Saudi Arabia. Falco 20: 8-9. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Anajariyya S, Kamp EM and Bedin E. 2002. Isolation of Brucella melitensis from Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx). The Veterinary Record 150(6): 186-188. (PDF)

Ostrowski S and Guinard E. 2002. A new record of green warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides nitidus in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 24(1): 58-59. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Williams JB, Bedin E and Ismail K. 2002. Water influx and food consumption of free-living oryxes (Oryx leucoryx) in the Arabian desert in summer. Journal of Mammalogy 83(3): 665-673. (PDF)

Williams JB, Lenain DM, Ostrowski S, Tieleman BI and Seddon PJ. 2002. Energy expenditure and water flux of Rüppell's foxes in Saudi Arabia. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 75(5): 479-488. (PDF)

2001

Ostrowski S, Fromont E and Meyburg BU. 2001. A capture technique for wintering and migrating steppe eagles in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29(1): 265-268. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Massalatchi MS and Mamane M. 2001. Evidence of a dramatic decline of the red-necked ostrich Struthio camelus camelus in the Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve, Niger. Oryx 35(4): 349-352. (PDF)

Ostrowski S and Shobrak M. 2001. Pesticide poisoning in a free-ranging lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotus). The Veterinary Record 149(13): 396-397. (PDF)

Ostrowski S and Bedin E. 2001. Arabian oryx re-introduction in 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid, Saudi Arabia: summary and update: January 2001. Re-introduction News. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group 20: 16-17. (PDF)

Treydte A, Williams JB, Bedin E, Ostrowski S, Seddon PJ, Marschall T, Waite A and Ismail K. 2001. In search of the optimal management strategy for Arabian oryx. Animal Conservation 4(3): 239-249. (PDF)

van Heezik Y and Ostrowski S. 2001. Conservation breeding for reintroductions: assessing survival in a captive flock of houbara bustards. Animal Conservation 4(3): 195-201. (PDF)

Williams JB, Ostrowski S, Bedin E and Ismail K. 2001. Seasonal variation in energy expenditure, water flux and food consumption of Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx. The Journal of Experimental Biology 204(13): 2301-2311. (PDF)

1998

Bedin E and Ostrowski S. 1998. Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx reintroductions in Saudi Arabia: update. Re-introduction News. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group 16: 13-14. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Bedin E and Anajariyah S. 1998. Arabian oryx conservation breeding at the NWRC of Taif, Saudi Arabia. Proceedings of the Seminar on the Conservation and Restoration of Sahelo-Saharan Antelopes. February 1998, Djerba, Tunisia. UNEP/CMS, Bonn. Pp. 135-149. (PDF)

Lenain DM and Ostrowski S. 1998. Opportunistic predation of trapped mammals by the ratel. Zoology in the Middle East 16(1): 13-18. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Bedin E, Lenain DM and Abuzinada AH. 1998. Ten years of Arabian oryx conservation breeding in Saudi Arabia. Achievements and regional perspectives. Oryx 32(3): 209-222. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Saint Jalme M and Ancrenaz M. 1998. Antibody response to Newcastle disease vaccination in a flock of young houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 29(2): 234-236. (PDF)

1997

Ostrowski S. 1997. Health assessment of a captive bred reintroduced Arabian oryx population. Effect of fencing and buffer zone monitoring. Oral Presentation Abstract Booklet of the XXIIIrd Congress 'Wildlife Management and Land Use in Open Landscape. September 1-6, 1997, Lyon, France. No page number.

Ostrowski S and Bedin E. 1997. Arabian oryx: recent developments in Saudi Arabia. Re-introduction News. Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group 14: 15-16. (PDF)

1996

Ancrenaz M, Ostrowski S, Anagariyah S and Delhomme A. 1996. Long-duration anaesthesia in Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) using a Medetomidine-Etorphine combination. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 27(2): 209-216. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Dorrestein G, Burger L, Hémon S and Saint Jalme M. 1996. Cross-protection test of an avian poxvirus isolated from houbara bustards. Avian Diseases 40(3): 762-769. (PDF)

Ostrowski S and Combreau O. 1996. Disease as a consideration in translocating and reintroducing wild houbara bustards. In: van Heezik Y, Seddon PJ (eds) Restoration of Bustard Populations. Proceedings of the Symposium Restoration of Houbara Bustard Populations in Saudi Arabia. 30 September-4 October 1993, Taif and Riyadh. NCWCD, Riyadh. Pp. 61-64. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Greth A and Mikaelian I. 1996. Pathology and veterinary care. In: Saint Jalme M, van Heezik Y (eds) Propagation of the Houbara Bustard. NCWCD/Kegan Paul International, Riyadh. Pp. 70-96. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Hémon S and Paillat P. 1996. Reasonable overexertion, a method for capturing steppe eagles (Aquila nipalensis) in the wild: evaluation of physiological stress and effort recuperation. Proceedings of the 45th Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association. July 21-25, 1996, Fairbanks, Alaska. P. 67. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Hémon S and Paillat P. 1996. Reasonable overexertion, a method for capturing steppe eagles (Aquila nipalensis) in the wild. Incidence of jaw trap injuries observed on the captured birds in Saudi Arabia. Abstracts of the Second European Conference, European Section Wildlife Disease Association. 16-21 October, 1996, Wroclaw, Poland. P. 5.

Saint Jalme M, Paillat P, Hémon S and Ostrowski S. 1996. Importance of studies on breeding biology in the conservation program of houbara bustard in Saudi Arabia. In: Gutiérrez JF, Sanz-Zuasti (eds) Conservación de las Aves Esteparias y su Hàbitat [Conservation of Steppe Birds and their Habitat], Junta de Castilla y León, Valladolid. NCWCD, Riyadh. Pp. 161-171. (PDF)

1995

Ancrenaz M, Ostrowski S and Delhomme A. 1995. Arabian oryx reintroduction. Gnusletter 14(1): 22.

Ancrenaz M, Ostrowski S and Delhomme A. 1995. The return of Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) to the Saudi Arabian Empty Quarter: disease monitoring for the reintroduction process. Proceedings of the Joint Conference AAZV-WDA-AAWV. August 12-17, 1995, East Lansing, Michigan. Pp. 79-86. (PDF)

Ancrenaz M, Ostrowski S, Delhomme A and Greth A. 1995. Latest developments in translocation techniques of the Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx. Proceedings of the Joint Conference AAZV-WDA-AAWV. August 12-17, 1995, East Lansing, Michigan. Pp. 184-190. (PDF)

Delhomme A, Ancrenaz M and Ostrowski S. 1995. Réintroduction de l'oryx d'Arabie [Reintroduction of the Arabian oryx]. Le Courrier de la Nature 151: 12-13. (PDF)

Ostrowski S and Ancrenaz M. 1995. Chemical immobilisation of red-necked ostriches (Struthio camelus) under field conditions. The Veterinary Record 136(6): 145-147. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Ancrenaz M, Saint Jalme M and Greth A. 1995. Concurrent avian pox and Newcastle disease infection in a houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata). Avian Pathology 24: 573-577. (PDF)

Ostrowski S, Dorrestein G, Ancrenaz M and Saint Jalme M. 1995. Debilitating cutaneous poxvirus lesions on two captive houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata). Avian Diseases 39(4): 907-911. (PDF)

Ostrowski S and Combreau O. 1995. A survey of causes of mortality in captive and released houbara bustards. Proceedings of the Joint Conference AAZV-WDA-AAWV. August 12-17, 1995, East Lansing, Michigan. Pp. 87-97. (PDF)

1994

van Heezik Y, Delhomme A and Ostrowski S. 1994. Perimeter and enclosure fences. Pest Fences: Notes and Comments. Threatened Species Occasional Publications No. 5, Wellington. Pp. 37-41. (PDF)

1993

Ostrowski S, Ancrenaz M and Anagariyah S. 1993. A long duration immobilisation on Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) using of an Etorphine-Medetomidine combination. Proceedings of an International Symposium on Capture, Care and Management of Threatened Mammals. 14-18 September 1993, Skukuza, South Africa. Pp. 78-79. (PDF)

Booklets & thesis

Ostrowski S, Rajabi A M, Noori H. 2014. Wildlife Diseases in Afghanistan: A concise field guide for Afghans. 2nd edition, One Express Publisher, Kabul, Afghanistan, 104 pp (in Dari). ISBN: 978-9936-8029-0-2. (Dari version)

Ostrowski S, Rajabi AM and Noori H. 2011. Wildlife Disease in Afghanistan. A Concise Field Guide for Afghans. (Dari version) (Pashto version) (English version)

Ostrowski S. 2006. Ajustements écophysiologiques des antilopes au milieu désertique [Physiological adjustments of antilopes to desert environments]. PhD Thesis. Université Claude-Bernard - Lyon 1. 294 pp. (Electronic version)