Carnivores are difficult to conserve because of direct and indirect competition with people.
Public hunts are increasingly proposed to support carnivore conservation. This article …

Many democratic governments recognize a duty to conserve environmental resources,
including wild animals, as a public trust for current and future citizens. These public trust …

Carnivore conservation depends on the sociopolitical landscape as much as the biological
landscape. Changing political attitudes and views of nature have shifted the goals of …

Human-wildlife conflict is a major issue in conservation. As people encroach into natural
habitats, and as conservation efforts restore wildlife to areas where they may have been …

As wolf (Canis lupus) populations recover in Wisconsin (USA), their depredations on
livestock, pets, and hunting dogs have increased. We used a mail‐back survey to assess the …

Many carnivore populations escaped extinction during the twentieth century as a result of
legal protections, habitat restoration, and changes in public attitudes. However, encounters …

Animals that must hunt and kill for at least part of their living are inherently interesting to
many people and the role that carnivores play in biological communities attract interest from …

ABSTRACT 1 The production of food for human consumption has led to an historical and
global conflict with terrestrial carnivores, which in turn has resulted in the extinction or …

The primary objective of this study was to develop a better understanding of coyote (Canis
latrans) wariness particularly as it related to social status. We determined that territory status …

Human–carnivore conflict is hampering carnivore conservation worldwide. Conflicts
between humans and wolves (Canis lupus) in western Iran, especially Hamedan province …