The rapid improvement of camera traps in recent decades has revolutionized biodiversity
monitoring. Despite clear applications in conservation science, camera traps have seldom …

Small mammalian carnivores (Carnivora< 16 kg) carry out important roles in ecosystems,
such as influencing ecosystem structure and providing numerous ecosystem services …

The role that apex predators play in ecosystem functioning, disease regulation and
biodiversity maintenance is increasingly debated. However, the positive impacts of their …

Camera traps have been used increasingly as a research tool to monitor wildlife globally,
and have become more advanced, thereby improving their performance and lowering costs …

The mesopredator release theory predicts that the density of subordinate predators will
increase as dominant predators decline. Persistent debate around mesopredator release in …

Spatial capture–recapture (SCR) has emerged as the industry standard for estimating
population density by leveraging information from spatial locations of repeat encounters of …

Large carnivore conservation is important for ecosystem integrity and understanding drivers
of their abundance is essential to guide conservation efforts. Leopard (Panthera pardus) …

Abstract Theory on intraguild killing (IGK) is central to mammalian carnivore community
ecology and top‐down ecosystem regulation. Yet, the cryptic nature of IGK hinders empirical …

Apex carnivores are wide‐ranging, low‐density, hard to detect, and declining throughout
most of their range, making population monitoring both critical and challenging. Rapid and …

Mortality is considered one of the main costs of dispersal. A reliable evaluation of mortality,
however, is often hindered by a lack of information about the fate of individuals that …