Human disturbance has contrasting effects on niche partitioning within carnivore communities

A Sévêque, LK Gentle, JV López‐Bao… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Among species, coexistence is driven partly by the partitioning of available resources. The
mechanisms of coexistence and competition among species have been a central topic …

An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore–livestock conflict

CE Wilkinson, A McInturff, JRB Miller… - Conservation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Carnivore predation on livestock is a complex management and policy challenge, yet it is
also intrinsically an ecological interaction between predators and prey. Human–wildlife …

The ecology of human-caused mortality for a protected large carnivore

JF Benson, KD Dougherty, P Beier, WM Boyce… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Mitigating human-caused mortality for large carnivores is a pressing global challenge for
wildlife conservation. However, mortality is almost exclusively studied at local (within …

Occupancy patterns and niche partitioning within a diverse carnivore community exposed to anthropogenic pressures

P Schuette, AP Wagner, ME Wagner, S Creel - Biological Conservation, 2013 - Elsevier
Although carnivores are in global decline, diverse carnivore communities are common in
sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 20 species may co-occur. Though intraguild …

Translocation as a tool for mitigating conflict with leopards in human‐dominated landscapes of India

V Athreya, M Odden, JDC Linnell… - Conservation …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We examined the efficacy of a translocation program in which large numbers of leopards
(Panthera pardus fusca) were trapped in human‐dominated landscapes where livestock …

Hunting for large carnivore conservation

A Treves - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Carnivores are difficult to conserve because of direct and indirect competition with people.
Public hunts are increasingly proposed to support carnivore conservation. This article …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the performance of conservation translocations in large carnivores across the world

S Thomas, V van der Merwe, WD Carvalho… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, fragmented landscapes and other anthropogenic pressures are causing declines
in large carnivore populations. Conservation organizations are working to counteract these …

Cougar kill rate and prey composition in a multiprey system

KH Knopff, AA Knopff, A Kortello… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing the impact of large carnivores on ungulate prey has been challenging in part
because even basic components of predation are difficult to measure. For cougars (Puma …

Impact of conservation interventions on the dynamics and persistence of a persecuted leopard (Panthera pardus) population

GA Balme, R Slotow, LTB Hunter - Biological Conservation, 2009 - Elsevier
There is an extraordinary assortment of technical approaches to conserving carnivore
populations, but the effectiveness of conservation activities is rarely evaluated. Accordingly …

Does hunting regulate cougar populations? A test of the compensatory mortality hypothesis

HS Cooley, RB Wielgus, GM Koehler, HS Robinson… - Ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Many wildlife species are managed based on the compensatory mortality hypothesis, which
predicts that harvest mortality (especially adult male mortality) will trigger density‐dependent …