Increasing food security and preventing further loss of biodiversity are two of humanity's
most pressing challenges. Yet, efforts to address these challenges often lead to situations of …

In coexisting carnivorans (Carnivora) relying on the same food resources, the dominant
species imposes a cost on the inferior competitor by limiting its foraging ability. Tigers …

Prioritizing new areas for conservation in the Hyrcanian mountain forests is important
because future climate change is an immediate threat to endangered species in these …

ABSTRACT A study targeting the Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia was conducted
to gain a deeper understanding of local communities' opinion on benefits and disbenefits of …

Hyrcanian forests are rich in the sense of biological diversity. As a relic of the Arco-Tertiary
forests, these habitats are known as the last remnants of primeval deciduous forests in the …

Many carnivores inhabit human-dominated landscapes outside protected reserves. Spatially
explicit assessments of carnivore distributions and livestock depredation patterns in human …

Aim Asian forests are becoming increasingly degraded and fragmented by the extensive
intensification of anthropogenic activities; these activities threaten wildlife and ecosystem …

Humans are responsible for over a quarter of all wildlife mortality events across the globe.
The pressure this puts on wildlife populations contributes to the decline of many at-risk …

Large carnivores are currently disappearing from many world regions because of habitat
loss, prey depletion, and persecution. Ensuring large carnivore persistence requires …

Occupancy models have become a valuable tool for estimating wildlife-habitat relationships
and for predicting species distributions. Highly-mobile species often violate the assumption …