Harvest by means of hunting is a commonly used tool in large carnivore management. To
evaluate the effects of harvest on populations, managers usually focus on numerical or …

Typically, males of polygamous mammals are responsible for population connectivity and
gene flow via dispersal, whereas females, showing stronger philopatry, strengthen local …

Anthropogenic mortality of wildlife is typically inferred from measures of the absolute decline
in population numbers. However, increasing evidence suggests that indirect demographic …

Home range size is a fundamental measure of animal space use, providing insight into
habitat quality, animal density, and social organization. Human impacts increasingly are …

Data on the population dynamics and threats to large carnivores are vital to conservation
efforts, but these are hampered by a paucity of studies. For some species, such as the …

Individual specialization, when individuals exploit only a subset of resources utilized by the
population, is a widespread phenomenon. It provides the basis for evolutionary …

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

Agro-ecosystems can experience elevated human-wildlife conflicts, especially crop damage.
While game management often aims at reducing number to mitigate conflicts, there is on …

Conservation and management of wide-ranging carnivores like cougars (Puma concolor),
which occur across human-altered landscapes can benefit from an in-depth understanding …

Understanding the space use and movement ecology of apex predators, particularly in
mosaic landscapes encompassing different land-uses, is fundamental for formulating …