The extent to which vertebrate carnivores shift facultatively between predation and
scavenging has recently been emphasized. Potentially, all carnivores have to do is wait until …

Globally, winter temperatures are rising, and snowpack is shrinking or disappearing entirely.
Despite previous research and published literature reviews, it remains unknown whether …

Mountains are global biodiversity hotspots where cold environments and their associated
ecological communities are threatened by climate warming. Considerable research attention …

Outdoor recreation is increasingly recognized to impact nature and wildlife, yet few studies
have examined recreation within large natural landscapes that are critical habitat to some of …

Protected areas are important in species conservation, but high rates of human-caused
mortality outside their borders and increasing popularity for recreation can negatively affect …

Food caching is a common strategy used by a diversity of animals, including carnivores, to
store and/or secure food. Despite its prevalence, the drivers of caching behaviour, and its …

The interaction between predators and their prey is a key factor driving population dynamics
and sha** wildlife communities. Most predators will scavenge in addition to killing their …

Protected areas (PAs) are essential to prevent further biodiversity loss yet their effectiveness
varies largely with governance and external threats. Although methodological advances …

Wolverines are vulnerable to multiple, widespread, increasing forms of human activity so
have become an indicator of conservation success or failure for northern ecosystems …

A central theme of range‐limit theory (RLT) posits that abiotic factors form high‐
latitude/altitude limits, whereas biotic interactions create lower limits. This hypothesis, often …