Map** attack hotspots to mitigate human–carnivore conflict: approaches and applications of spatial predation risk modeling

JRB Miller - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2015 - Springer
A major challenge in carnivore conservation worldwide is identifying priority human–
carnivore conflict sites where mitigation efforts would be most effective. Spatial predation risk …

Puma–livestock conflicts in the Americas: A review of the evidence

MM Guerisoli, E Luengos Vidal, N Caruso… - Mammal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Loss of livestock is one of the greatest sources of conflict between humans and large felids
worldwide. The puma Puma concolor is the most widespread apex predator in the Americas …

Big cats kill more livestock when wild prey reaches a minimum threshold

I Khorozyan, A Ghoddousi, M Soofi, M Waltert - Biological Conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
Livestock predation by big cats, ie, lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard
(Panthera pardus), jaguar (Panthera onca), snow leopard (Panthera uncia), puma (Puma …

Effectiveness of contemporary techniques for reducing livestock depredations by large carnivores

JRB Miller, KJ Stoner, MR Cejtin, TK Meyer… - Wildlife Society …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mitigation of large carnivore depredation is essential to increasing stakeholder support for
human–carnivore coexistence. Lethal and non‐lethal techniques are implemented by …

EcoClimate: a database of climate data from multiple models for past, present, and future for macroecologists and biogeographers

MS Lima-Ribeiro, S Varela… - Biodiversity …, 2015 - journals.ku.edu
Studies in biogeography and macroecology have been increasing massively since climate
and biodiversity databases became easily accessible. Climate simulations for past, present …

Understanding drivers of human-leopard conflicts in the Indian Himalayan region: spatio-temporal patterns of conflicts and perception of local communities towards …

D Naha, S Sathyakumar, GS Rawat - Plos one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Human killing is the decisive and most critical expression of human-leopard conflict and
needs to be addressed sensitively to maintain local support for leopard conservation in …

Using species distribution models to predict potential landscape restoration effects on puma conservation

CCS Angelieri, C Adams-Hosking, KMPMB Ferraz… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
A mosaic of intact native and human-modified vegetation use can provide important habitat
for top predators such as the puma (Puma concolor), avoiding negative effects on other …

Leopard in a tea-cup: A study of leopard habitat-use and human-leopard interactions in north-eastern India

A Kshettry, S Vaidyanathan, V Athreya - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
There is increasing evidence of the importance of multi-use landscapes for the conservation
of large carnivores. However, when carnivore ranges overlap with high density of humans …

Landscape predictors of human–leopard conflicts within multi-use areas of the Himalayan region

D Naha, SK Dash, A Chettri, P Chaudhary, G Sonker… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Conflict with humans is a significant source of mortality for large carnivores globally. With
rapid loss of forest cover and anthropogenic impacts on their habitats, large carnivores are …

Landscape‐scale accessibility of livestock to tigers: implications of spatial grain for modeling predation risk to mitigate human–carnivore conflict

JRB Miller, YV Jhala, J Jena… - Ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Innovative conservation tools are greatly needed to reduce livelihood losses and wildlife
declines resulting from human–carnivore conflict. Spatial risk modeling is an emerging …