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Emotional costs and empathy are associated with tolerance towards wolves

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The recovery and growing population of grey wolves (Canis lupus) in Germany has increased interactions with livestock owners. Ensuring the continued protection and survival of wolves requires understanding the socio‐psychological factors that shape people's tolerance towards coexisting with them.
Annika Metz, Matthias Waltert, Mahmood Soofi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowing Nature in the City: Reporting infrastructures and the politics of urban human–nature relationships

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Cities increasingly know nature through citizen‐generated data—municipal complaint hotlines, contributory biodiversity platforms and other reporting systems. These data are not neutral records of urban nature but social products, shaped by who reports, through what channels and why.
Eran N. Schwarzfuchs, Daniel E. Orenstein, Dror Ben‐Ami, Tamar Dayan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insufficient scientific evidence hinders large carnivore management in Romania

Global Ecology and Conservation
Human-wildlife conflicts are escalating due to growing competition for territory and resources. Romania hosts Europe's largest population of European brown bears (Ursus arctos arctos) and gray wolves (Canis lupus), both protected under the European ...
Andra C. Neagu, Laurentiu Rozylowicz
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Unraveling the impact of dog‐friendly spaces on urban–wildland pumas and other wildlife

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
As the most widespread large carnivore on the planet, domestic dogs Canis lupus familiaris can pose a major threat to wildlife, even within protected areas (PAs). Growing human presence in PAs, coupled with increasing pet dog ownership underscores the urgency to understand the influence of dogs on wildlife activity and health.
Alys Granados, Zara McDonald, Katie McPherson, David Stoner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citizen science project on urban canids provides different results from camera traps but generates interest and revenue

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
As urbanization increases, wildlife increasingly encounters people. Coyotes Canis latrans and red foxes Vulpes vulpes are two canid species that have readily adapted to urban environments. Citizen science has emerged as a low‐cost method of collecting data on urban‐adapted species that can benefit management agencies but may provide different results ...
Neville F. Taraporevala, Jon P. Beckmann, Julie K. Young   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carnivores and Communities: A Case Study of Human-Carnivore Conflict Mitigation in Southwestern Alberta

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Facilitating long-term coexistence between people and large carnivores is a persistent, global conservation challenge. Evidence-based decisions to help design and implement programs that promote coexistence between people and carnivores are required ...
Andrea T. Morehouse, Andrea T. Morehouse, Courtney Hughes, Nora Manners, Jeff Bectell, Tony Bruder   +5 more
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Conservation professionals' views on governing for coexistence with large carnivores

Biological Conservation, 2020
Abstract Decision-making about large carnivores is complex and controversial, and processes vary from deliberation and expert analysis to ballot boxes and courtrooms. Decision-makers range from neighboring landowners to the United Nations. Efficacy, longevity and legitimacy of policies may often depend as much on process as the policy itself ...
Lute, Michelle L., Carter, Neil H., López-Bao, José V., Linnell, John Durrus   +3 more
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Suitable habitat of Himalayan wolf in Upper Mustang, Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Decades ago, the Himalayan wolf Canis lupus chanco, a genetically distinct sub‐species of the gray wolf Canis lupus, faced persecution by local communities in the Nepalese Himalayas. Recently, wolf populations have returned and recolonized, sparking concerns about conflicts over livestock depredation, and emphasizing the urgent need for comprehensive ...
Deu Bahadur Rana, Jhamak Bahadur Karki, HimLal Shrestha, Thakur Silwal, Bikash Ghimire, Bikram Shrestha   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dracula’s ménagerie: A multispecies occupancy analysis of lynx, wildcat, and wolf in the Romanian Carpathians

Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The recovery of terrestrial carnivores in Europe is a conservation success story. Initiatives focused on restoring top predators require information on how resident species may interact with the re‐introduced species as their interactions have the ...
Marissa A. Dyck, Ruben Iosif, Barbara Promberger–Fürpass, Viorel D. Popescu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human-Carnivore Coexistence and Conflict in the Eastern Serengeti, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2018
In areas where humans coexist with large carnivores, a so called human-carnivore conflict exist due to the carnivores’ natural behaviour of attacking livestock and humans.
Mbise, Franco Peniel
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