Cougar density on the Oregon Coast: Using dead recovery modeling in an open population
The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.The primary objective of this study was to determine cougar density in western Oregon. Our results demonstrate that integrating DNA collected via bio‐darting, mandatory hunter‐harvest check‐ins, and GPS collar data into the OPCR2 is a reliable method for estimating cougar densities in densely forested coastal systems.
Jason A. Kirchner +4 more
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Evaluation of medetomidine-tiletamine-zolazepam as a partially reversible field anesthesia combination for mesocarnivores. [PDF]
PLoS OneNájera F +12 more
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Understanding mammal avoidance of human settlements
Journal of Animal Ecology, Volume 95, Issue 8, Page 1504-1517, August 2026.Terrestrial mammals often avoid human settlements, but is this a result of human activity around buildings or the built infrastructure per se? Using data on animal movement before and during the COVID‐19 lockdowns, this paper disentangles these effects, showing how changes in human mobility affect animals' avoidance of buildings. Abstract Anthropogenic
Jonathan R. Potts +75 more
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Genomic Characterization of Clinical Canine Parvovirus Type 2c Infection in Wild Coyotes (<i>Canis latrans</i>) in Mexico. [PDF]
PathogensBusqueta-Medina A +5 more
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Are we there yet? Reliable occupancy modeling from AI‐labeled trail camera data
Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2026.Even low false‐positive rates in AI‐labeled camera‐trap data can bias occupancy estimates, particularly for rare species. Our results show that false positive informed occupancy models can substantially improve inference, underscoring the need to evaluate AI classifiers according to the assumptions of downstream ecological analyses.
Mohamed Khalil Meliane +2 more
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Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 8, August 2026.ABSTRACT Aim Combining camera trap data from multiple surveys has the potential to address large‐scale ecological and conservation questions. But individual surveys can differ substantially in study design and, at the large scale, these surveys typically do not constitute a spatially representative sample.
R. Sollmann +6 more
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Differential effects of human density, environmental health, and group size on urban coyote detection, boldness, and exploration. [PDF]
Sci RepEstien CO, Stanton LA, Schell CJ.
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Hierarchical Habitat Selection by Coyotes: Scale‐Dependent Responses to Land Cover, Prey and Harvest
Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 8, August 2026.ABSTRACT Aim Across much of the globe, landscape modification and the reduction of large carnivores have facilitated the expansion and growth of mesocarnivore populations. An understanding of the factors shaping the distribution and activity of mesocarnivores in highly modified systems lacking large carnivores can help ecologists predict the potential ...
Nathan J. Proudman +4 more
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Retrospective study of spirocercosis in coyotes (Canis latrans) in Costa Rica: epidemiology, pathological findings, and molecular characterization of Spirocerca lupi. [PDF]
Parasit VectorsRomero-Vega LM +8 more
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Genomic forecasting for climate‐resilient fruit trees
New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 4, Page 1640-1653, August 2026.Genomic offset and required evolutionary changes under climatic shifts. Summary Fruit trees – long‐lived perennial crops cultivated for their edible fruits or nuts and frequently propagated clonally – are increasingly exposed to climate extremes that threaten their productivity and survival.
Maxime Criado +6 more
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