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Complex Human-Shark Conflicts Confound Conservation Action

open access: yesFrontiers in Conservation Science, 2021
Human-wildlife conflicts are a growing phenomenon globally as human populations expand and wildlife interactions become more commonplace. While these conflicts have been well-defined in terrestrial systems, marine forms are less well-understood.
Colin A. Simpfendorfer   +2 more
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REAL AND PERCEIVED DAMAGE BY WILD TURKEYS: A LITERATURE REVIEW

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2015
: As populations of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo; hereafter, turkeys) have increased, number of complaints about damage to agricultural crops and other resources has increased. To better understand this, we conducted a literature review to determine
Scott R. Groepper   +3 more
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Subsidized Fencing of Livestock as a Means of Increasing Tolerance for Wolves

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2011
Studies of how proactive measures to reduce livestock depredation by carnivores affect human tolerance toward carnivores are extremely rare. Nevertheless, substantial amounts of money are spent each year on proactive measures to facilitate large ...
Jens Karlsson, Magnus Sjöström
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Blue sheep habitat predicts livestock depredation risk by snow leopards in the trans-himalayas of Nepal

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation
Livestock depredation by large carnivores poses substantial challenges to conservation efforts in the Nepal Himalayas. Here, we examined the key landscape, biotic, and anthropogenic factors influencing livestock depredation by snow leopards (Panthera ...
Ashok Subedi   +5 more
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What Factors Predispose Households in Trans-Himalaya (Central Nepal) to Livestock Predation by Snow Leopards?

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Livestock depredation across the trans-Himalaya causes significant economic losses to pastoralist communities. Quantification of livestock predation and the assessment of variables associated with depredation are crucial for designing effective long-term
Mahesh P. Tiwari   +4 more
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Examining human–carnivore interactions using a socio-ecological framework: sympatric wild canids in India as a case study [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2019
Many carnivores inhabit human-dominated landscapes outside protected reserves. Spatially explicit assessments of carnivore distributions and livestock depredation patterns in human-use landscapes are crucial for minimizing negative interactions and ...
Arjun Srivathsa   +4 more
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Are charter and private-boat recreational fishers learning to live with shark depredation?

open access: yes, 2022
The loss of hooked fish from shark depredation has become an increasing problem in marine recreational fisheries worldwide, particularly among charter and private-boat recreational fishers.
Coulson, Peter G   +5 more
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Do artificial nests simulate nest success of greater sage-grouse?

open access: yesHuman-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Artificial nests have been used to study factors affecting nest success because researchers can manipulate them more than natural bird nests. Many researchers have questioned the validity of generalizing the results from artificial nests onto naturally ...
Jonathan B. Dinkins   +2 more
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A retrospective look at mountain lion populations in California (1906–2018)

open access: yesCalifornia Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2020
Mountain lion (Puma concolor) population management in California has varied widely over the past 100 plus years, ranging from a bounty system (1906-1963) to specially-protected status (1972-present).
Justin A. Dellinger, Steven G. Torres
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Understanding common bottlenose dolphin depredation on artisanal fisheries in Mediterranean waters [PDF]

open access: yes
openDepredation of fisheries by marine mammals is a globally reported phenomenon. Though it is a common occurrence in Mediterranean fixed net artisanal fisheries, knowledge on its impacts and the factors influencing its probability are still lacking ...
STIPSICZ, ORSOLYA SZILVIA
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