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Perceived efficacy of livestock‐guarding dogs in South Africa: Implications for cheetah conservation

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2013
Large wild carnivore predation on domestic livestock and the associated financial losses may increase efforts toward lethal control of carnivore populations.
Nicola A. Rust, Katherine M. Whitehouse‐Tedd, Douglas C. MacMillan   +2 more
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Dynamic primary resources, not just wild prey availability, underpin lion depredation of livestock in a savanna ecosystem

Ecology and Evolution
Because it can lead to retaliatory killing, livestock depredation by large carnivores is among the foremost threats to carnivore conservation, and it severely impacts human well‐being worldwide.
Kirby L. Mills, Emily Bennitt, Kai Zhu, Hattie L. A. Bartlam‐Brooks, Tatjana Y. Hubel, Alan M. Wilson, Neil H. Carter, Nathan J. Sanders   +7 more
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A spatial risk map of gray wolf livestock depredations across the Great Lakes Region

Global Ecology and Conservation
Livestock depredations by gray wolves are a source of human-wildlife conflict across their recolonizing range in the midwestern United States of America (USA) which may hinder recovery efforts.
Jacob E. Hill, Kenneth F. Kellner, Dean E. Beyer, Jr., John D. Erb, Nicholas L. Fowler, Mariela G. Gantchoff, John Hart, David M. MacFarland, Tyler R. Petroelje, Jennifer L. Price Tack, Brian J. Roell, David Ruid, Jerrold L. Belant   +12 more
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A meta-analysis of edge effects on nesting success in forest and shrubland birds of eastern North America

Journal of Field Ornithology
Numerous studies report proximity to land cover edges decreases avian nesting success, yet variation among species, sites, and nesting guilds obscures overall patterns.
Michael E. Akresh, Savannah L. McInvale, David I. King   +2 more
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Ravages and depredations [PDF]

, 2021
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A global review of operational fishery interactions with killer whales (Orcinus orca): dynamics, impacts, and management strategies

Frontiers in Marine Science
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are cosmopolitan, apex predators that sometimes interact with commercial fisheries. These fishery interactions can affect killer whales, sometimes harmfully, and cause negative socioeconomic consequences for the fishing ...
Emma Luck, Emma Luck, Hannah Myers, Keith R. Criddle   +3 more
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Elk personality and anthropogenic food subsidy: Managing conflict and migration loss

Ecosphere
The continued decline of long‐distance ungulate migrations threatens to decouple important ecological processes that increase biodiversity and wildlife abundance.
Gavin G. Cotterill, Eric K. Cole, Paul C. Cross, Sarah R. Dewey, Benjamin L. Wise, Tabitha A. Graves   +5 more
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Bird depredations in Uruguayan vineyards

, 2004
Many species of birds in Uruguay frequent vineyards and damage grapes, both species that are considered crop pests and species that are protected by law because their conservation and protection are desirable. We surveyed 70 farmers in the Department of Canalones, the main grape growing region in Uruguay, to determine their perceptions about the nature
Rodriguez, Ethel N., Tiscornia, Guadalupe, Tobin, Mark E.   +2 more
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Depredations of Property by Rabbits [PDF]

Nature, 1938
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A profile of depredating mountain lions

, 1996
Information regarding the demographics and physical condition of mountain lions (Felis concolor) killed during damage control efforts in Nevada was gathered and compared to sport harvested mountain lions. The average age of depredating male lions was 4.92 years of age compared to 4.95 years for sport harvested males. Depredating female lions were older
Fairaizl, Steven D., Stiver, San Juan
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