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Review of: "Stakeholders' Perception of Socioecological Factors Influencing Forest Elephant Crop Depredation in Gabon, Central Africa" [PDF]

R. Nagarajan
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Molecular tools for identification of shark species involved in depredation incidents in Western Australian fisheries.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Shark depredation is an issue of concern in some Western Australian recreational and commercial fisheries where it can have economic, social and ecological consequences.
Seema Fotedar, Sherralee Lukehurst, Gary Jackson, Michael Snow   +3 more
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Artificial nest experiment reveals inter-guild facilitation in duck nest predation

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Predation is the most important factor limiting Northern Hemisphere duck nest survival. While most avian nest predators take only eggs, mammalian predators also pose mortality risks to incubating ducks.
Sari Holopainen, Veli-Matti Väänänen, Anthony D. Fox   +2 more
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A Global Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Methods Used to Evaluate Predation and Diet of Domestic Cats (Felis catus)

Ecology and Evolution
Invasive species, including multiple domestic species, can devastate local biodiversity. Domestic cats (Felis catus) can cause declines in select prey species around the world, and multiple methods are employed to monitor cat diet and predatory habits ...
Hannah L. Lockwood, Maren Huck
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Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: Implementation of Electric Fencing for Establishing Effective Livestock-Protection Dogs

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
To be effective, livestock protection dogs (LPDs) must be carefully integrated with the livestock they will be protecting. Others have developed guidelines to assist producers in this training and assimilation process. In many areas fencing is necessary;
Thomas M. Gehring, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Anna C. Cellar   +2 more
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Report on the Alternative Platform Observer Program in North Carolina: March 2006 to March 2007 [PDF]

, 2007
In February 2006, an Alternative Platform Observer Program (APP) was implemented in North Carolina (NC) to observe commercial gillnet trips by small vessels [
Byrd, Barbie L., Guthrie, Barry, Hohn, Aleta A., Kolkmeyer, Trip   +3 more
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Why Has Human–Carnivore Conflict Not Been Resolved in Namibia? [PDF]

, 2016
Human–wildlife conflict has historically been portrayed as a management problem where solutions lie in technical changes or financial incentives. However, recent research shows many conflicts stem from social, economic, and political drivers.
Adams M. E., Atkinson D., Auerbach C. F., Conover M. R., Douglas C. MacMillan, du Pisani A., Du Toit R., Glaser B. G., Glaser B. G., Hanssen L., Hunter J., Hunter J., Jones B. T. B., Joseph Tzanopoulos, Karamata C., Khoabane S., Krugmann H., Marker-Kraus L. L., Minde I. J., Mizutani F., Newing H., Niki A. Rust, O'Conchuir R., Puri R. K., Saldaña J., Strauss A., Suzman J., Tatyana Humle, Witkin B. R.   +28 more
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A conciliatory and persuasive social campaign changes owner behavior to reduce cats' hunting

Conservation Science and Practice
Solutions to the cats‐hunting‐wildlife environmental conflict could benefit from social science approaches. Our Theory of Planned Behavior questionnaire—informed by an elicitation survey of cat owners at veterinary clinics about their attitudes, norms ...
Edith MacDonald, Mark Farnworth, Yolanda vanHeezik, Kevin Stafford, Wayne Linklater   +4 more
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Climate change and the increasing impact of polar bears on bird populations

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2015
The Arctic is becoming warmer at a high rate, and contractions in the extent of sea ice are currently changing the habitats of marine top-predators dependent on ice. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) depend on sea ice for hunting seals.
Jouke eProp, Jon eAars, Bård-Jørgen eBårdsen, Sveinn Are eHanssen, Claus eBech, Sophie eBourgeon, Jimmy ede Fouw, Geir Wing eGabrielsen, Johannes eLang, Johannes eLang, Elin eNoreen, Thomas eOudman, Benoit eSittler, Benoit eSittler, Lech eStempniewicz, Ingunn eTombre, Eva eWolters, Børge eMoe   +17 more
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Impact of the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) on salmon fisheries in Monterey Bay, California [PDF]

, 2005
To assess the impact of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) on salmon fisheries in the Monterey Bay region of California, the percentages of hooked fish taken by sea lions in commercial and recreational salmon fisheries were estimated from ...
Harvey, James T., Weise, Michael J.
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