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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The return of grey wolves to multi‐use landscapes in North America and Europe raises concerns over accompanying risks of livestock predation. While local‐level risk factors have received attention, it is difficult to explore the role that landscape‐scale variables, such as landscape connectivity, play in driving livestock losses.
Vivian F. Hawkinson +2 more
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Relative influence of wild prey and livestock abundance on carnivore‐caused livestock predation
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Conservation conflict over livestock depredation is one of the key drivers of large mammalian carnivore declines worldwide. Mitigating this conflict requires strategies informed by reliable knowledge of factors influencing livestock depredation.
Gopal Khanal +2 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Conservation performance payments are becoming an increasingly popular instrument to tackle human–wildlife conflicts. In Sweden, Sámi communities practicing reindeer husbandry receive performance payments as compensation for reindeer losses caused by lynxes and wolverines.
Josef Kaiser +3 more
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The influence of large predators on the feeding ecology of two African mesocarnivores: the black-backed jackal and the brown hyaena [PDF]
, 2013 Interactions between apex and mesopredators and their impacts on prey populations have been well documented, while the influence of apex predators such as lions on carrion availability and the subsequent impacts at lower trophic levels are not fully ...
Burgess, LP +7 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Human‐wildlife conflicts (HWCs) are one of the most critical conservation challenges worldwide. Large carnivores are frequently at the centre of these conflicts because of the perceived and real threats they pose to livestock and human safety.
Esperanza C. Iranzo +10 more
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Casual analysis and short‐sighted inferences: A response to Majgaonkar et al. 2019
Conservation Science and Practice, 2019 The increased interface of humans and large carnivores in human‐modified landscapes requires mechanisms to reduce conflict and allow co‐existence. The recent article by Majgaonkar et al.
Shivam Shrotriya +2 more
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Carnivore Diet Identification Through Scat and Genetic Analysis in Namibia, Africa [PDF]
, 2015 Worldwide the cheetah population is declining making them Africa’s most endangered large cat. Namibia, Africa currently has the largest population of cheetahs in the world.
Walsh, Alicia J
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Although there have been several initiatives to establish and support participatory processes on large carnivores based on multi‐stakeholder governance at the regional level in Europe, empirical evidence for their evaluation is still lacking. We employed a survey, which was administered to farmers and other stakeholder groups (e.g.
Tasos Hovardas +2 more
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People and NatureUnderstanding the ecological and human factors that shape the loss of livestock to wild carnivores can help target conservation efforts. We used 5 years of livestock depredation records (2009–2013, n = 1147) alongside Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, to ...
Timothy Kuiper +5 more
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People’s knowledge, attitudes, and conflicts with carnivores in central hills, Sri Lanka
Global Ecology and ConservationPeople’s knowledge and attitudes toward carnivores are crucial for understanding the distribution, ecology, conflicts, interactions, and threats that these species face.
Ashan Thudugala +8 more
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