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Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.We used spatially explicit capture‐recapture to estimate jaguar densities in a private reserve in the Colombian Llanos and quantified land cover change in and around the reserve from 2014 to 2024. Densities increased 22% since 2014, while disturbed land cover increased by 39%–54% around the reserve depending on buffer distance. Our study indicates that
Valeria Boron +7 more
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Ecology and SocietyOne of the main challenges in multiple-use landscapes such as protected conservation areas is the coexistence of local communities with wildlife. This coexistence has been framed recently as human-wildlife relationships and plays a pivotal role in the ...
Katharina Gugerell +3 more
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Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.The study explores how beavers (Castor spp.) affect endangered freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in European rivers. Beaver dams can harm small, fragmented mussel populations by reducing flow, increasing sediment, and potentially limiting host fish movement, while larger populations may benefit from improved bed stability and ...
Louise Lavictoire +2 more
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Facing Truths About Population Management
Zoo Biology, EarlyView.Populations of wildlife, and domestic animals have large sinks for surplus animals. By contrast, zoos don't. Humans in industrialized societies are socialized with companion animals, i.e. surplus (i.e., typically denied reproduction) originating from unseen breeding cores.
Marcus Clauss +48 more
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Apex predators exploit advantageous snow conditions across hunting modes
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.Advantageous snow conditions—in terms of snow depth and density—are among the most important features of the winter landscape for two apex predators, regardless of hunting strategy. In a warming climate, the knock‐on effects of a diminishing snowpack may reduce the hunting success of multiple large carnivore species.
Benjamin K. Sullender +7 more
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Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.For the first time, predation and scavenging networks are directly compared within a single ecosystem. Using an 8‐year dataset of African mammals, including megaherbivores, this study reveals distinct structural rules and body mass constraints, providing a scalable framework for studying consumer–resource dynamics and ecosystem function.
Solange Alexandra Batista‐Nunes +5 more
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Stories of coexistence: A narrative inquiry of leopard attacks on people
People and NaturePursuing human–wildlife coexistence is particularly challenging for carnivore species as conflict can negatively impact human livelihood and well‐being.
Shweta Shivakumar +3 more
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Human hunters are no substitute for vanishing apex predators
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.Our study reveals that human hunters fail to replicate the collective and individual ecological functions of natural apex predators in sustaining biodiversity and promoting stable spatial patterns. These insights are vital for rethinking predator conservation and wildlife management in human‐dominated landscapes.
Ying Geng +7 more
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Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.We highlight an overlooked pathway in ecosystem functioning: the role of animal carcass decomposition in trace element cycling. By linking animal life cycles to landscape‐scale processes, we explain how large animals redistribute scarce elements and influence spatial heterogeneity, with implications for ecosystem functioning and restoration.
Elke Wenting +6 more
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Reconciling farming and wild nature: Integrating human-wildlife coexistence into the land-sharing and land-sparing framework. [PDF]
Ambio, 2019 Crespin SJ, Simonetti JA.
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