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Parks, people and pixels: evaluating landscape effects of an East African national park on its surroundings [PDF]

, 2010
Landscapes surrounding protected areas, while still containing considerable biodiversity, have rapidly growing human populations and associated agricultural development in most of the developing world that tend to isolate them, potentially reducing their
Binford, Elizabeth, Binford, Michael W, Chapman, Colin A., Chapman, Lauren J, Goldman, Abraham, Hartter, Joel N., Omeja, Patrick, Southworth, Jane   +7 more
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Sociodemographic and regional differences in human–coyote interactions and human attitudes towards coyotes

People and Nature
Attitudes and emotions shape how humans perceive and behave towards wildlife, making them a key component affecting human–wildlife coexistence. In addition to direct experience with wildlife, research shows that sociodemographic characteristics and ...
Emily Zepeda, Elizabeth Elliot Noe, Christopher J. Schell, Andrew Sih   +3 more
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Using host species traits to understand the consequences of resource provisioning for host–parasite interactions [PDF]

, 2017
1.Supplemental food provided to wildlife by human activities can be more abundant and predictable than natural resources, and subsequent changes to wildlife ecology can have profound impacts on host–parasite interactions.
Altizer, Sonia, Becker, Daniel J., Streicker, Daniel G.   +2 more
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How can we tackle interruptions to human–wildlife feeding management? Adding media campaigns to the wildlife manager's toolbox

People and Nature, 2023
In recent years, wildlife managers have been seeking ways to reduce the occurrence of independent, recreational human–wildlife feeding interactions, which continue to gain global popularity and may have negative effects for the humans and wildlife ...
Laura L. Griffin, Grace Nolan, Amy Haigh, Hannah Condon, Ellen O'Hagan, Paul McDonnell, Adam Kane, Simone Ciuti   +7 more
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Awards and Scholarships

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Dr. Michael Kuhns, Department Head for Utah State University Wildland Resources (left) presents Dr. Michael R. Conover (right) with a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Special Recognition Award at a recent Department of Wildland Resources meeting at ...
Terry A. Messmer
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The zoo as ecotourism attraction – visitor reactions, perceptions and management implications: the case of Hamilton Zoo, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2004
This paper reports results from a survey of 359 visitors to Hamilton Zoo, New Zealand. The questionnaire comprised items relating to motives for visiting the zoo, and evaluations of attributes, thereby permitting an importance-evaluation approach.
Ryan, Chris, Saward, Jan
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Integrating the landscape epidemiology and genetics of RNA viruses: rabies in domestic dogs as a model [PDF]

, 2012
Landscape epidemiology and landscape genetics combine advances in molecular techniques, spatial analyses and epidemiological models to generate a more real-world understanding of infectious disease dynamics and provide powerful new tools for the study of
Anderson, Cross, Cullingham, D. L. HORTON, Dietzschold, Eng, K. BRUNKER, K. HAMPSON, Knobel, McCallum, R. BIEK, Sharma, Swanepoel, Wandeler, Weiss, Windiyaningsih, Zanoni   +16 more
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Evaluating the potential for the environmentally sustainable control of foot and mouth disease in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2013
Strategies to control transboundary diseases have in the past generated unintended negative consequences for both the environment and local human populations.
A Caron, A Catley, A Murwira, A Picado, Alexandre Caron, B Perry, Bertrand Chardonnet, BM Bronsvoort, BM Bronsvoort, C Bedelian, C Riginos, CJ Jost, DA McGranaghan, Daniel Thomas Haydon, David James Paton, DHM Cumming, DJ Augustine, DJ Paton, DJ Paton, FM Kivaria, Fredrick Mathias Kivaria, G Cozzi, G Harris, GR Thomson, GR Thomson, I Scoones, ID Craigie, J D’Amico Hales, J Hanks, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, JC Mariner, Julius Keyyu, K Ferguson, Kenneth J. Ferguson, M Garine-Wichatitsky De, MD Kock, ME Gadd, PA Lindsey, R Kock, RB Boone, RG Bengis, Richard A. Kock, RS Reid, RS Reid, RT Taylor, S Osofsky, SA Osofsky, SA Osofsky, Sarah Cleaveland, SK Hargreaves, SO Ohaga, Thomas Nyariki, Tiziana Lembo, W Vosloo, WB Karesh, WD Newmark   +55 more
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Reducing risky interactions: Identifying barriers to the successful management of human–wildlife conflict in an urban parkland

People and Nature, 2022
Managing activities that result in human–wildlife conflict is a challenging goal for modern scientists and managers. In recent years, the self‐motivated feeding of wildlife by humans has garnered popularity but with consequent risks for the health and ...
Laura L. Griffin, Amy Haigh, Kimberly Conteddu, Maverick Andaloc, Paul McDonnell, Simone Ciuti   +5 more
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Respect for Grizzly Bears: An Aboriginal Approach for Co-existence and Resilience [PDF]

, 2009
Aboriginal peoples’ respect for grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) is widely acknowledged, but rarely explored, in wildlife management discourse in northern Canada.
Clarke, Douglas A., Slocombe, D. Scott
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