Range contractions of the world's large carnivores [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 The majority of the world's terrestrial large carnivores have undergone substantial range contractions and many of these species are currently threatened with extinction.
Christopher Wolf, William J. Ripple
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Fear of large carnivores is tied to ungulate habitat use: evidence from a bifactorial experiment [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The fear large carnivores inspire in large ungulates has been argued to have cascading effects down food webs. However, a direct link between ungulate habitat use and their fear of large carnivores has not been experimentally tested.
Haley K. Epperly +3 more
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Rewilding the world's large carnivores [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Earth's terrestrial large carnivores form a highly endangered group of species with unique conservation challenges. The majority of these species have experienced major geographical range contractions, which puts many of them at high risk of extinction ...
Christopher Wolf, William J. Ripple
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Do Large Carnivores and Mesocarnivores Have Redundant Impacts on Intertidal Prey? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The presence of large carnivores can affect lower trophic levels by suppressing mesocarnivores and reducing their impacts on prey. The mesopredator release hypothesis therefore predicts prey abundance will be higher where large carnivores are present ...
Justin P Suraci +2 more
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Large carnivores under assault in Alaska. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2019 In Alaska, gray wolves (Canis lupis), brown bears (Ursus arctos), and black bears (U. americanus) are managed in most of the state in ways intended to significantly reduce their abundance in the expectation of increasing hunter harvests of ungulates.
William J Ripple +3 more
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Large carnivores and naturalness affect forest recreational value [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Recreation is a crucial contribution of nature to people, relevant for forest ecosystems. Large carnivores (LCs) are important components of forests, however, their contribution to forest recreational value has not yet been evaluated.
Marek Giergiczny +3 more
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Correction: Large carnivores under assault in Alaska. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2019 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000090.].
William J Ripple +3 more
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Increased Temporal Overlap in Diel Activity Patterns Potentially Intensifies Interspecific Competition Among Sympatric Large Carnivores in the Sanjiangyuan Region of China [PDF]
AnimalsActivity patterns constitute a critical adaptive trait in large carnivores, enabling them to manage interspecific competition, enhance their foraging efficiency, and adapt to fluctuating environmental conditions.
Dong Wang +4 more
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Carrion from large carnivores and food from humans subsidize mesocarnivores year round [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe return of large carnivores is predicted to suppress meso-carnivores, though it has only been observed in a minority of contemporary studies. Isle Royale is a remote island wilderness in Lake Superior, USA, managed for outdoor recreation.
Mauriel Rodriguez Curras +2 more
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Limited evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce livestock predation by large carnivores [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Successful coexistence between large carnivores and humans is conditional upon effective mitigation of the impact of these species on humans, such as through livestock depredation.
Ann Eklund +4 more
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