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Isotopic evidence for the consumption of Galliformes by the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in rural southern England

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Anthropogenic resource subsidies can drive mesopredator population growth, altering predator–prey dynamics. The red fox Vulpes vulpes is a generalist canid that can readily exploit such subsidies. In the UK, tens of millions of pheasants Phasianus colchicus and red‐legged partridges Alectoris rufa are released annually for sport shooting, potentially ...
Nathan F. Williams, Tom A. Porteus, Rona A. R. McGill, Emilie A. Hardouin, Mike J. Short   +4 more
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Jaguar Densities and Land Cover Change in a Multi‐Use Landscape: A 10‐Year Comparison in the Colombian Llanos 美洲豹种群密度与复合用地景观下的土地覆被变化:哥伦比亚亚诺斯地区10年比较研究

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, Elizabeth Ruiz Elejalde, Cesar Rojano, Jorge Barragan, Angelica Diaz‐Pulido, Laura Miranda, Santiago Chiquito, Matthew Hyde   +7 more
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Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) Stand Their Ground: Investigating Flight Response, or Lack Thereof, to Perceived Predation Risk 野猪坚守原地:探究其面对感知捕食风险时的逃逸反应 (或无逃逸行为)

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
We used automated behavioral response systems (ABRs) to assess invasive wild pig (Sus scrofa) behavioral response to four auditory playbacks: humans, coyote vocalizations (Canis latrans), pigs in distress, and barred owl (Strix varia) calls. Wild pigs had a significant flight response to human playbacks, but 68% of pigs did not flee.
Justine L. Smith, L. Mike Conner, Michael T. Mengak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drones as a potential hazing tool to prevent wolf depredations on livestock

Global Ecology and Conservation
With wolf recolonization and reintroduction into parts of their historic range in the United States, wolves killing livestock (depredation) has become an ever-growing concern for livestock producers. This is compounded in areas where wolves remain protected under the Endangered Species Act, like southwestern Oregon, which limits management actions to ...
Dustin H. Ranglack, Loredana M. McCurdy, Paul C. Wolf, Luke Miller   +3 more
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Spatiotemporal mapping the usable space of free‐roaming equids across the western United States

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Identification of the inter‐decadal (2010‐2011) enhancement‐degradation gradients in the usable space for wild equid Herd Management Areas in the Great Basin, USA. Abstract Management of feral equids in the American West is hindered by the lack of a formal habitat map and monitoring system.
Alexander Hernandez, Eric Thacker, Kaden Patten, David Stoner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alternative seed trait strategies are linked to a trade‐off between spatial and temporal dispersal

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Seed dispersal allows plants to seek favourable conditions or spread the risk of unfavourable conditions through space and time. While theory predicts a trade‐off between spatial and temporal dispersal, empirical tests have been stymied by the difficulty of measuring ...
Marina L. LaForgia, Susan P. Harrison, Michal J. Borton, Pierre‐Olivier Cheptou, Lauren M. Hallett, Jennifer R. Gremer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The lion and the jackal: Community perspectives on carnivores and human-carnivore coexistence along the periphery of one of the largest fenced protected areas in northern NamibiaFigshare

Global Ecology and Conservation
Human-carnivore conflict severely hampers conservation, especially where resource overlap is high between carnivores and humans. This study assessed human-carnivore coexistence along the northern boundary of Namibia's Etosha National Park (ENP) by ...
Josef T. Ndjimba, Dipanjan Naha, Claudine Cloete, Meed Mbidzo, James C. Beasley   +4 more
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Integrating large mammalian herbivores into Dynamic Global Vegetation Models: Status and next steps

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Zoogeochemistry, the study of how animals influence elemental cycling within ecosystems, bridges the fields of zoology, ecology and biogeochemistry. Yet, most terrestrial ecosystem models, especially Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs), remain largely plant‐centric
Yue Cheng, Joanne Alice O'Keeffe, Andrew J. Abraham, Jesper Riis Christiansen, Frederik Nygaard Philipsen, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Fabio Berzaghi, Carsten W. Mueller, Lars Vesterdal, Jeppe A. Kristensen, Elizabeth Le Roux   +10 more
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Using the Theory of Planned Behaviour to predict farmers' intention to report livestock depredation and kill hyena

People and Nature
Understanding and managing conservation conflicts is important for stakeholders (e.g. policymakers and practitioners) trying to minimise negative impacts on people and biodiversity. A key component of Namibia's community‐based natural resource management
F. Marina Tavolaro, M. Justin O'Riain, Zoe Woodgate, Chis Brown, Freya A. V. St. John   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contrasting properties of predation and scavenging networks governed by megaherbivores in an African savannah

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, Esther Sebastián‐González, Femke Broekhuis, Frank van Langevelde, Niels Mogensen, Marcos Moleón   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source