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Species Determination Within the Felidae Family Using mtDNA Minibarcoding

Animal Genetics, Volume 57, Issue 4, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Wildlife forensic analysis frequently deals with highly degraded DNA samples, including those from tanned hides, processed products of traditional Chinese medicine, and specimens stored in preservation fluids. These samples present significant challenges for traditional DNA barcoding due to the difficulty of amplifying sufficiently long DNA ...
Kristýna Hebenstreitová, Karolina Mahlerová, Lenka Vaňková, Daniel Vaněk   +3 more
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Livestock Depredations and Prevention Strategies to Foster Human‐Carnivore Coexistence in Western Mongolia's High Mountain Systems

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
The implementation of visual deterrents (i.e., Foxlights) proved to be effective in reducing the number of night‐time livestock depredations by both snow leopards and wolves. ABSTRACT The decline of large carnivores and the overabundance of livestock practices contribute significantly to ecosystem degradation.
Marcello Franchini, Charleen Gavette, Rodney Jackson, Kayley Bateman, Ashleigh Lutz‐Nelson, Geraldine Werhahn, Yelik Nurbat, Marco Zaccaroni, Fabio Dartora, Munkhtsog Bayaraa, Claudio Augugliaro   +10 more
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Twenty‐Year Progress in Landscape Genetics of Tetrapods

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
Geographic distribution of tetrapod landscape genetics between 2003 and 2025. ABSTRACT Landscape genetics, an interdisciplinary field integrating population genetics, landscape ecology, and spatial analytical techniques, has progressed significantly over two decades, yet systematic reviews of its application to tetrapods remain limited. Here, we review
Tongtong Gu, Xing Jia, Yuxin He, Zixin Lin   +3 more
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Comparative foraging ecology of lynx and coyotes in three Gulf of Alaska national parks

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Consumers exhibit varying degrees of dietary specialization, with foraging strategies shaped by both evolutionary history and local food availability. In boreal systems, Canada lynx are considered snowshoe hare specialists, whereas coyotes are classically generalist foragers capable of exploiting diverse resources.
Ellen Dymit, Kelsey Griffin, Ethan Morton, Julie Hower, Taal Levi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shared foraging behaviors between hyenas and hominins in the Middle Paleolithic Levant: New evidence from Geula Cave, Israel

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 41, Issue 6, Page 896-914, August 2026.
ABSTRACT While competition with large carnivores is likely to have shaped Middle Paleolithic hominins' subsistence behavior, palimpsested human and carnivore accumulations render the signal challenging to isolate. This study presents a detailed zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of a non‐anthropogenic faunal assemblage from a MIS 5 (~130–80 ka ...
Meir Orbach, Omry Barzilai, Israel Hershkovitz, Ma'ayan Lev, Reuven Yeshurun   +4 more
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Behavioral responses of black bears to human presence and infrastructure in Yosemite National Park

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.
Using GPS collar data from black bears in Yosemite National Park, we examined how bear spatiotemporal activity in relation to human development shifted during the COVID‐19 park closure in 2020. In the absence of visitors, bears maintained consistent landscape‐scale space use but altered fine‐scale spatial and temporal behaviors.
Jennifer R. Green, Caitlin Lee‐Roney, Kathleen Patrick, Rachel Mazur, Robert Lester, Erin Degutis, Ryan Leahy, Tal Avgar, Naomi B. Schwartz, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor   +9 more
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This is fine: Mule deer and elk do not substantially change their behavior in response to active wildfires

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.
During an outbreak of 7 wildfires in eastern Oregon, USA, we analyzed the home range and movement patterns of mule deer and elk before, during, and immediately after wildfires. Mule deer maintained high site fidelity during the wildfire but used their home range more uniformly and had higher daily displacement than deer unaffected by wildfire.
Jacob W. Dittel, Darren A. Clark
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Cougar density on the Oregon Coast: Using dead recovery modeling in an open population

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 6, August 2026.
The primary objective of this study was to determine cougar density in western Oregon. Our results demonstrate that integrating DNA collected via bio‐darting, mandatory hunter‐harvest check‐ins, and GPS collar data into the OPCR2 is a reliable method for estimating cougar densities in densely forested coastal systems.
Jason A. Kirchner, Joel S. Ruprecht, Jennifer R. Adams, Lisette P. Waits, Gregory C. Reed   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Familiarity and aggression shape long‐term associations and mortality risk in a solitary ungulate

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 8, August 2026.
Periodic social interactions are important to animal fitness, even in solitary species. For solitary species, these interactions can be unexpected and shaped by previous encounters. Despite being aggressive and largely solitary, black rhinoceroses Diceros bicornis are commonly seen in groups, suggesting they may engage in more social behaviours than ...
Rachel M. Stein, Adrian M. Shrader
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Larinus (Larinus) ursus

Larinus (Larinus) ursus (Fabricius, 1792) Nomenclatural Authority: Alonso-Zarazaga et al. (2023). Literature Records: Germann et al. (2023). Range: Widespread species (Alonso-Zarazaga et al. 2023).
Chatzimanolis, Stylianos, Bolanakis, Giannis, Dedovic, Tarik, Hankins, Kath-Ryn Ann F., Pavlou, Christoforos, Trichas, Apostolos   +5 more
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