Megafauna

Recent Sociocultural Changes Reverse the Long-Term Trend of Declining Habitat Availability for Large Wild Mammals in Europe
Aim: People have strongly influenced the biosphere for millennia, but how their increasing activities have shaped wildlife distribution …
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Reinstating freshwater megafauna populations can facilitate ecosystem restoration
Freshwater megafauna, such as sturgeons, giant catfishes, river dolphins, hippopotami, crocodylians, large turtles, and giant …
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Determinants of livestock depredation risk by Persian leopards in southern Iran
Human-wildlife conflict is a major conservation challenge worldwide, with negative consequences for people and wildlife alike. Large …
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Reflecting on the role of human-felid conflict and local use in big cat trade
Illegal trade in big cat (Panthera spp.) body parts is a prominent topic in scientific and public discourses concerning wildlife …
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Increasing mortality of European bison (Bison bonasus) on roads and railways
Aim: Traffic mortality can pose a serious risk to endangered species that occur in small populations, are mobile and occupy fragmented …
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Integrating animal tracking datasets at a continental scale for mapping Eurasian lynx habitat
Aim: The increasing availability of animal tracking datasets collected across many sites provides new opportunities to move beyond …
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Advancing protected area effectiveness assessments by disentangling social-ecological interactions: A case study from the Luangwa Valley, Zambia
Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) target at biodiversity conservation and human well-being, but often reflect low levels of …
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Prerequisites for coexistence: human pressure and refuge habitat availability shape continental-scale habitat use patterns of a large carnivore
Adjustments in habitat use by large carnivores can be a key factor facilitating their coexistence with people in shared landscapes. …
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Opportunities and challenges for monitoring a recolonizing large herbivore using citizen science
Monitoring is a prerequisite for evidence-based wildlife management and conservation planning, yet conventional monitoring approaches …
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Widespread habitat for Europe's largest herbivores, but poor connectivity limits recolonization
Several large-mammal species in Europe have recovered and recolonized parts of their historical ranges. Knowing where suitable habitat …
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