Megafauna

Establishing viable European bison metapopulations in Central Europe
Restoring populations of large mammals in human-dominated landscapes requires careful planning of conservation strategies. To support …
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Hunting and habitat destruction drive widespread functional declines of top predators in a global deforestation hotspot

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We investigated the effects of habitat destruction and hunting on the functional decline of top predators, specifically jaguar and …
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Space use of a diverse megafauna community in a rewilding area in the southwestern Carpathians
Most landscapes today have lost much of their historical biodiversity, particularly the largest animals (mega-fauna). Yet, in some …
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Recent Sociocultural Changes Reverse the Long-Term Trend of Declining Habitat Availability for Large Wild Mammals in Europe

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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
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

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The increasing availability of animal tracking datasets collected across many sites provides new opportunities to move beyond local …
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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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