Megafauna

Prerequisites for coexistence: human pressure and refuge habitat availability shape continental-scale habitat use patterns of a large carnivore

Context

Adjustments in habitat use by large carnivores can be a key factor facilitating their coexistence with people in shared …

Julian Oeser, Marco Heurich, Stephanie Kramer-Schadt, Henrik Andrén, Guna Bagrade, Elisa Belotti, Ludek Bufka, Christine Breitenmoser-Wursten, Rok Cerne, Martin Dula, Christian Fuxjager, Tomislav Gomercic, Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski, Raido Kont, Petr Koubek, Rafał Kowalczyk, Miha Krofel, Jarmila Krojerova-Prokesova, Jakub Kubala, Josip Kusak, Miroslav Kutal, John D.C. Linnell, Jenny Mattisson, Anja Molinari-Jobin, Peep Männil, John Odden, Henryk Okarma, Teresa Oliveira, Nives Pagon, Jens Persson, Jaanus Remm, Krzysztof Schmidt, Sven Signer, Branislav Tám, Kristina Vogt, Fridolin Zimmermann, Tobias Kuemmerle

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 …

Emu-Felicitas Ostermann-Miyashita, Hendrik Bluhm, Kornelia Dobiáš, Nina Gandl, Sophia Hibler, Samantha Look, Frank-Uwe Michler, Leonie Weltgen, Aleksandra Smaga, Hannes J. König, Tobias Kuemmerle, Christian Kiffner

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 …

Hendrik Bluhm, Tom A. Diserens, Thomas Engleder, Kaja Heising, Marco Heurich, Tomas Janik, Miloslav Jirku, Daniel Klich, Hannes J. König, Rafal Kowalczyk, Dries Kuijper, Weronika Maslanko, Frank-Uwe Michler, Wiebke Neumann, Julian Oeser, Wanda Olech, Kajetan Perzanowski, Miroslaw Ratkiewicz, Dusan Romportl, Martin Salek, Tobias Kuemmerle

A range-wide monitoring framework for the Persian leopard and its prey

The long-term survival of the Persian leopard Panthera pardus tulliana requires concerted regional conservation efforts. Understanding …

Arash Ghoddousi, Benjamin Bleyhl, Elshad Askerov, Aurel Heidelberg, Muhammad Kabir, Bejan Lortkipanidze, Karen Manvelyan, Deniz Mengüllüoğlu, Zalmai Moheb, Marzieh Mousavi, Alim Pkhitikovo, Hanna Raza, Tatjana Rosen, Viatcheslav V. Rozhnov, Paul Weinberg, Anna Yachmennikova, Tobias Kuemmerle

Changing patterns of conflict between humans, carnivores and crop-raiding prey as large carnivores recolonize human-dominated landscapes

Large carnivores are making remarkable comebacks in Europe, but how this affects human-wildlife conflict remains unclear. Rebounding …

Marco Davoli, Arash Ghoddousi, Francesco Maria Sabatini, Elena Fabbri, Romolo Caniglia, Tobias Kuemmerle

Large carnivore range expansion in Iberia in relation to different scenarios of permeability of human‐dominated landscapes

Aim

Large carnivores are currently recolonizing parts of their historical ranges in Europe after centuries of persecution and habitat …

Marie Pratzer, Leon Nill, Tobias Kuemmerle, Damaris Zurell, Guillermo Fandos

Mapping the distribution and habitat of Persian leopard across its historical range

Persian leopards Panthera pardus tulliana, once widespread across Western and Central Asia, currently only occupy a fraction of their …

Benjamin Bleyhl, Peter Gerngross, Elshad Askerov, Mohammad S. Farhadinia, Arash Ghoddousi, Aurel Heidelberg, Igor Khorozyan, Karen Manvelyan, Deniz Mengüllüoğlu, Stéphane Ostrovski, Tatjana Rosen, Viatcheslav V. Rozhnov, Mahmood Soofi, Anna Yachmennikova, Tobias Kuemmerle

Quantifying the relationship between prey density, livestock and illegal killing of leopards

Many large mammalian carnivores are facing population declines due to illegal killing (e.g. shooting) and habitat modification (e.g. …

Mahmood Soofi, Ali T. Qashqaei, Marzieh Mousavi, Ehsan Hadipour, Marc Filla, Bahram H. Kiabi, Benjamin Bleyhl, Arash Ghoddousi, Niko Balkenhol, Andrew Royle, Chris R. Pavey, Igor Khorozyan, Matthias Waltert

Resource pulses and human–wildlife conflicts: linking satellite indicators and ground data on forest productivity to predict brown bear damages

Pulsed resources have prominent effects on community and ecosystem dynamics; however, there is little research on how resource pulses …

Carlos Bautista, Julian Oeser, Tobias Kuemmerle, Nuria Selva, Nathalie Pettorelli, Abdulhakim Abdi

Understanding spatial patterns of poaching pressure using ranger logbook data to optimize future patrolling strategies

Poaching is driving many species toward extinction, and as a result, lowering poaching pressure is a conservation priority. This …

Arash Ghoddousi, Corinna Van Cayzeele, Pegah Negahdar, Mahmood Soofi, Amirhossein Kh. Hamidi, Benjamin Bleyhl, Guillermo Fandos, Igor Khorozyan, Matthias Waltert, Tobias Kuemmerle