Rewilding

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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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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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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Connectivity or isolation? Identifying reintroduction sites for multiple conservation objectives for wisents in Poland
Large herbivores and carnivores today often only occupy small fractions of their former ranges, and restoring them is a conservation …
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Declining human pressure and opportunities for rewilding in the steppes of Eurasia

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Large and ecologically functioning steppe complexes have been lost historically across the globe, but recent land-use changes may …
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European bison conservation must move beyond entrenched debates – response to Kerley et al. (2020)
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Increasing synergistic effects of habitat destruction and hunting on mammals over three decades in the Gran Chaco
Habitat destruction and overexploitation are the main threats to biodiversity and where they co-occur, their combined impact is often …
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