Conflicts between people and wildlife have become widespread as people move to areas
previously home to wildlife and as wild populations recover. In Patagonia, one of the main …

On the Ground• Biodiversity is an important ecosystem service provided by rangelands.
However, the close link between biodiversity and rangelands often results in conflicts …

Following a drastic population decline of guanaco populations throughout the 1970s in
Argentina and the Chilean Patagonia, the Chilean government, in collaboration with …

The livestock crisis in Patagonia has intensified the historical conflict with the guanaco over
natural pastures in recent years. Ranchers are concerned that the recovery of some …

Understanding competitive interactions is essential to properly inform management
strategies, in particular in the context of livestock‐wildlife conflict across a degraded land …

The guanaco Lama guanicoe was the only large native herbivore widely distributed across
Patagonia until the introduction of domestic sheep Ovis aries. Guanacos have declined …

Context The guanaco is the largest wild herbivore inhabiting the Patagonian steppes. Since
the end of the 19th Century, it has suffered a progressive decline in numbers owing to …

Locally abundant ungulates often come into conflict with human activities. After a population
collapse that reached its nadir in the 1970s, the guanaco Lama guanicoe population in …

Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) are the largest native Artiodactyl in South America and the most
widely distributed. In arid Patagonia, densities are low and negatively related to domestic …

Sheep rearing is the main productive activity in Patagonian rangelands, where guanacos
are the only native ungulate. Ranchers perceive a decrease in range carrying capacity as …