Effects of habitat alteration and disturbance by humans and exotic species on fosa Cryptoprocta ferox occupancy in Madagascar's deciduous forests

SD Merson, LJ Dollar, CKW Tan, DW Macdonald - Oryx, 2020 - cambridge.org
Anthropogenic habitat alteration and invasive species are threatening carnivores globally.
Understanding the impact of these factors is critical for creating localized, effective …

Spatial dynamics and activity patterns of the fosa Cryptoprocta ferox in Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar: carnivores navigating a human-influenced …

E Wyza, L Dollar, LP Rahajanirina, V Popescu… - Oryx, 2020 - cambridge.org
The Vulnerable fosa Cryptoprocta ferox is the largest native carnivore in Madagascar,
fulfilling a unique ecological niche in the island's remaining forests. Negative interactions …

Activity patterns of sympatric living exotic and endemic carnivores (the fosa) in Western Madagascar's deciduous forests

SD Merson, LJ Dollar, CKW Tan… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Western Madagascar's deciduous forest is an important, threatened habitat to little‐known
Eupleridae, such as the fosa Cryptoprocta ferox. Using camera‐trap grids established in two …

Bushmeat hunting, retaliatory killing, habitat degradation and exotic species as threats to Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) conservation

S Merson - 2017 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Large carnivores are in global decline, chiefly resultant of anthropogenic persecution,
habitat reduction and disturbance. Fosas represent Madagascar's largest carnivore …

Threats to a rainforest carnivore community: A multi-year assessment of occupancy and co-occurrence in Madagascar

ZJ Farris, BD Gerber, K Valenta, R Rafaliarison… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Protected areas (PA) aim to eliminate many of the threats that species face on the greater
landscape. In the last three decades, PA's have expanded considerably; however …

[PDF][PDF] Invasive stray and feral dogs limit fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) populations in Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar

O Barcala - 2009 - Citeseer
The fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) is a medium sized carnivore of the family Eupleridae which is
endemic to the island of Madagascar. Recent publications have shown that the fosa is under …

Response of diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema) to fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox) predation in the Betampona Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar

G Bonadonna, OM Ramilijaona… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐bodied mammals living in fragmented habitats are at higher risk of extinction, and
such risk can be influenced by ecological factors such as predator–prey system dynamics …

Assessment of the threatened carnivore community in the recently expanded rainforest protected area Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve, Madagascar

PH Ross, E Patel, B Ferguson… - Endangered Species …, 2020 - int-res.com
Madagascar is an island nation renowned for its biodiversity and species endemism, yet it is
still largely understudied despite intense anthropogenic threats including forest loss and …

Hunting, exotic carnivores, and habitat loss: anthropogenic effects on a native carnivore community, Madagascar

ZJ Farris, CD Golden, S Karpanty, A Murphy… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The wide-ranging, cumulative, negative effects of anthropogenic disturbance, including
habitat degradation, exotic species, and hunting, on native wildlife has been well …

The impact of forest logging and fragmentation on carnivore species composition, density and occupancy in Madagascar's rainforests

BD Gerber, SM Karpanty, J Randrianantenaina - Oryx, 2012 - cambridge.org
Forest carnivores are threatened globally by logging and forest fragmentation yet we know
relatively little about how such change affects predator populations. This is especially true in …