One of California's most pressing social and environmental challenges is the rapid
expansion of the wildlands–urban interface (WUI). Multiple issues associated with WUI …

Despite the ecological importance of the four extant species of Hyaenidae, and the threats
they face globally, there has been no review of the nearly 100 years of published research …

Habitat loss and fragmentation are the leading causes of species range contraction and
extirpation, worldwide. Factors that predict sensitivity to fragmentation include high trophic …

Hunting mortality can affect population abundance, demography, patterns of dispersal and
philopatry, breeding, and genetic diversity. We investigated the effects of hunting on the …

One of California's most pressing social and environmental challenges is the rapid
expansion of the wildlands–urban interface (WUI). Multiple issues associated with WUI …

Large carnivores are globally threatened due to habitat fragmentation and loss, prey
depletion and human exploitation. Human exploitation includes both legal and illegal …

Objectives We tested two methods for predicting continental-scale, second-order habitat
selection of a wide-ranging large carnivore, the mountain lion (Puma concolor), to support …

Protected areas are traditionally the foundation of conservation strategy, but land not
formally protected is of particular importance for the conservation of large carnivores …

Large carnivores often exhibit high survival rates in protected areas, whereas intentional
and unintentional human‐caused mortality may be greater in adjacent areas. These patterns …

Protected areas (PAs) are pivotal to biodiversity conservation, yet their efficacy is
compromised by insufficient funding and management. So‐called other effective area …