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 …

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 …

This book relates one of the most representative species of Patagonian wildlife, the
guanaco, to human societies across time, and explores how that relationship has changed …

Simple Summary The South American landscape has changed since the Spanish conquest,
largely due to the introduction of foreign plants and animals, often at the expense of native …

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 …

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 …

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 …