Big city life: carnivores in urban environments

PW Bateman, PA Fleming - Journal of zoology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cities may represent one of the most challenging environments for carnivorous mammals.
For example, cities have a dearth of vegetation and other natural resources, coupled with …

Changes in home range sizes and population densities of carnivore species along the natural to urban habitat gradient

M Šálek, L Drahníková, E Tkadlec - Mammal Review, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
With rapid development and the spread of urbanized land, there is an increasing need to
understand species' responses to urban conditions. Carnivores are considered to be …

Secrets of success in a landscape of fear: urban wild boar adjust risk perception and tolerate disturbance

M Stillfried, P Gras, K Börner, F Göritz… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In urban areas with a high level of human disturbance, wildlife has to adjust its behavior to
deal with the so called “landscape of fear.” This can be studied in risk perception during …

Ecological factors driving the higher hedgehog (Erinaceus europeaus) density in an urban area compared to the adjacent rural area

P Hubert, R Julliard, S Biagianti, ML Poulle - Landscape and Urban …, 2011 - Elsevier
Our objective was to explore the effect of natural food (earthworms and arthropods) and
anthropogenic food (pet food) availability and the risk of predation by badgers on the density …

The effect of habitat and human disturbance on the spatiotemporal activity of two urban carnivores: The results of an intensive camera trap study

C Lovell, S Li, J Turner, C Carbone - Ecology and evolution, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With rising urbanization, the presence of urban wildlife is becoming more common,
increasing the need for wildlife‐friendly spaces in urban planning. Despite this …

Factors affecting hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) attraction to rural villages in arable landscapes

CE Pettett, TP Moorhouse, PJ Johnson… - European Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Although residential areas are often unfavourable for wildlife, some species can take
advantage of the available shelter and anthropogenic sources of food such as …

“Good” and “bad” urban wildlife

G Perry, C Boal, R Verble, M Wallace - Problematic wildlife II: New …, 2020 - Springer
Urban environments offer habitat for many species of animals. Although some of those are
ubiquitous and/or undesirable, others are native and in some cases, of conservation value …

The ecology of the European badger (Meles meles) in Ireland: a review

AW Byrne, DP Sleeman, J O'Keeffe… - … : Proceedings of the …, 2012 - muse.jhu.edu
The badger is an ecologically and economically important species. Detailed knowledge of
aspects of the ecology of this animal in Ireland has only emerged through research over …

Den preferences and denning behaviour in urban stone martens (Martes foina)

J Herr, L Schley, E Engel, TJ Roper - Mammalian Biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Stone martens (Martes foina) occur in urban environments in many parts of continental
Europe, where they cause a nuisance by denning in inhabited houses. We radio tracked 13 …

Restricted ranging behaviour in a high‐density population of urban badgers

J Davison, M Huck, RJ Delahay, TJ Roper - Journal of Zoology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
By studying the responses of different species to urbanization, it is possible to understand
the impact of this type of habitat modification and to explore, more generally, the link …