Beaver: Nature's ecosystem engineers

RE Brazier, A Puttock, HA Graham… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Beavers have the ability to modify ecosystems profoundly to meet their ecological needs,
with significant associated hydrological, geomorphological, ecological, and societal impacts …

Understanding and managing conservation conflicts

SM Redpath, J Young, A Evely, WM Adams… - Trends in ecology & …, 2013 - cell.com
Conservation conflicts are increasing and need to be managed to minimise negative
impacts on biodiversity, human livelihoods, and human well-being. Here, we explore …

[HTML][HTML] Conservation's blind spot: The case for conflict transformation in wildlife conservation

F Madden, B McQuinn - Biological Conservation, 2014 - Elsevier
Unaddressed or poorly addressed conflicts present increasingly difficult obstacles to
effective conservation and management of many wildlife species around the world. The …

Predator control should not be a shot in the dark

A Treves, M Krofel, J McManus - Frontiers in Ecology and the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Livestock owners traditionally use various non‐lethal and lethal methods to protect their
domestic animals from wild predators. However, many of these methods are implemented …

The hidden dimensions of human–wildlife conflict: Health impacts, opportunity and transaction costs

M Barua, SA Bhagwat, S Jadhav - Biological conservation, 2013 - Elsevier
The impact of conservation policies on human wellbeing is critical to the integration of
poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation. In many low-income countries, human …

Limited evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce livestock predation by large carnivores

A Eklund, JV López-Bao, M Tourani, G Chapron… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Successful coexistence between large carnivores and humans is conditional upon effective
mitigation of the impact of these species on humans, such as through livestock depredation …

When large marine predators feed on fisheries catches: global patterns of the depredation conflict and directions for coexistence

P Tixier, MA Lea, MA Hindell, D Welsford… - Fish and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The sustainable mitigation of human–wildlife conflicts has become a major societal and
environmental challenge globally. Among these conflicts, large marine predators feeding on …

Patterns of human–wildlife conflicts and compensation: Insights from Western Ghats protected areas

KK Karanth, AM Gopalaswamy, PK Prasad… - Biological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Preventing and mitigating human–wildlife conflicts are a top conservation priority,
particularly in India where wildlife and high densities of people co-occur. We surveyed 1972 …

Assessing patterns of human-wildlife conflicts and compensation around a central Indian protected area

KK Karanth, AM Gopalaswamy, R DeFries, N Ballal - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Mitigating crop and livestock loss to wildlife and improving compensation distribution are
important for conservation efforts in landscapes where people and wildlife co-occur outside …

The cognition of 'nuisance'species

LP Barrett, LA Stanton, S Benson-Amram - Animal Behaviour, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent work in animal cognition has focused on how animals respond to new or changing
environments. Although many species are currently in decline, other species are thriving in …