Large terrestrial carnivores, eg wolves or bears, often play a key ecological role from their
position at the apex of trophic systems. Changes to their populations reverberate through …

Expansion of human activities into large carnivore habitats and of large carnivore ranges
into anthropogenic settings increase the potential for human-wildlife conflicts. Future …

Ecotourism is a useful concept, but not a very well defined one. It has been debated in
theory and attempted in practice for nearly two decades. Its key goal is to reduce the net …

Fear of predation can have major impacts on the behaviour of prey species. Recently the
concept of the ecology of fear has been defined and formalised; yet there has been relatively …

Prey usually adjust anti-predator behavior to subtle variations in perceived risk. However, it
is not clear whether adult large carnivores that are virtually free of natural predation adjust …

In human-dominated landscapes, species with large spatial requirements, such as large
carnivores, have to deal with human infrastructure and activities within their home ranges …

Human–wildlife conflicts like wildlife–vehicle collisions pose major challenges for the
management and conservation of mobile wildlife in human-dominated landscapes …

Behavioral effects of living under predation risk may influence the dynamics of prey species
more than direct demographic effects. Human recreation, especially hunting, can also force …

Many countries promote wildlife observation as part of ecotourism offerings. The brown bear
Ursus arctos is among the most targeted species for ecotourism in North America and …

ABSTRACT 1 Research on mating systems and reproductive strategies is valuable for
providing ethological knowledge, important for the management and conservation of a …