Fencing for conservation is an acknowledgement that we are failing to successfully coexist
with and, ultimately, conserve biodiversity. Fences arose during the Neolithic revolution to …

Interactions among species, which range from competition to facilitation, have profound
effects on ecosystem functioning. Large carnivores are of particular importance in shaping …

Tropical East Asia is home to over one billion people and faces massive human impacts
from its rising population and rapid economic growth. It has already lost more than two-thirds …

Africa's large predator guild (lion, Panthera leo; leopard, Panthera pardus; spotted hyaena,
Crocuta crocuta; cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus, and African wild dog, Lycaon pictus) occurs …

Successful conservation initiatives often lead to rapid increases in large carnivore densities
to the extent that overpopulation occurs. Yet conservation managers have no way of …

Earth's terrestrial large carnivores form a highly endangered group of species with unique
conservation challenges. The majority of these species have experienced major …

The effects of tourism on the ecology and natural environment of tourist destinations are
hotly debated and research has expanded in the field of ecotourism and sustainability. This …

Africa supports Earth's richest assemblage of large predators, which coexist despite a high
degree of dietary overlap. This study used reviews of the prey preferences of African wild …

Rewilding is emerging as a major issue in conservation. However, there are currently a
dozen definitions of rewilding that include Pleistocene rewilding, island rewilding, trophic …

The role that apex predators play in ecosystem functioning, disease regulation and
biodiversity maintenance is increasingly debated. However, the positive impacts of their …