We present the results of our eighth annual horizon scan of emerging issues likely to affect
global biological diversity, the environment, and conservation efforts in the future. The …

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 …

Iran lies at the southernmost range limit of brown bears globally. Therefore, understanding
the habitat associations and patterns of population connectivity for brown bears in Iran is …

Multiple studies have used species distribution models to identify human–wildlife conflict
drivers. An important application of these models is spatial conflict resolution by accounting …

Successful conservation of species that roam and disperse over large areas requires
detailed understanding of their movement patterns and connectivity between …

Dispersal is a key ecological process that influences the dynamics of spatially and socially
structured populations and consists of three stages—emigration, transience, and settlement …

Rapid and ongoing environmental change is leading to scenarios where marine and
terrestrial predators are persisting without prey, either by scavenging or using anthropogenic …

Hibernation represents an adaptation for coping with unfavorable environmental conditions.
For brown bears Ursus arctos, hibernation is a critical period as pronounced temporal …

Artificial food supplementation of wildlife is an increasing practice for species conservation,
as well as for hunting and viewing tourism. Yet, our understanding of the implications of …

Several large carnivore populations are recovering former ranges, and it is important to
understand interspecific interactions between overlapping species. In Scandinavia, recent …