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 …

How foragers balance risks during foraging is a central focus of optimal foraging studies.
While diverse theoretical and empirical work has revealed how foragers should and do …

The leopard's (Panthera pardus) broad geographic range, remarkable adaptability, and
secretive nature have contributed to a misconception that this species might not be severely …

Winner, 2010 PROSE Award for Excellence in the Biological Sciences. Professional and
Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers In this unique book …

No group of wild mammals so universally captures the emotions of people world-wide than
do wild canids. That emotion can be enchantment and fascination, but it can also be …

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 …

We used 44 months of radiotelemetry data to investigate the selection of feeding habitats by
leopards in Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa. We assessed whether leopards …

Abstract Panthera pardus (leopard; Linnaeus, 1758) is the smallest of the 4 large felids in
the genus Panthera. A solitary and adaptable species, P. pardus is the widest ranging of all …

Optimal foraging theory predicts that predators are selective when faced with abundant prey,
but become less picky when prey gets sparse. Insectivorous bats in temperate regions are …