Observed and forecasted changes in land use by polar bears in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, 1985–2040

KD Rode, DC Douglas, TC Atwood, GM Durner… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Monitoring changes in the distribution of large carnivores is important for managing human
safety and supporting conservation. Throughout much of their range, polar bears (Ursus …

The past as a lens for biodiversity conservation on a dynamically changing planet

JL McGuire, AM Lawing, S Díaz… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
We are in the midst of a major biodiversity crisis, with deep impacts on the functioning of
ecosystems and derived benefits to people (1, 2). But we still have time to pull back. To do …

[HTML][HTML] Functional connectivity and the current arrangement of protected areas show multiple, poorly protected dispersal corridors for the Eurasian lynx

M Iannella, M Biondi, D Serva - Biological Conservation, 2024 - Elsevier
Landscape connectivity is essential for the conservation of large carnivores, particularly in
highly fragmented landscapes. Despite was nearing extinction, the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) …

First evidence of widespread positivity to anticoagulant rodenticides in grey wolves (Canis lupus)

C Musto, J Cerri, D Capizzi, MC Fontana… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Second-generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (ARs) can be critical for carnivores,
due to their widespread use and impacts. However, although many studies explored the …

Cool cats and communities: Exploring the challenges and successes of community-based approaches to protecting felids from the illegal wildlife trade

AR Green, M Anagnostou, NC Harris… - Frontiers in Conservation …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Implementing community-based approaches to countering illegal wildlife trade is important
to not only improve the effectiveness of strategies to protect wildlife, but also to promote …

Wolverine density distribution reflects past persecution and current management in Scandinavia

E Moqanaki, C Milleret, P Dupont, H Brøseth… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
After centuries of intense persecution, several large carnivore species in Europe and North
America have experienced a rebound. Today's spatial configuration of large carnivore …

Australian threatened birds for which the risk of extinction declined between 1990 and 2020

ST Garnett, G Barry Baker, AJ Berryman… - Emu-Austral …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Reducing extinction risk is a common aim of threatened species management. However,
over the period 1990 to 2020, extinction risk was recently assessed as having declined in …

The influence of crocodile density on the prevalence of human attacks

CJ Baker, MA Campbell, V Udyawer, RK Kopf… - People and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Large predator attacks on humans often provoke calls for animal population reduction,
assuming it will reduce such incidents. Whilst this seems logical, there is currently little …

Exploring temporal activity of dholes, their prey, and competitors in East Java, Indonesia

LW Havmøller, HA Wahyudi, M Iqbal… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Dholes (Cuon alpinus) are endangered large carnivores found in scattered populations in
Asia. One of the main threats to dholes is the decreasing prey availability throughout their …

Restored oyster reefs and living shorelines can augment predator trophic dynamics

JMH Loch, GS Cook - Restoration Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal habitat loss has led to declines in many higher trophic level predators. These
declines can be mitigated through habitat restoration, which putatively enhances predator …