Abstract Knowledge of how disturbances such as fire shape habitat structure and
composition, and affect animal interactions, is fundamental to ecology and ecosystem …

Monitoring carnivores is critical for conservation, yet challenging because they are rare and
elusive. Few methods exist for monitoring wide-ranging species over large spatial and …

Apex predators are crucial for maintaining ecological patterns and processes, yet humans
hinder their ability to fulfil this role by displacing them from the landscape. Many apex …

Biodiversity conservation requires reliable species assessments and rigorously designed
surveys. However, determining the survey effort required to reliably detect population …

While large carnivores are recovering in Europe, assessing their distributions can help to
predict and mitigate conflicts with human activities. Because they are highly mobile, elusive …

Counting animals to estimate their population sizes is often essential for their management
and conservation. Since practitioners frequently rely on indirect observations of animals, it is …

Although they play a critical role in shaping ecological communities, many threatened
predator species are data-deficient. The Dhole Cuon alpinus is one such rare canid with a …

Occupancy models that account for detection probability are important analytical tools in
conservation monitoring. Traditionally, occupancy models relied on detection/non‐detection …

Land and resource managers often use detection–nondetection surveys to monitor the
populations of species that may be affected by factors such as habitat alteration, climate …

Assessing the statistical power to detect changes in wildlife populations is a crucial yet often
overlooked step when designing and evaluating monitoring programs. Here, we developed …