Loss of livestock is one of the greatest sources of conflict between humans and large felids
worldwide. The puma Puma concolor is the most widespread apex predator in the Americas …

The widespread activity of recreational hunting is proposed as a means of conserving nature
and supporting livelihoods. However, recreational hunting—especially trophy hunting—has …

Protected areas (PAs) play a vital role in wildlife conservation. Nonetheless there is concern
and uncertainty regarding how and at what spatial scales anthropogenic stressors influence …

The millennial–scale evolutionary relationships between mammals and dung beetles have
been eroded due to several drivers of contemporary biodiversity loss. Although some …

Mammals are imperiled worldwide, primarily from habitat loss or modification, and exhibit
downward trends in their populations and distributions. Likewise, large-bodied herbivores …

Large-scale transboundary conservation initiatives are necessary to respond to threats
against tropical forests, and the jaguar (Panthera onca), a flagship and umbrella species in …

Ecotourism and conservation are among the major issues of concern in the study of
protected areas, yet the nexus between ecotourism and biodiversity conservation is still …

The study of mammals has promoted the development and testing of many ideas in
contemporary ecology. Here we address recent developments in foraging and habitat …

Context Maintaining connectivity is crucial for wildlife conservation in human-occupied
landscapes. Structural connectivity modeling (SCM) attempts to quantify the degree to which …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has emerged as one of the most efficient
methods to assess aquatic species presence. While the method can in theory be used to …