Medium sized opossums (Didelphis spp.) are among the most fascinating mammals of the
Americas, playing important ecological roles (eg, dispersal of seeds and control of insect …

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 …

Livestock predation by big cats, ie, lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard
(Panthera pardus), jaguar (Panthera onca), snow leopard (Panthera uncia), puma (Puma …

Human wildlife conflict (HWC) impacts the livelihood of many rural communities worldwide.
This study investigated the impact of HWC on people living near community forests (CF) in …

Background Subsistence hunting is a traditional practice providing food and many other
goods for households in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeast Mexico. Economic, demographic …

Livestock predation is one of the major causes of conflicts between humans and pumas
(Puma concolor). Using data from interviews with ranchers and kill-site inspections, we …

Human-wildlife interactions occur where human and wildlife coexist and share common
resources including food or shelter. Increasing wildlife populations within protected areas …

Conflicts are an inherent element in the establishment and management of protected areas.
Even though there is ample literature about conflicts in protected areas and the field of …

Deforestation, ecosystem homogenization, and diversity loss are frequent problems in
tropical livestock systems, which can foster substantial human-wildlife conflict when wild …

Inadequate livestock husbandry practices threaten the maintenance of global biodiversity
and provoke conflicts between people and wildlife, and large carnivorous mammals are …