Megaherbivores perform vital ecosystem engineering roles, and have their last remaining
stronghold in Africa. Of Africa's remaining megaherbivores, the common hippopotamus …

The introduction of hippos into the wild in Colombia has been marked by their rapid
population growth and widespread dispersal on the landscape, high financial costs of …

Many African protected areas (PAs) are not functioning effectively. We reviewed the
performance of Zambia's PA network and provide insights into how their effectiveness might …

WWF is an independent conservation organisation with over 30 million followers and a
global network active in nearly 100 countries. Our mission is to stop the degradation of the …

Over the Earth's terrestrial surface, wildlife species are adversely affected by an increasing
number of anthropogenic impacts to the landscape, collectively termed the “human …

In this paper, we summarize the state of the literature regarding attacks on humans from
large carnivores, and classify them, where possible, according to three common precursors …

Theories explain the presence of fears and specific phobias elicited by animals in
contemporary WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) populations …

The application of empirical and spatially explicit information to understand the spatial
distribution of human–wildlife conflict (HWC) risk zones is increasingly becoming imperative …

In recent years, reports of elephants causing damage in rural villages by destroying houses
and foraging on stored food have been increasing, but little is known about the determinants …

Seventeen species of large mammalian carnivore have been documented to kill people,
although of these only five or six seem to do it on a regular basis. Predatory attacks on …