Large carnivores are currently disappearing from many world regions because of habitat
loss, prey depletion, and persecution. Ensuring large carnivore persistence requires …

Illegal hunting of ungulates can reduce the prey base of carnivores, which can increase
human–carnivore conflict (HCC) through livestock depredation. However, the relationship …

are connected through functional corridors. In such regions, conservation efforts could seek
to establish leopard metapopulations, consisting of several connected subpopulations that …

The globally threatened Leopard (Panthera pardus) is the main focal species for nature
conservation in the Caucasus Ecoregion. The WWF Caucasus Programme, together with …

Large ungulate populations around the world are declining, experience range loss or even
go extinct. Ecological theory predicts that a species' vulnerability is greater at the edges of its …

= P. p. saxicolor) in the Talysh Mountains of the Southern Caucasus. Between 12 and 13
July 2013 this leopard, named Astkhan, was photographed by camera traps at three …

Introduction: The population of Red Deer has decreased significantly, and the species
distribution is restricted to only some core zones of protected areas of the country. The most …

A reintroduction project has started in Russia in 2007 with the goal to create a Persian
leopard population nucleus in the northern part of its historical range, where the species …

There are five large carnivore species in the Caucasus: Leopard (Panthera pardus),
Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx), Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena), Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) and …

Large carnivore populations are threatened globally. This is worrisome because of their
intrinsic value and their importance for ecosystems and humans. Finding ways to maintain …