Human-carnivore conflicts over predation on domestic animals are a global challenge.
Knowledge of determinants and patterns of predation on domestic animals is an essential …

Over the last 40 years the gray wolf (Canis lupus) re-colonized its historical range in Italy
increasing human-predator interactions. However, temporal and spatial trends in wolf …

The wolf (Canis lupus L., 1754) has been a major keystone predator in the Palaearctic since
the late Middle Pleistocene. Today, wolves display considerable dietary plasticity over their …

Abstract In central Europe, wolves Canis lupus prey on wild ungulates-main game species
and occasionally kill livestock. The recovery of wolf population across the continent …

Thirty years after the return of grey wolves (Canis lupus) to the French Alps, the number of
livestock losses is on the rise despite livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) being widely used …

Interspecific competition has strong effects within carnivore guilds, and African wild dogs are
strongly limited by intraguild predation by lions and food loss to spotted hyenas. The …

The predation of livestock by gray wolf (Canis lupus; hereafter, wolf) is a problem throughout
eastern Europe and poses a threat to sustainable pasture-based livestock production in …

Conservation conflict over livestock depredation is one of the key drivers of large
mammalian carnivore declines worldwide. Mitigating this conflict requires strategies …

The human abandonment of rural areas facilitates rewilding, which is also supported by
European projects and initiatives. Rewilding often implies the return of iconic predators such …

Governments around the world invest considerable resources to reduce damages caused
by large carnivores on human property. To use these investments more efficiently and …