The Arabian leopard Panthera pardus nimr is categorized as Critically Endangered, with<
200 individuals estimated to remain in the wild. Historically the species ranged over an …

Transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) are regarded as crucial instruments for
biodiversity conservation as they connect landscapes across country borders. The TFCA …

Large carnivores face numerous threats, including habitat loss and fragmentation, direct
killing, and prey depletion, leading to significant global range and population declines …

Scavenging is widespread in the carnivore guild and can greatly impact food web structures
and population dynamics by either facilitation or suppression of sympatric carnivores. Due to …

Protection of large carnivores is a global biodiversity conservation issue. Habitat
fragmentation has had a negative impact on the abundance and distribution of leopards …

Apex predators ideally require vast intact spaces that support sufficient prey abundances to
sustain them. In a developing world, however, it is becoming extremely difficult to maintain …

Human disturbance has the potential to alter competitive interactions, favoring species better
able to adapt to areas used by humans. One such species is the spotted hyena (Crocuta …

Predicting the effects of global environmental changes on species distribution is a top
conservation priority, particularly for large carnivores, that contribute to regulating and …

The population size and conservation status of wildlife in post‐conflict areas is often
uncertain. In Mozambique, decades of armed conflict resulted in large‐scale wildlife …

Predators of similar size often compete over prey. In semi‐arid ecosystems where water is a
limiting resource, prey availability can be affected by water distribution, which further …