[HTML][HTML] Camera trap research in Africa: A systematic review to show trends in wildlife monitoring and its value as a research tool

CP Cordier, DAE Smith, YE Smith, CT Downs - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Camera traps have been used increasingly as a research tool to monitor wildlife globally,
and have become more advanced, thereby improving their performance and lowering costs …

Sampling variables and their thresholds for the precise estimation of wild felid population density with camera traps and spatial capture–recapture methods

S Palmero, J Premier, S Kramer‐Schadt… - Mammal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Robust monitoring, providing information on population status, is fundamental for successful
conservation planning. However, this can be hard to achieve for species that are elusive and …

The influence of movement on the occupancy–density relationship at small spatial scales

MS Rogan, GA Balme, G Distiller, RT Pitman… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The global decline of large carnivores demands effective and efficient methods to monitor
population status, particularly using non‐invasive methods. Density is among the most …

Leopard density and the ecological and anthropogenic factors influencing density in a mixed-use landscape in the Western Cape, South Africa

K Hinde, A Wilkinson, S Tokota, R Amin, MJ O'Riain… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Large carnivores face numerous threats, including habitat loss and fragmentation, direct
killing, and prey depletion, leading to significant global range and population declines …

Populations and activity patterns of clouded leopards and marbled cats in Dampa Tiger Reserve, India

P Singh, DW Macdonald - Journal of Mammalogy, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The rapidly declining tropical forests of Asia support a diversity of felid species, many of
which are rare and little known. We used camera traps in Dampa Tiger Reserve (TR) …

Spatio-temporal partitioning and coexistence between leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) and Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) in Gir protected area, Gujarat, India

R Chaudhary, N Zehra, A Musavi, JA Khan - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Time and space are essential niche dimensions along which species tend to coexist. We
assessed spatiotemporal resource partitioning between leopards and lions and …

Spatial variation in leopard (Panthera pardus) site use across a gradient of anthropogenic pressure in Tanzania's Ruaha landscape

L Abade, J Cusack, RJ Moll, P Strampelli, AJ Dickman… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Understanding large carnivore occurrence patterns in anthropogenic landscapes adjacent
to protected areas is central to developing actions for species conservation in an …

Troubled spots: Human impacts constrain the density of an apex predator inside protected areas

MS Rogan, G Distiller, GA Balme… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Effective conservation requires understanding the processes that determine population
outcomes. Too often, we assume that protected areas conserve wild populations despite …

Prey availability and intraguild competition regulate the spatiotemporal dynamics of a modified large carnivore guild

RS Davis, RW Yarnell, LK Gentle, A Uzal… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Effective conservation management requires an understanding of the spatiotemporal
dynamics driving large carnivore density and resource partitioning. In African ecosystems …

Co‐occurrence of high densities of brown hyena and spotted hyena in central Tuli, Botswana

S Vissia, R Wadhwa, F Van Langevelde - Journal of Zoology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Large carnivore populations are declining worldwide due to anthropogenic causes such as
habitat loss and human expansion into wild areas. Competition between large carnivores …