ABSTRACT 1 Research on mating systems and reproductive strategies is valuable for
providing ethological knowledge, important for the management and conservation of a …

The conservation of large carnivores is a formidable challenge for biodiversity conservation.
Using a data set on the past and current status of brown bears (Ursus arctos), Eurasian lynx …

Evolutionary traps, and their derivative, ecological traps, occur when animals make
maladaptive decisions based on seemingly reliable environmental cues, and are important …

Animals select habitat resources at multiple spatial scales. Thus, explicit attention to scale
dependency in species–habitat relationships is critical to understand the habitat suitability …

Many large carnivore populations are expanding into human-modified landscapes and the
subsequent increase in coexistence between humans and large carnivores may intensify …

The Cantabrian brown bear Ursus arctos population can be seen as a paradigm in
conservation biology due to its endangerment status and genetic uniqueness. Therefore, the …

Large carnivores are recolonizing parts of their historical range in Europe, a heavily
modified human landscape. This calls for an improvement of our knowledge on how large …

Efficient and effective monitoring methods are required to assess population status and
gauge efficacy of conservation actions for threatened species. Here we review the spectrum …

The brown bear Ursus arctos L., 1758 population of the Cantabrian Mountains (northwestern
Spain) became isolated from other bear populations in Europe about 500 years ago and has …

Road networks provide several benefits to human societies; however, they are also one of
the major drivers of fragmentation and habitat degradation. Their negative effects include …