Species distribution models (SDMs) are powerful tools in ecology and conservation.
Choosing the right environmental drivers and filtering species' occurrences taking their …

Coexistence of humans and large carnivores is a major challenge for conservation and
management, especially in human‐modified landscapes. Ongoing recovery of some large …

Areas used by female brown bears (Ursus arctos) with cubs-of-the-year (hereafter, FCOY)
during the first months after den exit are crucial for offspring survival, primarily because of …

Monitoring changes in the status of threatened and endangered species is critical for
conservation, especially when these changes can be more dynamic than management …

A central challenge in animal conservation is to understand how a population may respond
to different habitat characteristics, which may affect their growth and viability. At the …

Conservation regulations are increasingly recognized as important elements of the available
toolkit for effective biodiversity conservation. However, the full integration of evidence when …

Brown bears Ursus arctos were historically persecuted and almost eradicated from southern
Europe in the twentieth century as a result of hunting and direct persecution. The effects of …

The mechanisms determining habitat use in animal populations have important implications
for population dynamics, conservation, and management. Here, we investigated how an …

Connectivity assessments and corridor delineation are key contributions to landscape
management and biodiversity conservation. We examined the influence of three potentially …

In a recent paper, we presented new evidence and provided new insights on the status of
Cantabrian brown bear subpopulations, relevant for this species conservation. Namely, we …