[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of the scientific evidence base for rewilding in Europe

EE Hart, A Haigh, S Ciuti - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Restoring functional ecosystems is crucial to reversing the global biodiversity and climate
crises. The concept of rewilding has gained increasing attention as a proactive tool for …

Social feasibility assessments in conservation translocations

TR Dando, SL Crowley, RP Young, SP Carter… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2023 - cell.com
Improving the effectiveness of conservation translocations could contribute to reversing
global biodiversity loss. Although evaluations of ecological factors affecting translocation …

Large carnivore expansion in Europe is associated with human population density and land cover changes

M Cimatti, N Ranc, A Benítez‐López… - Diversity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The recent recovery of large carnivores in Europe has been explained as resulting from
a decrease in human persecution driven by widespread rural land abandonment, paralleled …

Large carnivore damage in Europe: Analysis of compensation and prevention programs

C Bautista, E Revilla, J Naves, J Albrecht… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
The mitigation of conflicts associated with large carnivore damage to livestock and
agriculture is pivotal to their conservation. We evaluate current programs to compensate and …

Crowded mountains: Long-term effects of human outdoor recreation on a community of wild mammals monitored with systematic camera trapping

M Salvatori, V Oberosler, M Rinaldi, A Franceschini… - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
Outdoor recreation in natural areas has become an increasingly popular activity globally, yet
the long-term effects on wildlife are poorly known. Reconciling human access to nature and …

Captive-bred Atlantic salmon released into the wild have fewer offspring than wild-bred fish and decrease population productivity

RJ O'Sullivan, T Aykanat… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The release of captive-bred animals into the wild is commonly practised to restore or
supplement wild populations but comes with a suite of ecological and genetic …

The return of large carnivores and extensive farming systems: a review of stakeholders' perception at an EU level

M Franchini, M Corazzin, S Bovolenta, S Filacorda - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Large carnivores and husbandry practices are important contributors to
biodiversity integrity. However, conflicts that may arise when carnivores and livestock share …

Genetic and demographic recovery of an isolated population of brown bear Ursus arctos L., 1758

EG Gonzalez, JC Blanco, F Ballesteros, L Alcaraz… - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
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 …

Ten principles for conservation translocations of threatened wood-inhabiting fungi

J Nordén, N Abrego, L Boddy, C Bässler, A Dahlberg… - Fungal Ecology, 2020 - Elsevier
Unlike for many other organism groups, conservation translocations of fungi are still rare.
Encouraged by recent successful translocations, there is a growing interest in applying this …

[HTML][HTML] Symbolic entities in the European Alps: Perception and use of a cultural ecosystem service

J Rüdisser, U Schirpke, U Tappeiner - Ecosystem services, 2019 - Elsevier
The Alps are a biodiversity hotspot in Europe and are home to many endemic species.
Some of these species have a symbolic meaning for people and are an integral part of the …