Current and future approaches to mitigate conflict between humans and Asian elephants: the potential use of aversive geofencing devices

SJ Cabral de Mel, S Seneweera, RK de Mel… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Conflict between humans and Asian elephants is a major conservation
issue. Here we discuss common tools used to manage human-elephant conflict (HEC) in …

[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of livestock protection measures against wolves (Canis lupus) and implications for their co-existence with humans

A Bruns, M Waltert, I Khorozyan - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Wolves (Canis lupus) can kill domestic livestock resulting in intense conflicts with humans.
Damage to livestock should be reduced to facilitate human-wolf coexistence and ensure …

Livestock protection dogs in the 21st century: is an ancient tool relevant to modern conservation challenges?

TM Gehring, KC VerCauteren, JM Landry - BioScience, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Europe and North America share a similar history in the extirpation and subsequent
recovery of large carnivore and ungulate species. Both continents face challenges and …

Spatial risk model and mitigation implications for wolf–human conflict in a highly modified agroecosystem in western Iran

N Behdarvand, M Kaboli, M Ahmadi, E Nourani… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Human–carnivore conflict is hampering carnivore conservation worldwide. Conflicts
between humans and wolves (Canis lupus) in western Iran, especially Hamedan province …

Promoting human–dingo co-existence in Australia: moving towards more innovative methods of protecting livestock rather than killing dingoes (Canis dingo)

BP Smith, RG Appleby - Wildlife Research, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Existing methods of reducing livestock depredation are heavily biased towards lethal
control. However, criticism regarding the efficacy of such practices is rising. In Australia, over …

Utility of livestock-protection dogs for deterring wildlife from cattle farms

TM Gehring, KC VerCauteren, ML Provost… - Wildlife …, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
Context. Livestock producers worldwide are negatively affected by livestock losses because
of predators and wildlife-transmitted diseases. In the western Great Lakes Region of the …

More bark than bite? The role of livestock guarding dogs in predator control on Namibian farmlands

GC Potgieter, GIH Kerley, LL Marker - Oryx, 2016 - cambridge.org
The conflict between predators and livestock farmers is a threat to carnivore conservation.
Livestock guarding dogs are promoted as a non-lethal, environmentally friendly method to …

[HTML][HTML] Patterns of livestock predation risk by large carnivores in India's Eastern and Western Ghats

T Ramesh, R Kalle, D Milda, V Gayathri… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Large scale spatial patterns of livestock predation risk from multiple co-predators are
fundamental to applied conservation planning. Here, we examined important ecological …

Effectiveness of biosecurity measures in preventing badger visits to farm buildings

J Judge, RA McDonald, N Walker, RJ Delahay - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis is a serious and
economically important disease of cattle. Badgers have been implicated in the transmission …

[PDF][PDF] Livestock predation and its management in South Africa: A scientific assessment

GIH Kerley, SL Wilson… - Port Elizabeth: Centre …, 2018 - anchorenvironmental.co.za
AGRICULTURE and biodiversity are both key elements of the South African economy. The
management and use of livestock in support of society has been a feature of the peoples of …