Wild ungulate overabundance in Europe: contexts, causes, monitoring and management recommendations

AJ Carpio, M Apollonio, P Acevedo - Mammal Review, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
High‐density populations of large ungulates are now widespread. However, the perception
of overabundance only appears when it produces a problem for humans, such as a loss of …

[HTML][HTML] The challenges and opportunities of coexisting with wild ungulates in the human-dominated landscapes of Europe's Anthropocene

JDC Linnell, B Cretois, EB Nilsen, CM Rolandsen… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The cumulative impact of human activities has driven many species into severe declines
across the globe. However, the recent focus on conservation optimism has begun to …

Numerical top‐down effects on red deer (Cervus elaphus) are mainly shaped by humans rather than large carnivores across Europe

STS van Beeck Calkoen, DPJ Kuijper… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Terrestrial ecosystems are shaped by interacting top‐down and bottom‐up processes, with
the magnitude of top‐down control by large carnivores largely depending on environmental …

Permeability of artificial barriers (fences) for wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Mediterranean mixed landscapes

E Laguna, JA Barasona, AJ Carpio… - Pest Management …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Fences are one of the most widespread manmade features in nature,
constituting an artificial limitation to the movement of wildlife. To date, their effects on wildlife …

Fertility control for wildlife: a European perspective

G Massei - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Current trends of human population growth and landscape development in
Europe suggest that wildlife impacts will increase. Traditional methods to mitigate these …

[HTML][HTML] Does artificial feeding affect large carnivore behaviours? The case study of brown bears in a hunted and tourist exploited subpopulation

V Penteriani, C Lamamy, I Kojola, S Heikkinen… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Artificial food supplementation of wildlife is an increasing practice for species conservation,
as well as for hunting and viewing tourism. Yet, our understanding of the implications of …

[HTML][HTML] Expansion of native wild boar populations is a new threat for semi-arid wetland areas

JA Barasona, A Carpio, M Boadella, C Gortazar… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wildlife management and conservation requires monitoring of species distribution and
population indicators, especially when the unbalanced demographic changes of some …

Assessment of the accuracy of counting large ungulate species (red deer Cervus elaphus) with UAV‐mounted thermal infrared cameras during night flights

F Zabel, MA Findlay, PJC White - Wildlife Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used in wildlife surveying, including
estimation of population densities. It is essential that we evaluate and test new survey …

Range-wide and temporal genomic analyses reveal the consequences of near-extinction in Swedish moose

N Dussex, S Kurland, RA Olsen, G Spong… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Ungulate species have experienced severe declines over the past centuries through
overharvesting and habitat loss. Even if many game species have recovered thanks to strict …

Wolves recolonize novel ecosystems leading to novel interactions

DPJ Kuijper, TA Diserens, E Say‐Sallaz… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The wolf (Canis lupus) is arguably the most successful species at recolonizing its now
human‐dominated former ranges in Europe and North America. Over the centuries while the …