During the last century humans have dramatically accelerated alterations and loss of
biodiversity worldwide. Changes to our planet's ecosystems by Humans go back tens of …

Habitat loss and fragmentation are major threats to global biodiversity. Felids, among the
many taxa experiencing population declines and range contraction around the world, are …

Context Habitat loss and fragmentation are main drivers of biodiversity loss and are
occurring at an accelerating rate globally. Carnivores are often subject to persecution and …

Typically, males of polygamous mammals are responsible for population connectivity and
gene flow via dispersal, whereas females, showing stronger philopatry, strengthen local …

The last century has seen a dramatic reversal in the status of large carnivores in Europe. A
suite of co-occurring factors has permitted a large-scale recovery of most populations. We …

Feral cats are normally territorial in Australia's tropical savannahs and hunt intensively with
home-ranges only two to three kilometres across. Here we report that they also undertake …

The activity patterns of most terrestrial animals are regarded as being primarily influenced by
light, although other factors, such as sexual cycle and climatic conditions, can modify the …

Tigers (Panthera tigris) are wide-ranging species, and a permeable landscape matrix
outside Protected Areas (PAs) is extremely important for their dispersal. A tigress which had …

Population monitoring programmes and estimation of vital rates are key to understanding
the mechanisms of population growth, decline or stability, and are important for effective …

Context Adjustments in habitat use by large carnivores can be a key factor facilitating their
coexistence with people in shared landscapes. Landscape composition might be a key …