Conflict between people and felids is one of the most urgent wild cat conservation issues
worldwide, yet efforts to synthesize knowledge about these conflicts have been few. For …

For terrestrial carnivores, scat analysis is the technique most often used to determine diets.
Various methods of interpreting scat-analysis data exist; however, little is known about how …

Species that respond to ecosystem change in a timely, measurable, and interpretable way
can be used as sentinels of global change. Contrary to a pervasive view, we suggest that …

Domestic cats (Felis catus) are a conservation concern because they kill billions of native
prey each year, but without spatial context the ecological importance of pets as predators …

Ecosystem services are receiving increasing attention among researchers and managers,
due to emerging recognition of their global extent and contribution towards human welfare …

Cats are among the most successful and damaging invaders on islands and a significant
driver of extinction and endangerment. Better understanding of their ecology can improve …

Diets of mammals are increasingly being inferred from identification of hard parts from prey
eaten and recovered in fecal remains (scats). Frequencies with which particular prey …

The feeding ecology of the golden jackal (Canis aureus L., 1758) and its interspecific trophic
relationship with the sympatric red fox (Vulpes vulpes (L., 1758)) was investigated in an area …

The competitive dynamics between domestic and native carnivores are poorly studied. We
examined competition for food between sympatric populations of free-ranging dogs (Canis …

Aim Ongoing global changes can lead to the expansion of species' geographical range.
Exploring the drivers of the successful ongoing expansion of the golden jackal across …