The puma Puma concolor is the fourth largest wild felid and the most widespread native
terrestrial mammal of the Americas. We synthesised published literature documenting the …

Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) often cohabite at interfaces shared by humans and wildlife,
interacting with wild canids as predators, prey, competitors and reservoirs of several multi …

Climate change is expected to create novel environments in which extant species cannot
persist, therefore leading to the loss of them and their associated ecological functions within …

Forests in the western US have undergone a profound transformation over the last 100
years due to chronic fire suppression and a cycle of extensive timber harvest followed by …

Ungulates commonly select habitat with higher forage biomass and or nutritional quality to
improve body condition and fitness. However, predation risk can alter ungulate habitat …

Due to the vulnerability of neonatal ungulates, selection of a birth site can have important
implications for offspring survival and thus fitness of the mother. We studied parturition site …

Shed antler hunting (ie, collecting cast cervid antlers) has increased in popularity during the
past decade, but little is known about how this recreational activity affects ungulate …

Second, we investigated calving habitat selection by comparing landscape characteristics
from confirmed parturition sites to random,“available” locations within elk home ranges …

(Equus asinus) regularly used monitored underpasses. Adding a novel water resource did
not significantly increase desert bighorn detection rate on underpass cameras at impact …

The non-consumptive effects of predation can reduce prey fitness by reducing foraging time,
increasing stress levels, and shifting habitat use to lower quality habitat resulting in reduced …