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Mapping attack hotspots to mitigate human–carnivore conflict: approaches and applications of spatial predation risk modeling by Miller, Jennifer R. B.

“…A major challenge in carnivore conservation worldwide is identifying priority human–carnivore conflict sites where mitigation efforts would be most effective…”
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Carnivore conservation needs evidence-based livestock protection by van Eeden, Lily M, Eklund, Ann, Miller, Jennifer R B, López-Bao, José Vicente, Chapron, Guillaume, Cejtin, Mikael R, Crowther, Mathew S, Dickman, Christopher R, Frank, Jens, Krofel, Miha, Macdonald, David W, McManus, Jeannine, Meyer, Tara K, Middleton, Arthur D, Newsome, Thomas M, Ripple, William J, Ritchie, Euan G, Schmitz, Oswald J, Stoner, Kelly J, Tourani, Mahdieh, Treves, Adrian

“…Carnivore predation on livestock often leads people to retaliate. Persecution by humans has contributed strongly to global endangerment of carnivores…”
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Human Perceptions Mirror Realities of Carnivore Attack Risk for Livestock: Implications for Mitigating Human-Carnivore Conflict by Miller, Jennifer R B, Jhala, Yadvendradev V, Schmitz, Oswald J

“…Human-carnivore conflict is challenging to quantify because it is shaped by both the realities and people's perceptions of carnivore threats. Whether…”
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Fear on the move: predator hunting mode predicts variation in prey mortality and plasticity in prey spatial response by Miller, Jennifer R. B., Ament, Judith M., Schmitz, Oswald J.

“…1. Ecologists have long searched for a framework of a priori species traits to help predict predator–prey interactions in food webs. Empirical evidence has…”
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Caching reduces kleptoparasitism in a solitary, large felid by Balme, Guy A., Miller, Jennifer R. B., Pitman, Ross T., Hunter, Luke T. B.

“…1. Food caching is a common strategy used by a diversity of animals, including carnivores, to store and/or secure food. Despite its prevalence, the drivers of…”
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Livestock losses and hotspots of attack from tigers and leopards in Kanha Tiger Reserve, Central India by Miller, Jennifer R. B., Jhala, Yadvendradev V., Jena, Jyotirmay

“…Carnivore attacks on livestock are a primary driver of human–carnivore conflict and carnivore decline globally. Livestock depredation is particularly…”
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Patterns of coyote predation on sheep in California: A socio‐ecological approach to mapping risk of livestock–predator conflict by McInturff, Alex, Miller, Jennifer R. B., Gaynor, Kaitlyn M., Brashares, Justin S.

“…Conflict between livestock producers and wild predators is a central driver of large predator declines and simultaneously may imperil the lives and livelihoods…”
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The case for reintroduction: The jaguar (Panthera onca) in the United States as a model by Sanderson, Eric W., Beckmann, Jon P., Beier, Paul, Bird, Bryan, Bravo, Juan Carlos, Fisher, Kim, Grigione, Melissa M., López González, Carlos A., Miller, Jennifer R. B., Mormorunni, Cristina, Paulson, Laura, Peters, Rob, Polisar, John, Povilitis, Tony, Robinson, Michael J., Wilcox, Sharon

“…Reintroduction—defined here as the return of a species to a part of its range where it has been extirpated—is a critical pathway to conservation in the 21st…”
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What is the evidence that counter‐wildlife crime interventions are effective for conserving African, Asian and Latin American wildlife directly threatened by exploitation? A systematic map protocol by Rytwinski, Trina, Öckerman, Siri L. A., Taylor, Jessica J., Bennett, Joseph R., Muir, Matthew J., Miller, Jennifer R. B., Pokempner, Amy, Lam, Wai Yee, Pickles, Robert S. A., Cooke, Steven J.

“…Human activities are driving a global biodiversity crisis. In response, a broad range of conservation actions have been implemented. With finite resources…”
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Toward a community ecology of landscapes: predicting multiple predator—prey interactions across geographic space by Schmitz, Oswald J., Miller, Jennifer R. B., Trainor, Anne M., Abrahms, Briana

“…Community ecology was traditionally an integrative science devoted to studying interactions between species and their abiotic environments in order to predict…”
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More than $1 billion needed annually to secure Africa’s protected areas with lions by Lindsey, Peter A., Miller, Jennifer R. B., Petracca, Lisanne S., Coad, Lauren, Dickman, Amy J., Fitzgerald, Kathleen H., Flyman, Michael V., Funston, Paul J., Henschel, Philipp, Kasiki, Samuel, Knights, Kathryn, Loveridge, Andrew J., Macdonald, David W., Mandisodza-Chikerema, Roseline L., Nazerali, Sean, Plumptre, Andrew J., Stevens, Riko, Van Zyl, Hugo W., Hunter, Luke T. B.

“…Protected areas (PAs) play an important role in conserving biodiversity and providing ecosystem services, yet their effectiveness is undermined by funding…”
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An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore–livestock conflict by Wilkinson, Christine E., McInturff, Alex, Miller, Jennifer R. B., Yovovich, Veronica, Gaynor, Kaitlyn M., Calhoun, Kendall, Karandikar, Harshad, Martin, Jeff Vance, Parker‐Shames, Phoebe, Shawler, Avery, Van Scoyoc, Amy, Brashares, Justin S.

“…Carnivore predation on livestock is a complex management and policy challenge, yet it is also intrinsically an ecological interaction between predators and…”
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COVID-19 Highlights the Need for More Effective Wildlife Trade Legislation by Borzée, Amaël, McNeely, Jeffrey, Magellan, Kit, Miller, Jennifer R.B., Porter, Lindsay, Dutta, Trishna, Kadinjappalli, Krishnakumar P., Sharma, Sandeep, Shahabuddin, Ghazala, Aprilinayati, Fikty, Ryan, Gerard E., Hughes, Alice, Abd Mutalib, Aini Hasanah, Wahab, Ahmad Zafir Abdul, Bista, Damber, Chavanich, Suchana Apple, Chong, Ju Lian, Gale, George A., Ghaffari, Hanyeh, Ghimirey, Yadav, Jayaraj, Vijaya Kumaran, Khatiwada, Ambika Prasad, Khatiwada, Monsoon, Krishna, Murali, Lwin, Ngwe, Paudel, Prakash Kumar, Sadykova, Chinara, Savini, Tommaso, Shrestha, Bharat Babu, Strine, Colin T., Sutthacheep, Makamas, Wong, Ee Phin, Yeemin, Thamasak, Zahirudin, Natasha Zulaika, Zhang, Li

“…Zoonosis-based epidemics are inevitable unless we revisit our relationship with the natural world, protect habitats, and regulate wildlife trade, including…”
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Lions and leopards coexist without spatial, temporal or demographic effects of interspecific competition by Miller, Jennifer R. B., Fuller, Angela K., Pitman, Ross T., Mann, Gareth K. H., Balme, Guy A.

“…1. Although interspecific competition plays a principal role in shaping species behaviour and demography, little is known about the population-level outcomes…”
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Nature Divided, Scientists United: US–Mexico Border Wall Threatens Biodiversity and Binational Conservation by PETERS, ROBERT, RIPPLE, WILLIAM J., WOLF, CHRISTOPHER, MOSKWIK, MATTHEW, CARREÓN-ARROYO, GERARDO, CEBALLOS, GERARDO, CÓRDOVA, ANA, DIRZO, RODOLFO, EHRLICH, PAUL R., FLESCH, AARON D., LIST, RURIK, LOVEJOY, THOMAS E., NOSS, REED F., PACHECO, JESÚS, SARUKHÁN, JOSÉ K., SOULÉ, MICHAEL E., WILSON, EDWARD O., MILLER, JENNIFER R. B.

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Effective implementation of age restrictions increases selectivity of sport hunting of the African lion by Begg, Colleen M., Miller, Jennifer R. B., Begg, Keith S.

“…1. Sport hunting of wildlife can play a role in conservation but can also drive population declines if not managed sustainably. Previous simulation modelling…”
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Landscape‐scale accessibility of livestock to tigers: implications of spatial grain for modeling predation risk to mitigate human–carnivore conflict by Miller, Jennifer R. B., Jhala, Yadvendradev V., Jena, Jyotirmay, Schmitz, Oswald J.

“…Innovative conservation tools are greatly needed to reduce livelihood losses and wildlife declines resulting from human–carnivore conflict. Spatial risk…”
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Agency plans are inadequate to conserve US endangered species under climate change by Delach, Aimee, Caldas, Astrid, Edson, Kiel M., Krehbiel, Robb, Murray, Sarah, Theoharides, Kathleen A., Vorhees, Lauren J., Malcom, Jacob W., Salvo, Mark N., Miller, Jennifer R. B.

“…Despite widespread evidence of climate change as a threat to biodiversity, it is unclear whether government policies and agencies are adequately addressing…”
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Solve the biodiversity crisis with funding by Malcom, Jacob, Schwartz, Mark W, Evansen, Megan, Ripple, William J, Polasky, Stephen, Gerber, Leah R, Lovejoy, Thomas E, Talbot, Lee M, Miller, Jennifer R B

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Pumas Puma concolor as ecological brokers: a review of their biotic relationships by LaBarge, Laura R., Evans, Michael J., Miller, Jennifer R. B., Cannataro, Gillian, Hunt, Christian, Elbroch, L. Mark

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