Article
Ecology
Paul J. Wilson, Linda Y. Rutledge
Summary: This study reanalyzes contemporary and ancient Canis DNA genomes to more accurately estimate divergence dates among lineages, and reviews literature on Late Pleistocene Canis distributions to identify potential progenitors and ancient hybridization events. The proposed Beringian gray wolves and extinct large wolf-like coyotes may represent previously unrecognized sources of introgressed genomic variation within contemporary Canis genomes.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kaycie M. Waters, Matthew M. Mars
Summary: The study explores how ranchers convey and perpetuate their perceptions and attitudes towards wolf reintroduction through social media, finding that the cultural element has the most influence on information reception in online communities.
HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF WILDLIFE
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Michael F. Proctor, Clayton. T. Lamb, John Boulanger, A. Grant Machutchon, Wayne F. Kasworm, David Paetkau, Cori L. Lausen, Eric C. Palm, Mark S. Boyce, Christopher Servheen
Summary: The demographic trajectory of grizzly bear populations in southeastern British Columbia is influenced by bottom-up food resources and top-down mortality risk. Understanding the factors driving population dynamics is crucial for effective management and conservation. This study integrated analyses of bottom-up and top-down factors to inform grizzly bear management. Black huckleberry was found to be the most influential bottom-up factor, while secure habitat was the most consistent top-down variable. Both bottom-up and top-down influences are necessary for mitigating the expanding human footprint on carnivore species. The study highlights the importance of considering both types of influences and the need for comprehensive assessments in population management.
WILDLIFE MONOGRAPHS
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Samantha L. Hamlin, Max Nielsen-Pincus
Summary: Flooding has impacted over two billion people since 1995. While gray infrastructure has been traditionally used, many communities are now looking towards green infrastructure to manage flood risks. Through evaluating policy evolution and diffusion models, communities are focusing on green infrastructure as a way to address floodplain management policies and improve flood risk management processes.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Christian Salvadeo, Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna, Hector Reyes-Bonilla, Antonina Ivanova-Bonchera, David Petatan Ramirez, Eduardo Juarez-Leon
Summary: Fishing activities are vulnerable to climate change, especially in fishery-dependent coastal communities with low economic diversification. Adaptation measures, such as economic diversification, improvement in processing and commercialization of fishery products, and enhanced fisheries management, are crucial in reducing vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. Mexico has the policy framework in place for these measures, but requires financing and more efficient regulatory processes to address the rapid effects of climate change in marine systems.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Marta Canuti, Kelsi Fry, H. Dean Cluff, Francesco Mira, Heather Fenton, Andrew S. Lang
Summary: This study investigated the presence, diversity, and distribution of various DNA viruses in wolves in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The researchers found evidence of several viruses, including some that were detected in wild animals for the first time. The study also revealed different patterns of viral transmission and prevalence among the wolf population.
TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Daniel Sossover, Kelsey Burrows, Stefan Kahl, Connor M. Wood
Summary: Passive acoustic monitoring is a scalable and noninvasive tool for studying acoustically active animals. The BirdNET algorithm has been expanded to include gray wolves and coyotes, enabling the identification of these species and their acoustic interactions. This technology has the potential to greatly impact the research and management of wolves and coyotes.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Filippo Marino, Ruth Kansky, Irene Shivji, Antonio Di Croce, Paolo Ciucci, Andrew T. Knight
Summary: The study found that the tolerance of large carnivores in Europe depends on human tolerance towards sharing mixed landscapes. By using the Wildlife Tolerance Model (WTM) and structural equation modeling, the research assessed tolerance drivers and identified both similarities and differences between species and areas, resulting in seven management proposals to foster tolerance.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Zobaer Ahmed, Gauri S. Guha, Aaron M. Shew, G. M. Monirul Alam
Summary: The study reveals that residents of riverine char islands perceive droughts, river erosion, and floods as major climatic risks. Furthermore, it indicates that char dwellers are more exposed to diverse climatic hazards. Additionally, the study shows that char inhabitants have employed various adaptation strategies in agriculture to respond to existing climate change risks.
Article
Environmental Studies
Claudia Shantal Moreno, Rosa Maria Roman-Cuesta, Steven W. J. Canty, Jorge Herrera, Claudia Teutli, Aaron Israel Muniz-Castillo, Melanie McField, Melina Soto, Cibele do Amaral, Steven Paton, Juan David Gonzalez-Trujillo, Benjamin Poulter, Melissa Schumacher, Pamela Duran-Diaz
Summary: Nature-based solutions have been recognized as valuable tools for climate change mitigation and disaster risk reduction, but they are poorly acknowledged and implemented in coastal planning in the Caribbean. Governance, institutional, financial, and human capacity issues are identified as the main barriers to implementing nature-based solutions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Margiana Petersen-Rockney
Summary: Crop and livestock farmers in rural areas face physical effects of climate change as well as social risks. Some farmers are hesitant to publicly align themselves with climate change actions due to perceived social consequences. The role of public agricultural advisors is crucial in framing climate policies and practices.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Harald Rice, Scott Allen Cohen, Daniel Scott
Summary: This study investigated the climate change risk perceptions, adaptation strategies, and market dynamics in the Swedish ski industry. Despite stakeholders' belief of being more prepared for climate change than other regions, they were hesitant to attribute local conditions to anthropogenic climate change.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara, Buvaneshwaran Venugopal
Summary: The demand for flood insurance is low despite increasing flood disasters caused by climate change. Homeowners' choice and level of flood insurance coverage are influenced by their beliefs about climate change. Areas with more concerns about global warming have higher demand for voluntary flood insurance coverage. Individuals are more likely to terminate flood insurance if they do not perceive climate change as a risk, especially after unanticipated premium increases. Alternative explanations are ruled out using the impact of widening partisan polarization on climate change beliefs.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Dalson Twecan, Weiguang Wang, Junzeng Xu, Alnail Mohmmed
Summary: This study assesses the risks associated with climate change vulnerability and adaptation techniques used by young smallholder farmers in Uganda. The findings reveal droughts, increased temperature, pests and diseases, degradation, and poor socioeconomic conditions as the main determinants of climate change. The main adaptation measures include changing crop types, planting early-maturing crops, crop rotation, mixed cropping, and livelihood diversification. However, lack of knowledge and information, poverty, inadequate governmental support, limited agricultural extension, insufficient financial capital, illiteracy, and markets hinder access and adoption of advanced adaptation measures.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Katherine M. Maltby, Stephen D. Simpson, Rachel A. Turner
Summary: Fishers overall have low risk perceptions of climate change, but there is heterogeneous perception across the sample. Factors such as climate change skepticism and high perceived self-efficacy for adaptation are associated with lower risk perceptions. The study highlights the importance of understanding the drivers of fishers' perceptions to effectively support and motivate their adaptation.
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Mark A. Ditmer, David C. Stoner, Clinton D. Francis, Jesse R. Barber, James D. Forester, David M. Choate, Kirsten E. Ironside, Kathleen M. Longshore, Kent R. Hersey, Randy T. Larsen, Brock R. McMillan, Daniel D. Olson, Alyson M. Andreasen, Jon P. Beckmann, P. Brandon Holton, Terry A. Messmer, Neil H. Carter
Summary: The study found that deer utilized anthropogenic environments for foraging and were more active at night, while cougars killed deer at the wildland-urban interface and hunted them in darker locations. Light had the greatest effect on where cougars killed deer at the wildland-urban interface.
Article
Ecology
Mark A. Ditmer, Fabiola Iannarilli, Andrew N. Tri, David L. Garshelis, Neil H. Carter
Summary: The integration of citizen scientists in ecological research is changing data collection methods, educating participants, and increasing acceptance of conservation actions. However, data collection is often biased and influenced by opportunistic surveys, with areas illuminated by ALAN playing a crucial role. Consideration of ALAN radiance is important in analyzing citizen-scientist-collected data.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alexander K. Killion, Julianna M. Ramirez, Neil H. Carter
Summary: Coexistence between humans and wildlife is more likely when adaptation strategies produce and sustain cobenefits. Active guarding, fencing, repellents, and socioeconomic mechanisms consistently lead to cobenefits across species and contexts, and might be the best candidates for scaling up coexistence from local to regional or national scales.
CONSERVATION LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Abigail H. H. Sage, Vicken Hillis, Rose A. A. Graves, Morey Burnham, Neil H. H. Carter
Summary: Landscape connectivity is crucial for wildlife conservation in areas shared with humans. However, differences in human attitudes and behaviors can lead to spatial variation in the risks humans pose to wildlife. We conducted a survey of ranchers in the High Divide region and found that ranchers surrounded by more conservation easements and wildland-urban interface were more accepting of grizzly bears. Additionally, ranch size, experience with bears, and off-ranch income sources further explained ranchers' attitudes towards grizzlies. Our predictive map of acceptance provides valuable information for conflict mitigation and understanding changes in human attitudes as grizzly bear populations expand.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Editorial Material
Biodiversity Conservation
Jeremy T. Bruskotter, John A. Vucetich, Sophie L. Gilbert, Neil H. Carter, Kelly A. George
Summary: The conflict between biodiversity conservation and food production is increasingly prominent. Two main agricultural strategies, sharing land with biodiversity or sparing land from agriculture, both have their challenges in reconciling the trade-offs. The rising concern for the welfare of individual animals, including wild and domestic, further complicates negotiations between agriculture and conservation.
CONSERVATION LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Neil H. Carter, Narendra Pradhan, Krishna Hengaju, Chinmay Sonawane, Abigail H. Sage, Volker Grimm
Summary: The rapid development of transport infrastructure poses a major threat to endangered species. This study used an agent-based model to predict the impact of transport infrastructure on tiger populations in Nepal's Chitwan National Park, and provided management recommendations.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alexander K. Killion, Arata Honda, Edward Trout, Neil H. Carter
Summary: Vegetation structure is important for wildlife habitat and can be measured using NASA's GEDI data. In this study, GEDI data was used to estimate habitat use in a remote mountain system in central Idaho, USA. Structural diversity indices of canopy height, foliage height diversity, and plant area index had the strongest effects on mammal occupancy compared to 2D variables.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Briana Abrahms, Neil H. H. Carter, T. J. Clark-Wolf, Kaitlyn M. M. Gaynor, Erik Johansson, Alex McInturff, Anna C. C. Nisi, Kasim Rafiq, Leigh West
Summary: In this study, the authors bring attention to the role of climate change in intensifying human-wildlife conflict, which has been previously overlooked. They provide evidence of climate-related conflicts and present a framework that outlines the pathways linking climate change to conflict outcomes. Climate change exacerbates resource scarcity, alters behaviors and distributions of humans and animals, and increases encounters between them, thereby amplifying human-wildlife conflict. The authors highlight the importance of recognizing these pathways for developing effective strategies to mitigate the impact of human-wildlife conflict on biodiversity conservation and human well-being in a changing climate.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Evan C. C. Wilson, Stella Cousins, Dwayne R. R. Etter, John M. M. Humphreys, Gary J. J. Roloff, Neil H. H. Carter
Summary: Climate change and habitat loss are important drivers of wildlife species' geographic distributions. Understanding the overlap between these drivers can predict future species assemblages and inform effective management.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Kaitlyn M. Frank, Mark A. Ditmer, David C. Stoner, William S. Currie, Daniel D. Olson, Neil H. Carter
Summary: Road networks present various threats to wildlife, including habitat fragmentation, movement restrictions, and vehicle collisions. The effects of artificial nightlight on road crossing behavior and mortality risk for wildlife are not well understood. This study used NASA nightlight products and GPS collar data from mule deer in Salt Lake City to assess factors influencing crossing behavior and mortality risk. The results showed that deer preferred to cross roads with lower nightlight levels but this increased the risk of road mortality. Shrub cover and lower speed limits increased the likelihood of crossing and lowered the risk of road mortality. Winter had a higher mortality rate due to deer preference for dark roads, higher speed roads, and increased human activity.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Neil H. Carter, Amelia Zuckerwise, Narendra Man Babu Pradhan, Naresh Subedi, Babu Ram Lamichhane, Krishna Dev Hengaju, Hari Bhadra Acharya, Ram Chandra Kandel
Summary: This study used the nationwide lockdown in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic as a natural experiment to examine how reductions in traffic volume affected the movements of two GPS-collared tigers. The results showed that the cessation of traffic during the lockdown relaxed tiger avoidance of roads and made the highway more permeable for both animals. The study provides evidence of the impact of vehicle traffic on tiger movements and highlights the quick response of tigers to reductions in human pressures.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Neil H. Carter, Evan C. Wilson, Bhim Gurung
Summary: Solitary carnivores, which are ecologically important and at high risk of extinction globally, often have interactions with conspecifics that can affect their fitness and help them adapt to their environments. The structure and maintenance of these interactions in solitary carnivore species, however, have not been extensively studied.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Mark A. Ditmer, Neil H. Carter, Kent R. Hersey, Martin Leclerc, George Wittemyer, David C. Stoner
Summary: Climate and land-use change are impacting the availability of food and water resources, leading to increased wildlife activity at the wildland-urban interface. This study examines how physical barriers, terrain, sensory factors, and artificial light levels influence the functional uses of the landscape by mule deer. The results indicate that light exposure and vegetative greenness play a significant role in the intensity of mule deer's use of anthropogenic landscapes.
BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Tara Easter, Julia Trautmann, Meredith Gore, Neil Carter
Summary: Illegal wildlife trade is a global threat to biodiversity, and this study focuses on the news media framing of illegal turtle trade cases in the United States from 1998 to 2021. The media frames foreign demand, especially from Asia, as the main driver of illegal trade and emphasizes regulations and enforcement as solutions.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Neil H. Carter, John D. C. Linnell
Summary: Insufficient understanding of the processes that facilitate and maintain coexistence hampers the urgent need to sustainably coexist with wildlife. By synthesizing human-wildlife interactions into eight archetypal outcomes, this study provides insights on forms of coexistence across various species and systems globally. Utilizing resilience theory, the research reveals how human-wildlife systems shift between these outcomes, offering valuable insights for research and policy priorities. The importance of governance structures that actively enhance resilience of coexistence is emphasized.