Conflicts between large carnivores and farmers/beekeepers in the Ukrainian Carpathians: Structure, dynamics, spatial distribution and effective coexistence measures DOI Creative Commons
R. M. Cherepanyn,

Y. I. Zelenchuk,

Taras Yamelynets

et al.

Biosystems Diversity, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(3), P. 324 - 333

Published: Aug. 14, 2024

Conflicts between large сarnivores and humans have been common in mountainous regions, with the Carpathians being particularly affected. Recently, interest among researchers wildlife managers studying managing these conflicts has grown significantly. Unfortunately, coexistence its implications for nature society largely overlooked Ukraine. This study analyzed carnivores (Canis lupus, Ursus arctos Lynx lynx) farmers/beekeepers within designated model territories Ukrainian Carpathians, focusing on effectiveness of conflict prevention strategies implemented 2018 2023. Among stakeholders analyzed, 79.0% were farmers (livestock owners) 21.0% beekeepers. It was observed that 73.0% farms apiaries experienced during period; incidents included 64.8% wolf attacks, 31.3% bear 24.2% lynx attacks. Notably, involving livestock owners decreased nearly fivefold, from 54.9% to 11.0% Similarly, bear-related beekeepers halved, 29.2% 16.8%. The adoption electric fences significantly increased none 33.9%, proportion using dogs protection without experiencing carnivore rose 3.3% 20.9%. These pilot findings highlight such measures reducing improving quality. results provide valuable insights into structure, dynamics, spatial distribution underscoring their importance conservation rare species implementation effective management wild animal populations, sustainable farming, habitat regions inhabited by carnivores. An integrated approach considers needs both human communities wildlife, collaboration scientific bodies, public organizations, government entities at various levels, is crucial devising executing diverse landscapes.

Language: Английский

Lynx in the Eye of the Camera: Presence and Activity of Eurasian Lynx (Lynx Lynx) Across Multiple Seasons and Years in the Polish Carpathian Mountains DOI
Ekaterina Rostovskaya, Sayantani M. Basak, Arpan Kumar Basak

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Over the last century, large carnivore populations in Europe were severely depleted. By 1950s, only five of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) persisted isolated ranges, including L. l. carpathicus subspecies within Carpathian Mountains. Although this population today is an important source genetic diversity for reintroduction and recolonisation, little research has focused on its occurrence activity Polish Carpathians. The main objective study was to evaluate dynamic structure across space time. We conducted a continuous 5-year (2015-2019) using camera traps how detections varied (1) years between four seasons, (2) diel periods (3) their social status. recorded 2261 20 trap locations, with 89% records one solitary individual per detection 10% females cubs, remaining 1% adult pairs. While solitaries detected all families utilised 9 locations. Based generalised linear model, increased during breeding period from January till March. Additionally, number decreased at night compared daylight (p<0.001) twilight (p<0.001). Families individuals season more active day. Our results indicate that promote conservation area, wildlife managers may consider maintaining areas limited human disturbance, especially season.

Language: Английский

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A Decade of Monitoring the Critically Endangered Balkan Lynx in its Core Area: Insights from Spatial Capture Recapture Models DOI Creative Commons
Dime Melovski, Inès Moreno, Aleksandar Stojanov

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Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e03615 - e03615

Published: May 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Reduced human disturbance increases diurnal activity in wolves, but not Eurasian lynx DOI Creative Commons
Adam F. Smith, Katharina Kasper, Lorenzo Lazzeri

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Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 53, P. e02985 - e02985

Published: May 15, 2024

Wildlife in the Anthropocene is increasingly constrained both spatially and temporally by lethal non-lethal human disturbance. For large carnivores with extensive space requirements, like wolves Eurasian lynx, avoiding disturbance European landscapes challenging when sufficient low rarely available. Consequently, investigating behavioural adjustments to presence critical understanding capacity adapt We hypothesised that under conditions, would adjust their temporal behaviours make use of daytime, daytime high, they opt for nocturnality. Using camera trap data from nine study sites along a gradient disturbance, we analysed wolf lynx nocturnality diel activity patterns. Our spanned multiple years 2014 – 2022, focused analysis on September until April, most carnivore monitoring takes place. wolves, our revealed i) increased nocturnal activity, ii) decreased diurnal overlap iii) significant association between probability increasing found iv) consistently across all sites, regardless v) no be active during night. results show can or cathemeral but quickly shift increases. however, maintain behaviour, which attribute principal hunting strategy stalk ambush. If constrains nighttime, it could lead changes interactions prey. On other hand, maintaining human-dominated may beneficial conservation, decreasing thereby contributing landscape coexistence.

Language: Английский

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Shining a light on elusive lynx: Density estimation of three Eurasian lynx populations in Ukraine and Belarus DOI Creative Commons
S. Palmero, Adam F. Smith, Svitlana Kudrenko

et al.

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(11)

Published: Nov. 1, 2023

The Eurasian lynx is a large carnivore widely distributed across Eurasia. However, our understanding of population status heterogeneous their range, with some populations isolated that are at risk reduced genetic variation and complete lack information about others. In many European countries, monitored through demographic studies crucial for conservation management. Even so, there only rough fragmented assessments from Ukraine Belarus, despite strict protection in both countries importance connectivity Europe. We October 2020 to March 2021 used camera trapping combination spatial capture-recapture (SCR) methods Bayesian framework provide the first SCR density estimation three including Ukrainian Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, southern Belarus Carpathians. Our estimates varied within study areas ranging 0.45 1.54 individuals/100 km

Language: Английский

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Geospatial applications as an integral component of wildlife monitoring in the Chor-nobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve DOI Creative Commons

Taras Melnychuk,

Kateryna Korepanova,

T. Fedoniuk

et al.

Biosystems Diversity, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(1), P. 127 - 134

Published: Jan. 26, 2024

The large area of the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve inaccessibility some areas to reserve's staff due radioactive contamination make geospatial data collection methods a good alternative traditional field sampling. aim study is assess effectiveness limits applying contemporary tools biodiversity monitoring in Reserve. We used hierarchical cluster analysis compare how well different ways collecting worked by finding distances between groups species following samples: Fauna questionnaire, iNaturalist platform, mammals as part Polissia without Borders project, low-resource mammal surveys using camera traps. Incorporating GIS techniques into studies or inventories reserve undeniably powerful additional source information. platform provides reliable on richness seasonal topographic distribution, despite its limitations terms relative abundance structure communities. obtained with help questionnaire adequately describes situation spatial distribution medium-sized mammals, approaching such an accurate method photographic photo Increasing quantity quality results possible expanding competence training aimed at identifying indirect signs traces, burrows, gnawing marks, etc. Geostatistical are valuable for efficient use technology resources inventory identification generation, uniformity collection, effective dissemination.

Language: Английский

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Conflicts between large carnivores and farmers/beekeepers in the Ukrainian Carpathians: Structure, dynamics, spatial distribution and effective coexistence measures DOI Creative Commons
R. M. Cherepanyn,

Y. I. Zelenchuk,

Taras Yamelynets

et al.

Biosystems Diversity, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(3), P. 324 - 333

Published: Aug. 14, 2024

Conflicts between large сarnivores and humans have been common in mountainous regions, with the Carpathians being particularly affected. Recently, interest among researchers wildlife managers studying managing these conflicts has grown significantly. Unfortunately, coexistence its implications for nature society largely overlooked Ukraine. This study analyzed carnivores (Canis lupus, Ursus arctos Lynx lynx) farmers/beekeepers within designated model territories Ukrainian Carpathians, focusing on effectiveness of conflict prevention strategies implemented 2018 2023. Among stakeholders analyzed, 79.0% were farmers (livestock owners) 21.0% beekeepers. It was observed that 73.0% farms apiaries experienced during period; incidents included 64.8% wolf attacks, 31.3% bear 24.2% lynx attacks. Notably, involving livestock owners decreased nearly fivefold, from 54.9% to 11.0% Similarly, bear-related beekeepers halved, 29.2% 16.8%. The adoption electric fences significantly increased none 33.9%, proportion using dogs protection without experiencing carnivore rose 3.3% 20.9%. These pilot findings highlight such measures reducing improving quality. results provide valuable insights into structure, dynamics, spatial distribution underscoring their importance conservation rare species implementation effective management wild animal populations, sustainable farming, habitat regions inhabited by carnivores. An integrated approach considers needs both human communities wildlife, collaboration scientific bodies, public organizations, government entities at various levels, is crucial devising executing diverse landscapes.

Language: Английский

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