Multidisciplinary monitoring and stakeholder engagement support large carnivore restoration in human‐dominated landscape DOI Creative Commons
Miha Krofel, Urša Fležar, Rok Černe

и другие.

Ecological Applications, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 35(3)

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Abstract Translocations are central to large carnivore restoration efforts, but inadequate monitoring often inhibits effective conservation decision‐making. Extinctions, reintroductions, illegal killings, and high inbreeding levels of the Central European populations Eurasian lynx ( Lynx ) typify challenges in Anthropocene. Recently, several efforts were initiated improve genetic demographic status met with variable success. Here, we report on successful, stakeholder‐engaged translocation across three countries aimed to: (1) reinforce Dinaric population that was suffering from (2) create a new stepping‐stone subpopulation neighboring Southeastern Alps help connect Alpine populations. To evaluate success these used multidisciplinary internationally coordinated using systematic camera trapping, non‐invasive sampling, GPS tracking, recording reproductive events interspecific interactions, as well simultaneous tracking public stakeholders' support before, during, after translocations. Among 22 translocated wild‐caught Carpathian lynx, 68% successfully integrated into local ecosystems, at least 59% reproduced. The probability dispersing release areas times lower soft‐release method than hard‐release method. Translocated individuals had substantially natural mortality higher success, while their ecological impact similar compared remnant population. Cooperation hunters protected area managers enabled us conduct multi‐year camera‐trapping 12,000‐km 2 transboundary area. Results indicate reversal decline, abundance increased for >40% during 4‐year period. Effective decreased 0.32 0.08–0.19, suggesting twofold fourfold increase fitness. Furthermore, successful establishment represents an important step toward restoring metapopulation. Robust partnerships communities hunters, coupled transparent communication, helped maintain stakeholder throughout efforts. Lessons learned about importance involvement conducted provide example further restore carnivores human‐dominated ecosystems.

Язык: Английский

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

и другие.

Global Ecology and Conservation, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. e03615 - e03615

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Multidisciplinary monitoring and stakeholder engagement support large carnivore restoration in human‐dominated landscape DOI Creative Commons
Miha Krofel, Urša Fležar, Rok Černe

и другие.

Ecological Applications, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 35(3)

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Abstract Translocations are central to large carnivore restoration efforts, but inadequate monitoring often inhibits effective conservation decision‐making. Extinctions, reintroductions, illegal killings, and high inbreeding levels of the Central European populations Eurasian lynx ( Lynx ) typify challenges in Anthropocene. Recently, several efforts were initiated improve genetic demographic status met with variable success. Here, we report on successful, stakeholder‐engaged translocation across three countries aimed to: (1) reinforce Dinaric population that was suffering from (2) create a new stepping‐stone subpopulation neighboring Southeastern Alps help connect Alpine populations. To evaluate success these used multidisciplinary internationally coordinated using systematic camera trapping, non‐invasive sampling, GPS tracking, recording reproductive events interspecific interactions, as well simultaneous tracking public stakeholders' support before, during, after translocations. Among 22 translocated wild‐caught Carpathian lynx, 68% successfully integrated into local ecosystems, at least 59% reproduced. The probability dispersing release areas times lower soft‐release method than hard‐release method. Translocated individuals had substantially natural mortality higher success, while their ecological impact similar compared remnant population. Cooperation hunters protected area managers enabled us conduct multi‐year camera‐trapping 12,000‐km 2 transboundary area. Results indicate reversal decline, abundance increased for >40% during 4‐year period. Effective decreased 0.32 0.08–0.19, suggesting twofold fourfold increase fitness. Furthermore, successful establishment represents an important step toward restoring metapopulation. Robust partnerships communities hunters, coupled transparent communication, helped maintain stakeholder throughout efforts. Lessons learned about importance involvement conducted provide example further restore carnivores human‐dominated ecosystems.

Язык: Английский

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