Posts Tagged: Canis lupus baileyi
Evaluating how lethal management affects poaching of Mexican wolves
April 1, 2021
Despite illegal killing (poaching) being the major cause of death among large carnivores globally, little is known about the effect of implementing lethal management policies on poaching. Two opposing hypotheses have been proposed in the literature: implementing lethal management may … read more
Posted in Hunting Wolves, Resources | Tagged Canis lupus baileyi, conservation, endangered species, large carnivore, policy signal, survival analysis
Developing Metapopulation Connectivity Criteria from Genetic and Habitat Data to Recover the Endangered Mexican Wolf
July 6, 2020
Restoring connectivity between fragmented populations is an important tool for alleviating genetic threats to endangered species. Yet recovery plans typically lack quantitative criteria for ensuring such population connectivity. We demonstrate how models that integrate habitat, genetic, and demographic data can … read more
Posted in Genetics | Tagged Canis lupus baileyi, circuit theory, conservation planning, Endangered Species Act, least-cost distance, metapopulations, population viability
