Posts Tagged: predators

Can Predators Have a Big Impact on Carbon Emissions Calculations?
July 6, 2019
Models suggest that predators and even biodiversity in general play a potentially significant role in carbon sequestration. But whether such results buttress conservation arguments remains a matter of debate.
Posted in Trophic Cascade | Tagged calculations, carbon, emissions, impact, predators

Large Predators, Deer, And Trophic Cascades In Boreal And Temperate Ecosystems
July 6, 2019
Historically, humans have modified many boreal and temperate ecosystems by decimating native animal populations and often substituting domesticated stock, thereby influencing food webs and simplifying interactions among species. Large predators, especially, have been subject to worldwide persecution. The profound ecological … read more
Posted in Trophic Cascade | Tagged boreal, cascades, ecosystems, large, predators, temperate, trophic

Dogs can Ranchers and Predators Co-Exist?
July 3, 2019
Watch this video and learn how it works! Ranchers who struggle to coexist with large predators are finding new hope in old dog breeds.
Posted in Non-Lethal Management Tools | Tagged exist, predators, ranchers

Predators and the Public Trust
June 30, 2019
Many democratic governments recognize a duty to conserve environmental resources, including wild animals, as a public trust for current and future citizens. These public trust principles have informed two centuries of U.S.A. Supreme Court decisions and environmental laws worldwide. Nevertheless … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged predators, public, trust

How To Minimize Livestock Losses To Predators
June 20, 2019
Every producer and every pasture is different. The strategies outlined in this brochure will not guarantee protection, but may help minimize the number of predator-livestock conflicts. Because some non-lethal tools can be very effective in certain situations, some people believe … read more
Posted in Conflicts | Tagged livestock, losses, minimize, predators

Top Predators Constrain Mesopredator Distributions
June 15, 2019
Top predators can suppress mesopredators by killing them, competing for resources and instilling fear, but it is unclear how suppression of mesopredators varies with the distribution and abundance of top predators at large spatial scales and among different ecological contexts. … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged constrain, distributions, mesopredator, predators