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Rewilding is informed by science, traditional ecological knowledge, and other local knowledge. Rewilding is adaptive and dependent on monitoring and feedback. Rewilding recognizes the intrinsic value of all species and ecosystems. Rewilding requires a paradigm shift in the coexistence of humans and nature. [2]
Human–lion conflict refers to the pattern of problematic interactions between native people and lions. Conflict with humans is a major contributor of the decline in lion populations in Africa. [1] Habitat loss and fragmentation due to conversion of land for agriculture has forced lions to live in closer proximity to human settlements. [2]
For species that have declined over large areas and long periods of time translocations are of little use. Maintaining a large and widely dispersed population of amphibians and other species is the most important aspect of maintaining regional diversity and translocation should only be attempted when a suitable unoccupied habitat exists. [35]
It sounds like the plot of a Disney movie: a mountain lion named P-22, trapped from finding a mate by the Los Angeles freeway, becomes famous and inspires the construction of the world’s largest ...
Paradoxically, if humans carry out a cougar cull, “conflict is more likely since you disrupt the population structure that the mountain lions are maintaining on their own,” research suggests.
Species reintroduction is the deliberate release of a species into the wild, from captivity or other areas where the organism is capable of survival. [1] The goal of species reintroduction is to establish a healthy, genetically diverse , self-sustaining population to an area where it has been extirpated, or to augment an existing population . [ 2 ]
Before last month's decision, Texas was the only one of 16 states with mountain lion breeding populations that did not have protections over the species. More: Turtles, ducks and geese are out in ...
With a foreword by Doug Chadwick, the book chronicles Williams' journey, from his early work at a Florida marine park, to his conversion to "a lifelong devotee of the species". [1] Williams has fitted Puma concolors (also known as cougars and mountain lions) with radio collars and has installed cameras in their caves to track and study them.