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Mexican wolf management needs transparency in methods and data to support policy decisions Open
Mexican wolves ( Canis lupus baileyi) , an endangered subspecies of grey wolves, were extirpated in the Southwest United States by the 1970s. Since 1998, reintroduced Mexican wolves have been listed as an endangered species under the U.S. …
Misleading biases in methods for estimating wolf abundance using spatial models Open
Abundance, the primary criterion used for management and conservation decision-making, is very difficult to estimate for carnivores, especially highly mobile, wide-ranging wolves. Due to their economic and ecological importance to game man…
Robust inference and errors in studies of wildlife control Open
Randomized, controlled trials (RCT) are seen as the strongest basis for causal inference, but their strengths of inference and error rates relative to other study designs have never been quantified for interventions designed to prevent wil…
Vampire articles, another type of science that will not die Open
The scientific literature does not automatically correct itself. Unreliable findings may persist for years without correction or retraction. Following prior definitions of zombie articles that are retracted but continue to be cited affirma…
Robust inference and errors in studies of wildlife control Open
Randomized, controlled trials (RCT) are seen as the strongest basis for causal inference, but their strengths of inference and error rates relative to other study designs have never been quantified in wildlife control and rarely in other e…
Uncertainty and precaution in hunting wolves twice in a year: Reanalysis of Treves and Louchouarn: Reply to Stauffer et al. Open
Stauffer et al. (2024) present an alternative approach to modeling a one-year change in the wolf population of the state of Wisconsin, USA. They found an error in the code in Treves & Louchouarn 2022, which we corrected. It did not change …
“Authors declare no competing interests”—really? Open
Most of us have made the claim, "Authors declare no competing interests". But how often have we substantiated it? I propose a moratorium on making this claim without evidence; more provocatively, I suggest that—even with evidence—the claim…
Robust inference and errors in studies of wildlife control Open
Randomized, controlled trials (RCT) are seen as the strongest basis for causal inference, but their strengths of inference and error rates relative to other study have never been quantified in wildlife control and rarely in other ecologica…
Replace the ivory tower with the fire tower Open
The purpose of a fire tower – wildfire monitoring and warning – derives from its tall, open design. As a metaphor for science, the fire tower would mark an improvement over the ivory tower. Inside its impenetrable walls, the opaque ivory t…
Combining two non-lethal methods in crossover design randomized experiments. Open
Wildlife control is the subfield pertaining to preventing threats to human property or safety from wild animals. Various research fields interact within wildlife control from animal behavior to agricultural management and other social scie…
Gold-standard experiments to deter predators from attacking farm animals. Open
Implications: 1. The long-held belief that randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) are impossible in wild ecosystems with working livestock is laid to rest. 2. Crossover designs reduce most confounding variables between subjects and strengthe…
Trenches reduce crop foraging by elephants: Lessons from Kibale National Park, Uganda for elephant conservation in densely settled rural landscapes Open
Crop loss to wildlife, particularly elephants, threatens livelihoods and support for conservation around many protected areas in Africa and Asia. Low-cost elephant barriers have been successfully deployed in savannas but seldom tested arou…
Estimating wolf abundance with unverified methods Open
Wildlife abundance can be very difficult to estimate, especially for rare and elusive species, such as wolves. Over nearly a century, wolf scientists have developed methods for estimating abundance across large areas, which involve marked …
Perspective: Why might removing carnivores maintain or increase risks for domestic animals? Open
Human-carnivore conflict is still characterized by lethal control, even while some evidence suggests that carnivore removal may not affect the likelihood of future livestock predation, or that it may even exacerbate the problem. Here we pr…
Peer Review #1 of "Low-stress livestock handling protects cattle in a five-predator habitat (v0.2)" Open
Given the ecological importance of top predators, societies are turning to non-lethal methods for coexistence.Coexistence is challenging when livestock graze within wild predator habitats.We report a randomized, controlled experiment to ev…
Low-stress livestock handling protects cattle in a five-predator habitat Open
Given the ecological importance of top predators, societies are turning to non-lethal methods for coexistence. Coexistence is challenging when livestock graze within wild predator habitats. We report a randomized, controlled experiment to …
Low-stress livestock handling protects cattle in a five-predator habitat Open
Given the ecological importance of top predators, societies are turning to non-lethal methods for coexistence. Coexistence is challenging when livestock graze within wild predator habitats. We report a randomized, controlled experiment to …
Adverse effects of hunting with hounds on participating animals and human bystanders Open
Hunting mammals with hounds is little studied. We present two datasets consisting of quantitative and qualitative data from self-selected respondents. The first came from hound handlers’ reports of hound injuries with post hoc verification…
Evaluating how management policies affect red wolf mortality and disappearance Open
Poaching is the major cause of death for large carnivores in several regions, contributing to their global endangerment. The traditional hypothesis used in wildlife management (killing for tolerance) suggests reducing protections for a spe…
Uncertainty and precaution in hunting wolves twice in a year Open
When humanity confronts the risk of extinction of species, many people invoke precautions, especially in the face of uncertainty. Although precautionary approaches are value judgments, the optimal design and effect of precautions or lack t…
Poaching of protected wolves fluctuated seasonally and with non-wolf hunting Open
Poaching is the main cause of mortality for many large carnivores, and mitigating it is imperative for the persistence of their populations. For Wisconsin gray wolves ( Canis lupus ), periods of increased risk in overall mortality and poac…
Uncertainty and precaution in hunting wolves twice in a year Open
When humanity confronts the risk of extinction of species, many people invoke precautions, especially in the face of uncertainty. Although precautionary approaches are value judgments, the optimal design and effect of precautions or lack t…
Low-Stress Livestock Handling Protects Cattle in a Five-Predator Habitat Open
Given the ecological importance of top predators, societies are turning to non-lethal methods for coexistence. Coexistence is challenging when livestock are released within wild predator habitats, even when people supervise or use lethal m…
Uncertainty and precaution in hunting wolves twice in a year Open
When humanity confronts the risk of extinction of species, many people invoke precautions, especially in the face of uncertainty. Although precautionary approaches are value judgments, the optimal design and effect of precautions or lack t…
Factors predicting habitat use by leopards in human-altered landscapes Open
Transformed landscapes caused by human activity leave remnant patches of natural habitat for wildlife. The persistence of species in the face of such transformation depends on individuals’ ability to adapt to novel habitat, and to secure r…