Humans as Prey: Coping with Large Carnivore Attacks using a Predator-Prey Interaction Perspective

Humans as Prey: Coping with Large Carnivore Attacks using a Predator-Prey Interaction Perspective

The number of attacks on humans by large carnivores in North America is increasing. A better understanding the factors triggering such attacks is critical to mitigating the risk of future encounters in landscape where humans and large carnivore co-exist. Since 1955, of the 632 attacks on humans by l...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Penteriani, Giulia Bombieri, José María Fedriani, José Vicente López-Bao, Pedro José Garrote, Luca Francesco Russo, María del Mar Delgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utah State University 2017-09-01
Series:Human-Wildlife Interactions
Subjects:
bear
canis latrans
canis lupus
cougar
coyote
grey wolf
human-wildlife conflicts
large carnivores
predation
predator-prey interactions
puma concolor
ursus americanus
ursus arctos horribilis
ursus maritimus
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/hwi/vol11/iss2/10

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