Human–felid conflict as a further handicap to the conservation of the critically endangered Iberian lynx

• Published in: European journal of wildlife research Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 287 - 290
• Main Authors: Garrote, Germán, López, Guillermo, Gil-Sánchez, José M, Rojas, Eva, Ruiz, Manuel, Bueno, José F, de Lillo, Santiago, Rodriguez-Siles, Javier, Martín, José M, Pérez, Joaquín, García-Tardío, Maribel, Valenzuela, Gerardo, Simón, Miguel A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.04.2013
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; cats; Ecology; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; flocks; humans; Life Sciences; Lynx; managers; poultry; predation; sheep; Short Communication; Zoology; Carnivores; Human–felid conflict; Iberian lynx; Livestock predation

Most studies on felid depredation of livestock have focused on big cats, and little attention has been paid to this type of conflict in smaller species. The medium-sized Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is not thought to be affected by conflict with humans. However, parallel to an increase in the range...