M ammal species with a weight of over one kilogram are known as large mammals [1]. In most ecosystems, species of large mammals living on land play prominent roles. Among these, large herbivores act as considerable modifiers of primary production, as well as nutrient cycles and soil properties, and even regimes of wildfires and bushfires [2]. Likewise, large carnivores play a major part in shaping the ecosystems they live in, by directly and indirectly effecting the species they prey on [3, 4]. Home range sizes of large mammal species are relatively bigger than those of other vertebrates, and thus they require large, uninterrupted ecosystems for feeding and breeding [5]. They are also known to be very sensitive to disturbance, and show considerable intolerance against it [6]. In Anatolia, many of the ecosystems that large mammals may find favourable have either become fragmented, or they are completely destroyed as a result of human activities-a serious threat to the continuity of large mammal populations. Identifying