2023
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05321-z
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Tradeoffs between resources and risks shape the responses of a large carnivore to human disturbance

Kirby L. Mills,
Jerrold L. Belant,
Maya Beukes
et al.

Abstract: Wide-ranging carnivores experience tradeoffs between dynamic resource availabilities and heterogeneous risks from humans, with consequences for their ecological function and conservation outcomes. Yet, research investigating these tradeoffs across large carnivore distributions is rare. We assessed how resource availability and anthropogenic risks influence the strength of lion (Panthera leo) responses to disturbance using data from 31 sites across lions’ contemporary range. Lions avoided human disturbance at o… Show more

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