This paper provides an overview of wolf research in Russia at the beginning 21st century. Wolf covered various directions, including population density estimation, management methods and minimization human-wildlife conflicts, general behavioral ecology, behavior, genetics morphology, paleontology, dog domestication, helminthology wolves’ role rabies transmission. Some studies are performed with...

Increasingly, social capital, defined as shared norms, trust, and the horizontal and vertical social networks that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutually beneficial collective action, is seen as an important asset upon which people rely to manage natural resources and resolve conflicts. This paper uses empirical data from households and community surveys and case studies, to exami...

Livestock predation by large carnivores and their persecution by local communities are major conservation concerns. In order to prevent speculations and reduce conflicts, it is crucial to get detailed and accurate data on predators' dietary ecology, which is particularly important in human dominated landscapes where livestock densities are high. This is the case of the endangered Iberian wolf i...

In developing countries, long-term conservation goals are hindered by the high economic costs of human–wildlife conflicts. The grey wolf is one prominent species indulged in these incidents. We investigated human–wolf conflicts (HWCs) interviewing 104 respondents from five villages Kumrat Valley, northern Pakistan. declared a common and highly dangerous carnivore. was found implicated livestock...

the needs and characteristics of tehran metropolitan and developing recreational areas require goal setting and special planning from various view points. regarding the destroying process in mountainous regions, especially in south alborz (koohsar nature park), makes the importance of the region obvious. so, it's better to plan such areas in a systematic and fundamental framework. the purp...