Free-ranging livestock altered the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) and its prey and intensified human-leopard conflicts

doi:10.1111/1749-4877.12635

	Free-ranging livestock altered the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) and its prey and intensified human-leopard conflicts
	Liu, Mingzhang ; Wang, Yiqing 1; Xia, Fan 1; Bu, Hongliang ; Liu, Yanlin 1; Shen, Xiaoli 2; Li, Sheng
	2023
发表期刊	INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY
ISSN	1749-4877
卷号	18 期号:1 页码:143-156
摘要	Widespread distribution of livestock in the natural habitats of large carnivores may negatively impact carnivore populations by reducing wild prey availability and increasing human-carnivore conflicts. In this study, we used camera-trapping data collected in the temperate forests of the Taihang Mountains in North China during 2016-2019 to examine whether and how free-ranging cattle affected habitat use and Diel activity patterns of the endangered North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) and its 2 wild prey species, Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus), and wild boar (Sus scrofa). Residents were also interviewed to record livestock depredation events by leopards during 2015-2019. We found that roe deer spatially avoided sites frequented by cattle, but wild boar did not. In the growing seasons, leopards shared habitats with cattle and tended to increase their diurnal activities where cattle were present. All 3 study species exhibited fine-scale spatial-temporal segregation to cattle. Leopards selectively preyed on calves over adult cattle and livestock depredation frequency was positively correlated with the detection rates of cattle and wild prey, but not that of leopard. These findings not only show that through behavioral adaption large carnivores and their ungulate prey may persist under livestock disturbance, but also highlight how important proper livestock management is for conserving North Chinese leopards in this region. To enhance livestock management and mitigate human-leopard conflicts, we recommend specific actions, such as better guarding of free-ranging cattle or adoption of a captive farming system.
关键词	camera-trap diel activity pattern grazing management human-wildlife conflict large carnivore
学科领域	Zoology
DOI	10.1111/1749-4877.12635
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS关键词	LARGE HERBIVORES ; MODEL SELECTION ; LARGE MAMMALS ; PATTERNS ; FOREST ; TIGER ; DECLINE ; CATTLE ; FRAGMENTATION ; CONSERVATION
WOS研究方向	Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
WOS记录号	WOS:000770218500001
出版者	WILEY
文献子类	Article
出版地	HOBOKEN
EISSN	1749-4869
资助机构	Beijing Entrepreneur Environmental Protection Foundation
作者邮箱	xlshen@ibcas.ac.cn ; shengli@pku.edu.cn
引用统计	被引频次：14[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.ibcas.ac.cn/handle/2S10CLM1/29078
专题	植被与环境变化国家重点实验室
作者单位	1.Peking Univ, Sch Life Sci, Inst Ecol, Wildlife Ecol & Conservat Lab, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Felid Conservat Alliance, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Bot, State Key Lab Vegetat & Environm Change, Beijing 100093, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Liu, Mingzhang,Wang, Yiqing,Xia, Fan,et al. Free-ranging livestock altered the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) and its prey and intensified human-leopard conflicts[J]. INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY,2023,18(1):143-156.
APA	Liu, Mingzhang.,Wang, Yiqing.,Xia, Fan.,Bu, Hongliang.,Liu, Yanlin.,...&Li, Sheng.(2023).Free-ranging livestock altered the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) and its prey and intensified human-leopard conflicts.INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY,18(1),143-156.
MLA	Liu, Mingzhang,et al."Free-ranging livestock altered the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) and its prey and intensified human-leopard conflicts".INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY 18.1(2023):143-156.

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