RT Journal Article
T1 Impact of the wildland–urban interface on large carnivore damage in the Polish Carpathians
A1 Kaim, Dominik
A1 Bautista, Carlos
A1 Leitner, Michael
A1 Schug, Franz
A1 Selva Fernández, Nuria
A1 Radeloff, Volker C.
AB Large carnivore populations are recovering across Europe, likely influencing human–wildlife interactions in the areas where both human and carnivore activity overlap, like wildland–urban interface (WUI). We analyzed over 3500 cases of damage caused by brown bears, wolves, and lynx in the Polish Carpathians (2010–2017) to identify spatial and temporal hot spots and their determinants. Wolf damage was associated with sheep density and historical WUI, while bear damage correlated with permanent bear occurrence and historical WUI. Contemporary WUI showed a negative relationship with damage occurrences. Incident-level analysis revealed that forest cover was a key factor for both species, while wolf damage was linked to sheep density and bear damage to proximity to buildings (reflecting beehive locations). Our findings emphasize the need to integrate current landscape characteristics with land use legacies to develop proactive, site-specific policies that mitigate carnivore impacts and promote resilient coexistence.
PB Springer
SN 0044-7447
SN 1654-7209 (electrónico)
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/27516
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/27516
LA eng
NO Kaim, D., Bautista, C., Leitner, M., Schug, F., Selva, N., & Radeloff, V. C. (2025). Impact of the wildland–urban interface on large carnivore damage in the Polish Carpathians. Ambio. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02201-0
NO This research was supported by the National Science Centre, Poland, contract no. UMO-2019/35/D/HS4/00117, by the NASA Land Use and Land Cover Change Program, grant no. 80NSSC21K0310, and by the NASA Interdisciplinary Science Program, grant no. 80NSSC24K0303.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026