Tolerance to anthropogenic disturbance by a large carnivore: the case of Eurasian lynx in south‐eastern Norway

摘要: The relative merits of land sparing versus sharing are being debated within conservation biology. While the debate is multifaceted, a central issue concerns ability biodiversity to actually persist in ‘shared’ human-dominated landscapes. There widespread perception that large predators synonymous with wilderness and have low tolerance for human-modified However, there an increasing body evidence questioning this paradigm. In order explore levels Eurasian lynx human activity, we analysed data on 49 home ranges south-eastern Norway occupying gradient landscapes from near urban–forest interface. Our results indicate tolerate relatively high presence both their immediate surroundings ranges. Home-range orientations reflect preference areas associated human-induced habitat modification, avoidance more heavily disturbed areas. show potential exist shared if tolerated by people.