Measuring and mapping the influence of landscape factors on livestock predation by wolves in Mongolia

摘要: Abstract Gray wolves ( Canis lupus ) are a top predator in northern Asian ecosystems and often perceived as threat to livestock. As result, heavily persecuted populations have declined throughout much of the region. Understanding dynamics wolf-livestock conflict is important for developing conservation actions that benefit human livelihoods. We measured influence landscape factors on patterns Ikh Nart Nature Reserve, Mongolia by modeling livestock predation risk using partitioned Mahalanobis D 2 k analysis. based model 44 known sites obtained through 102 interviews with rural pastoralists mapped at 500 m spatial scale. Four strongly influenced given site including distance nearest ger camp, percent surrounding tall vegetation, shrubland, forbland habitat. Our results indicate tend kill areas where their detection humans low. Managing will require reducing subsequent retribution killing. This may be achieved focusing highest, such habitats greater vegetation cover near particular sites.