An analysis of millions of wildlife photographs has revealed that survival and colonization probabilities of mammals in protected areas are associated with people and what they do both inside and outside these areas.
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This is a summary of: Semper-Pascal, A. et al. Occurrence dynamics of mammals in protected tropical forests respond to human presence and activities. Nat. Ecol. Evol., https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02060-6 (2023).
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Humans influence mammal populations even inside protected areas. Nat Ecol Evol 7, 979–980 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02068-y
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