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Mammal Species Extinction and Decline: Some Current and Past Case Studies of the Detrimental Influence of Man

Abstract

This chapter begins with an exploration of the causes as well as the geographic, taxonomic and trait patterns of the decline and extinction of terrestrial mammals. We summarise the most common anthropogenic threats, such as habitat loss or fragmentation caused by agriculture or logging, human population growth including development of settlement and infrastructure, direct conflicts with people, hunting and poaching, and competition with domestic or introduced species as well as diseases transmitted from them. We give six short case studies of mammal species suffering from various threats caused by humans. The European bison is then given as an extended case study and a promising example, with its long journey back from extinction in the wild, through efforts connected with its restoration to current and future challenges for its conservation. We conclude the chapter by drawing out what can be learned from these examples.

Keywords

  • Anthropogenic threats
  • Terrestrial mammals
  • Habitat loss
  • Habitat fragmentation
  • Human–animal conflict

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    Katarzyna Daleszczyk

  2. Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Thormøhlensgate 53a, Postboks 7803, Bergen, 5008, Norway

    Amy E. Eycott

  3. DBU Natural Heritage GmbH, An der Bornau 2, Osnabrück, 49090, Germany

    Jörg E. Tillmann

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Daleszczyk, K., Eycott, A.E., Tillmann, J.E. (2016). Mammal Species Extinction and Decline: Some Current and Past Case Studies of the Detrimental Influence of Man. In: Angelici, F. (eds) Problematic Wildlife. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22246-2_2

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