ROADS, FOREST COVER, AND TOPOGRAPHY AS FACTORS AFFECTING THE OCCURRENCE OF LARGE CARNIVORES: THE CASE OF THE ANDEAN BEAR (TREMARCTOS ORNATUS)

Roads, forest cover, and topography as factors affecting the occurrence of large carnivores: The case of the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

Global declines in large-bodied terrestrial vertebrates are widely linked to human disturbance and habitat loss.Identifying remaining opportunities to conserve areas wherein such species may persist or might be reintroduced has thus become a key challenge in biodiversity conservation globally.We used multi-year camera trap data and spatial capture-

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