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Wildlife Ecology, Management, Conservation, Large carnivores
Slovenia

Biography

Year and place of birth: 1982, Maribor, Slovenia

Activities

Employment (3)

Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research: Berlin, DE

2014 to present | Visiting Researcher (Department of Evolutionary Ecology)
Employment
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Miha Krofel

University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty: Ljubljana, SI

2008 to present | researcher, assistant professor (Forestry)
Employment
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Miha Krofel

University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty: Ljubljana, SI

2006 to 2013 | researcher (Biology)
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Miha Krofel

Education and qualifications (1)

University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical faculty: Ljubljana, SI

2012 | PhD (Biology)
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Professional activities (9)

University of Porto: Porto, PT

2023 to present | Invited lecturer
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Miha Krofel

University of Oxford: Oxford, GB

2022 to present | Invited lecturer
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IUCN/SSC Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe: Gland, CH

2021 to present (IUCN/SSC Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe)
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Miha Krofel

IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group: Gland, CH

2021 to present (IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group)
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Miha Krofel

IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group: Gland, CH

2019 to present | IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group
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Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research: Berlin, DE

2014 to present | Visiting scientist (Department of Evolutionary Ecology)
Invited position
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CIBIO/InBio: Vairão, PT

2014 to present | external collaborator (CONGEN Research Group)
Invited position
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Slovenian Research Agency: Ljubljana, SI

2017 | Excellence in Science Award
Distinction
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European Commission: Brussels, EU, BE

2015 | LIFE award for best projects
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Miha Krofel

Funding (13)

LYNXONTHEMOVE (HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01-01)

InterMuc: Insight into inter- and intra-specific interactions among wild felid species in Europe and Africa

2021 to 2023 | Grant
Slovenian Research Agency (Ljubljana, SI)
GRANT_NUMBER:

N1-0163

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Miha Krofel

LIFE Lynx - Preventing the extinction of the Dinaric-SE Alpine lynx population through reinforcement and long-term conservation

2017-07 to 2024-03 | Contract
European Commission (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

LIFE16 NAT/SI/000634

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Miha Krofel
grade
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Development of a multi-method approach to study wildlife behavior: investigating human-bear conflicts in contrasting landscapes of Europe

2016-01 to 2018-12 | Contract
ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency (Ljubljana, SI)
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Miha Krofel

Forest, Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources

2014 to 2025 | Grant
Slovenian Research Agency (Ljubljana, SI)
GRANT_NUMBER:

P4-0059

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Miha Krofel
grade
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LIFE DINALP BEAR - Population level management and conservation of brown bears in northern Dinaric Mountains and the Alps

2014 to 2019 | Contract
Research Executive Agency (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

LIFE13 NAT/SI/000550

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Miha Krofel
grade
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“Study of effects of brown bear supplemental feeding in forest landscapes”

2014 to 2016 | Grant
Pahernik foundation (Ljubljana, SI)
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Miha Krofel

IBA Experience and Exchange Grant

2013 to present | Grant
International Association for Bear Research and Management (-, US)
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Miha Krofel

"Transfer of new approaches to survey black-backed jackals in western Kalahari"

2013 to 2014 | Grant
Namibian Environment & Wildlife Society (Windhoek, NA)
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Miha Krofel

LIFE SLOWOLF - Conservation and surveillance of the conservation status of the wolf (Canis lupus) population in Slovenia

2010-01 to 2013-12 | Contract
Research Executive Agency (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER:

LIFE08 NAT/SLO/000244

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Miha Krofel
grade
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7th Framework Programme - HUNTing for sustainability

2008 to 2012 | Contract
Research Executive Agency (Brussels, BE)
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Miha Krofel

Brown Bear Telemetry Project

2008 to 2010 | Contract
Slovenian Envrionmental Agency (Ljubljana, SI)
GRANT_NUMBER:

2523-08-100547

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Miha Krofel
grade
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DinaRis - Transboundary Cooperation in Management, Conservation and Research of the Dinaric Lynx Population

2006 to 2008 | Contract
Research Executive Agency (Brussels, BE)
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Works (50 of 112)

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Communication behavior of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia): understanding marking-behavior patterns to optimize camera-trapping studies

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Miha Krofel; Teresa Oliveira; Francesco Rovero; Claudio Groff; Claudio Augugliaro; Valentina Oberosler; Maximilian L. Allen
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Saving the Dinaric lynx: multidisciplinary monitoring and stakeholder engagement support large carnivore restoration in human-dominated landscape

2024-10-17 | Preprint
Contributors: Miha Krofel; Urša Fležar; Rok Černe; Lan Hočevar; Marjeta Konec; Aleksandra Majić Skrbinšek; Tomaž Skrbinšek; Seth Wilson; Bernarda Bele; Jaka Črtalič et al.
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Revealing functional responses in habitat selection of rocky features and rugged terrain by Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) using LiDAR data

Landscape Ecology
2024-06-20 | Journal article
Contributors: Špela Čonč; Teresa Oliveira; Elisa Belotti; Luděk Bufka; Rok Černe; Marco Heurich; Mateja Breg Valjavec; Miha Krofel
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Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns

Science
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Marlee A. Tucker; Aafke M. Schipper; Tempe S. F. Adams; Nina Attias; Tal Avgar; Natarsha L. Babic; Kristin J. Barker; Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau; Dominik M. Behr; Jerrold L. Belant et al.
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Miha Krofel

Functional responses in a lizard along a 3.5‐km altitudinal gradient

Journal of Biogeography
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Nina Serén; Rodrigo Megía‐Palma; Tatjana Simčič; Miha Krofel; Fabio Maria Guarino; Catarina Pinho; Anamarija Žagar; Miguel A. Carretero
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Integrating animal tracking datasets at a continental scale for mapping Eurasian lynx habitat

Diversity and Distributions
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Julian Oeser; Marco Heurich; Stephanie Kramer‐Schadt; Jenny Mattisson; Miha Krofel; Jarmila Krojerová‐Prokešová; Fridolin Zimmermann; Ole Anders; Henrik Andrén; Guna Bagrade et al.
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High risk, high reward? Influence of experience level in the selection or avoidance of artificial feeding sites by Eurasian lynx

Global Ecology and Conservation
2023-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2351-9894
Contributors: Teresa Oliveira; Mariano Rodríguez-Recio; Rok Černe; Miha Krofel
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New mesocarnivore at the doorstep of Central Europe: historic development of golden jackal (Canis aureus) population in Slovenia

Mammal Research
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: M. Krofel; M. Berce; T. Berce; B. Kryštufek; S. Lamut; J. Tarman; U. Fležar
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Prerequisites for coexistence: human pressure and refuge habitat availability shape continental-scale habitat use patterns of a large carnivore

Landscape Ecology
2023-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0921-2973
Part of ISSN: 1572-9761
Contributors: Julian Oeser; Marco Heurich; Stephanie Kramer-Schadt; Henrik Andrén; Guna Bagrade; Elisa Belotti; Luděk Bufka; Christine Breitenmoser-Würsten; Rok Černe; Martin Duľa et al.
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Miha Krofel

Effects of snow leopards (Panthera uncia) on olfactory communication of Pallas’s cats (Otocolobus manul) in the Altai Mountains, Mongolia

Behaviour
2023-07-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Maximilian L. Allen; Francesco Rovero; Valentina Oberosler; Claudio Augugliaro; Miha Krofel
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Evaluating the performance of conservation translocations in large carnivores across the world

Biological Conservation
2023-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0006-3207
Contributors: Seth Thomas; Vincent van der Merwe; William Douglas Carvalho; Cristina Harumi Adania; Rok Černe; Tomislav Gomerčić; Miha Krofel; Jeffrey Thompson; Roy T. McBride; Jose Hernandez-Blanco et al.
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Miha Krofel

Predicting kill sites of an apex predator from GPS data in different multiprey systems

Ecological Applications
2023-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1051-0761
Part of ISSN: 1939-5582
Contributors: Teresa Oliveira; David Carricondo Sanchez; Jenny Mattisson; Kristina Vogt; Andrea Corradini; John D. C. Linnell; John Odden; Marco Heurich; 0000-0002-9449-2952; Miha Krofel
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Miha Krofel

Top-down and bottom-up effects modulate species co-existence in a context of top predator restoration

Scientific Reports
2023-03-13 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Tamara Burgos; Javier Salesa; Jose María Fedriani; Gema Escribano-Ávila; José Jiménez; Miha Krofel; Inmaculada Cancio; Javier Hernández-Hernández; Javier Rodríguez-Siles; Emilio Virgós
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Miha Krofel

Diverging ecological traits between the Balkan lynx and neighbouring populations as a basis for planning its genetic rescue

Mammalian Biology
2022-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1616-5047
Part of ISSN: 1618-1476
Contributors: Dime Melovski; Miha Krofel; Vasko Avukatov; Ursa Fležar; Andrej Gonev; Lan Hočevar; Gjorge Ivanov; Lisa Leschinski; Aleksandar Pavlov; Aleksandar Stojanov et al.
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Miha Krofel

Estimating global determinants of leopard home range size in a changing world

Animal Conservation
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: M Rodríguez‐Recio; T Burgos; M Krofel; J Lozano; M Moleón; E Virgós
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Early post-release behaviour of Eurasian lynx translocated to the transboundary region of the Dinaric Mountains

Journal of Vertebrate Biology
2022-12-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2694-7684
Contributors: Ira Topličanec; Tomislav Gomerčić; Rok Černe; Miha Krofel; Ioan-Mihai Pop; Jakub Kubala; Branislav Tám; Silvia Blašković; Magda Sindičić
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Miha Krofel

Effects of free‐ranging livestock on occurrence and interspecific interactions of a mammalian community

Ecological Applications
2022-10 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1051-0761
Part of ISSN: 1939-5582
Contributors: Marco Salvatori; Valentina Oberosler; Claudio Augugliaro; Miha Krofel; Francesco Rovero
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Miha Krofel
grade
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Plenjenje evrazijskega risa (Lynx lynx) in mikrohabitatne reliefne značilnosti: primer analize morfometrije in morfologije vrtač kot lokacij uplenitev parkljarjev

2022-09-16 | Book chapter
Contributors: Špela Čonč; Urša Fležar; Lan Hočevar; Teresa Oliveira; Miha Krofel
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Evaluating expert‐based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with <scp>GPS‐</scp> tracking data

Global Ecology and Biogeography
2022-08 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1466-822X
Part of ISSN: 1466-8238
Contributors: Maarten Broekman; Jelle Hilbers; Mark Huijbregts; Thomas Mueller; Abdullahi H. Ali; Henrik Andren; Jeanne Altmann; Malin Aronsson; Nina Attias; Hattie Bartlam-Brooks et al.
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Miha Krofel

Golden jackal as a new kleptoparasite for Eurasian lynx in Europe

Global Ecology and Conservation
2022-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2351-9894
Contributors: Miha Krofel; Lan Hočevar; Urša Fležar; Ira Topličanec; Teresa Oliveira
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Miha Krofel

Timing and synchrony of birth in Eurasian lynx across Europe

Ecology and Evolution
2022-08 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2045-7758
Part of ISSN: 2045-7758
Contributors: Jenny Mattisson; John D. C. Linnell; Ole Anders; Elisa Belotti; Christine Breitenmoser‐Würsten; Ludek Bufka; Christian Fuxjäger; Marco Heurich; Gjorge Ivanov; Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski et al.
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Miha Krofel

Cannibalism in bears

Ursus
2022-07-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1537-6176
Contributors: Maximilian L. Allen; Miha Krofel; Koji Yamazaki; Emmarie P. Alexander; Shinsuke Koike
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Miha Krofel

Hair cortisol concentration reflects the life cycle and management of grey wolves across four European populations

Scientific Reports
2022-04-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Patrícia Pereira; Núria Fandos Esteruelas; Mónia Nakamura; Helena Rio-Maior; Miha Krofel; Alessia Di Blasio; Simona Zoppi; Serena Robetto; Luis Llaneza; Emilio García et al.
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Miha Krofel

Towards resolving taxonomic uncertainties in wolf, dog and jackal lineages of Africa, Eurasia and Australasia

Journal of Zoology
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: M. Krofel; J. Hatlauf; W. Bogdanowicz; L. A. D. Campbell; R. Godinho; Y. V. Jhala; A. C. Kitchener; K.‐P. Koepfli; P. Moehlman; H. Senn et al.
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Human disturbance is the most limiting factor driving habitat selection of a large carnivore throughout Continental Europe

Biological Conservation
2022-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0006-3207
Contributors: Lucia Ripari; Joe Premier; Elisa Belotti; Hendrik Bluhm; Christine Breitenmoser-Würsten; Luděk Bufka; Jaroslav Červený; Nolwenn Drouet-Hoguet; Christian Fuxjäger; Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski et al.
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Miha Krofel

First spatially-explicit density estimate for a snow leopard population in the Altai Mountains

Biodiversity and Conservation
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Valentina Oberosler; Simone Tenan; Claudio Groff; Miha Krofel; Claudio Augugliaro; Bayaraa Munkhtsog; Francesco Rovero
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Dolines and Cats: Remote Detection of Karst Depressions and Their Application to Study Wild Felid Ecology

Remote Sensing
2022-01-29 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2072-4292
Contributors: Špela Čonč; Teresa Oliveira; Rubén Portas; Rok Černe; Mateja Breg Valjavec; Miha Krofel
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Miha Krofel
grade
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Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) predation and consumption of an adult yak in the Mongolian Altai

Ethology Ecology & Evolution
2021-11-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Miha Krofel; Claudio Groff; Valentina Oberosler; Claudio Augugliaro; Francesco Rovero
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Co-occurrence of snow leopard, wolf and Siberian ibex under livestock encroachment into protected areas across the Mongolian Altai

Biological Conservation
2021-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Marco Salvatori; Simone Tenan; Valentina Oberosler; Claudio Augugliaro; Philippe Christe; Claudio Groff; Miha Krofel; Fridolin Zimmermann; Francesco Rovero
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Genetic diversity of Horvath’s Rock Lizard meets current environmental restrictions

Conservation Genetics
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Walter Cocca; Anamarija Žagar; Neftalí Sillero; Michael J. Jowers; Miha Krofel; Martina Lužnik; Martina Podnar; Nikola Tvrtković; Miguel A. Carretero; Angelica Crottini
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The contribution of the European LIFE program to mitigate damages caused by large carnivores in Europe

2021-06-25 | Other
Contributors: Teresa Oliveira; Adrian Treves; José Vicente López-Bao; Miha Krofel
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Scavenging and carcass caching behavior by European wildcat (Felis silvestris)

Ecological Research
2021-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Miha Krofel; Damjan Južnič; Maximilian L. Allen
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Large carnivore expansion in Europe is associated with human population density and land cover changes

Diversity and Distributions
2021-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Marta Cimatti; Nathan Ranc; Ana Benítez‐López; Luigi Maiorano; Luigi Boitani; Francesca Cagnacci; Mirza Čengić; Paolo Ciucci; Mark A. J. Huijbregts; Miha Krofel et al.
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Predicting preferred prey of Sumatran tigers Panthera tigris sumatrae via spatio-temporal overlap

Oryx
2021-03-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Maximilian L. Allen; Marsya C. Sibarani; Miha Krofel
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Communication hubs of an asocial cat are the source of a human–carnivore conflict and key to its solution

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2020-12-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Joerg Melzheimer; Sonja K. Heinrich; Bernd Wasiolka; Rebekka Mueller; Susanne Thalwitzer; Ivan Palmegiani; Annika Weigold; Ruben Portas; Ralf Roeder; Miha Krofel et al.
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Consumption of Carnivores by Wolves: A Worldwide Analysis of Patterns and Drivers

Diversity
2020-12-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Inês Martins; Miha Krofel; Paulo G. Mota; Francisco Álvares
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Phenology of brown bear breeding season and related geographical cues

The European Zoological Journal
2020-01-01 | Journal article
Contributors: A. García-Rodríguez; R. Rigg; I. Elguero-Claramunt; K. Bojarska; M. Krofel; J. Parchizadeh; T. Pataky; I. Seryodkin; M. Skuban; P. Wabakken et al.
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No respect for apex carnivores: Distribution and activity patterns of honey badgers in the Serengeti

Mammalian Biology
2018 | Journal article
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Miha Krofel
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Sex‐specific dietary specialization in a terrestrial apex predator, the leopard, revealed by stable isotope analysis

Journal of Zoology
2018-09 | Journal article
Contributors: C. C. Voigt; M. Krofel; V. Menges; B. Wachter; J. Melzheimer
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Evolutionary and ecological traps for brown bears Ursus arctos in human‐modified landscapes

Mammal Review
2018-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Vincenzo Penteriani; María Del Mar Delgado; Miha Krofel; Klemen Jerina; Andrés Ordiz; Fredrik Dalerum; Alejandra Zarzo‐Arias; Giulia Bombieri
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The golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Bosnia and Herzegovina: density of territorial groups, population trend, and distribution range.

Mammal Research
2018-03-27 | Journal article
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Miha Krofel
grade
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International Wildlife Law: Understanding and Enhancing Its Role in Conservation

BioScience
2017 | Journal article
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Miha Krofel
grade
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Where to leave a message? The selection and adaptive significance of scent-marking sites for Eurasian lynx

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
2017-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Maximilian L. Allen; Lan Hočevar; Maarten de Groot; Miha Krofel
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Winter sleep with room service: denning behaviour of brown bears with access to anthropogenic food

Journal of Zoology
2017-05 | Journal article
Contributors: M. Krofel; M. Špacapan; K. Jerina
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Top predators constrain mesopredator distributions

Nature Communications
2017-05-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas M. Newsome; Aaron C. Greenville; Duško Ćirović; Christopher R. Dickman; Chris N. Johnson; Miha Krofel; Mike Letnic; William J. Ripple; Euan G. Ritchie; Stoyan Stoyanov et al.
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The role of human-related risk in breeding site selection by wolves

Biological Conservation
2016 | Journal article
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Miha Krofel

Predator control should not be a shot in the dark

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
2016-09-01 | Journal article
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Miha Krofel
grade
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Jackals as cleaners: Ecosystem services provided by a mesocarnivore in human-dominated landscapes

Biological Conservation
2016-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Duško Ćirović; Aleksandra Penezić; Miha Krofel
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Mind the cat: Conservation management of a protected dominant scavenger indirectly affects an endangered apex predator

Biological Conservation
2016-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Miha Krofel; Klemen Jerina
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Defining, preventing, and reacting to problem bear behaviour in Europe

2015 | Book
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Peer review (44 reviews for 20 publications/grants)

Review activity for Acta ethologica. (1)
Review activity for Acta silvae et ligni (1)
Review activity for Acta theriologica. (2)
Review activity for African journal of ecology. (2)
Review activity for Biological conservation. (3)
Review activity for Conservation letters. (3)
Review activity for Ecological research. (1)
Review activity for Ecology and evolution. (1)
Review activity for Ecosphere. (1)
Review activity for Ethology Ecology & Evolution. (1)
Review activity for European journal of wildlife research. (5)
Review activity for Frontiers in ecology and evolution. (2)
Review activity for Global ecology and conservation. (3)
Review activity for Hystrix. (2)
Review activity for Journal of zoology. (3)
Review activity for Mammal research. (2)
Review activity for Mammalian biology. (3)
Review activity for Mammalian biology. (5)
Review activity for Ursus : (1)
Review activity for Wildlife biology. (2)