On average 38 percent of suitable habitat has already been lost to agriculture in this region, where some of the highest human population densities occur in Africa. (sciencedaily.com)
- Subsistence hunting did not empty the forest of game vertebrates in the study regions, which retain high forest cover, sources of alternative protein and low human population densities. (sciencedaily.com)
A combination of increasing human population density, better hunting methods and climate change may have reduced the availability of prey and pushed some wolves towards scavenging, which favoured tameness and smaller size. (newscientist.com)