Aim Species living in East African montane forests have highly fragmented distributions. P lio‐ P leistocene climatic cycles, however, may have allowed temporary contact between forest blocks, thereby allowing gene flow. Our aim was to reconstruct the colonization history of P raomys delectorum , a rodent species adapted to montane forests. We tested two alternative scenarios: (1) the occurrence of a series of vicariance event...

Most large carnivore species are in global decline. Conflict with local people, particularly over depredation on livestock, is a major cause of this decline, affecting both nominally protected populations and those outside protected areas. For this reason, techniques that can resolve conflicts between large carnivores and livestock farmers may make important contributions to conservation. We monitored rates of livestock depred...