Research overview: managing the protected-area and urban interface for felids

Many urban felid populations centre on protected areas embedded in or abutting cities, from Sanjay Gandhi National Park to Griffith Park and Table Mountain National Park, making the park-city interface a critical management zone. This overview synthesises research on edge effects, human-wildlife conflict at park boundaries, visitor and recreation impacts, and the connectivity needs that extend felid requirements beyond reserve borders. It examines governance challenges where wildlife management meets dense settlement, and strategies for buffer zones and corridor protection. The synthesis frames the urban-protected-area interface as the front line where felid conservation and urban life most directly intersect.