Resource availability and human activity shape the landscape distribution of white rhinoceros, a highly threatened African megaherbivore

The megaherbivore concept suggests that mammals >1000 kg are insensitive to predation as adults. Consequently, their space use should be largely driven by resources. This does not account for the fact that megaherbivores have been hunted by humans for >100,000 years and likely evolved innate responses against human predation. Recent studies indeed show that megaherbivores, such as elephants and rhino, strongly respond to human voices. Few, however, have examined the relative influence of resourc