We considered
different scenarios of core to CA configurations, and simulated the population under HEC-induced
mortality rates (HECm) ranging from 0 to 0.1. Population persistence was adversely affected by HECm,
and its detrimental effects were magnified as the proportion of core habitat declined. Under moderate
HECm, small increments in mortality rates necessitated disproportionately large increases in core area
availability to avoid quasi-extinction. Furthermore, benefits of CA supplementation were driven more
by CA quality than size, and these benefits declined as HECm increased. We emphasize the need to minimize
conflict-induced mortality, or to maintain adequate refugia from such anthropogenic threats, to
successfully conserve conflict-prone species in human-dominated landscapes.