Data and code for: Carnivore exclosures to protect sheep affect the distribution of a wild cervid

In southeast Norway, two carnivore exclosures were set up to protect sheep
from large carnivores. The fences consisted of wire strands that were
powered during the summer grazing months. While one of the fences (study
area Trysil) was put to the ground from fall to spring, the other (study
area Grue) was still mounted, but now powered during non-grazing season.
We tested whether moose (Alces alces) distribution and density was
affected by the exclosures, by counting fecal pellet groups inside and
outside of the exclosures (treatment) during spring and fall 2022. The
dataset contains the number of fecal pellet groups of different cervid
species and domestic sheep inside and outside of the exclosures during two
seasons in both study areas, and some habitat covariates.