Data from: Habitat selection and outdoor recreation explain human-carnivore conflict

Mountain lion GPS data (n = 36 individuals, Santa Cruz Mountains,
California, 2018–2023) were used to fit integrated step selection analysis
(iSSA) models quantifying behavioral responses to outdoor recreation
intensity derived from Strava Metro trip count data. Recreation intensity
was tested across 109 spatiotemporal scales; the top model used a 1-hour
average recreation window at a 30m spatial scale. Individual variation in
recreation avoidance was examined using random slopes and a functional
response framework. Simulated movement paths (n = 750,000) from the fitted
iSSA were used to generate population-level and behavioral-class
utilization distributions (UDs) across the study area. These UDs, combined
with recreation intensity rasters and conflict event data from CDFW
Wildlife Incident Reports (2018–2023), were used to model the probability
of human-mountain lion conflict at 30m and 1km spatial scales. GPS data
are stripped of location information but are available upon request. Raw
conflict event locations are not shared, and instead, conflict indicators
are provided as pre-assigned grid cell values. Recreation rasters are
provided as derived products. Raw Strava Metro trip count data are not
shared per licensing restrictions.