evidence: Our ndings suggest that the use of agricultural crops in accordance with their availability during the warm season and the preference shown for orchards, vineyards, and olive groves during the cold one, highlight that porcupine–famer negative interactions may occur in the area. The implementation of proper prevention measures is therefore strongly suggested, especially during the cold period, to reduce the potential impacts on agriculture. [...] Get out from my eld! The role of agricultural crops in shaping the habitat selection by and suitability for the crested porcupine in Central [...] Although crested porcupine Hystrix cristata (hereafter, porcupine) damages to croplands are negligible compared to other species (Laurenzi et al. 2016), this large rodent is considered as one of the main agricultural pests by farmers in Tuscany (Laurenzi et al. 2016; Cerri et al. 2017; Lovari et al. 2017). In European law, the porcupine has been listed in Appendix II of the Bern Convention and Appendix IV of the ‘Habitat’ Directive since 1978 and 1982, respectively.