Spaceborne LiDAR and animal-environment relationships: An assessment for forest carnivores and their prey in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

•Wildlife conservation requires an understanding of animal-environment relationships.•We upscaled GEDI LiDAR metrics leveraging continuous Landsat spectral data.•GEDI forest canopy metrics improved models for coyotes, red squirrels, and snowshoe hares.•Carnivores and their prey were influenced by other variables, including snow depth.•We provide an example of integrating spaceborne LiDAR to advance animal ecology.