Posts Tagged: conservation
Carnivore Conservation Needs Evidence-Based Livestock Protection
July 3, 2019
Carnivore predation on livestock often leads people to retaliate. Persecution by humans has contributed strongly to global endangerment of carnivores. Preventing livestock losses would help to achieve three goals common to many human societies: preserve nature, protect animal welfare, and … read more
Posted in Non-Lethal Management Tools | Tagged based, carnivore, conservation, evidence, livestock, needs, protection
Livestock Protection Dogs in the 21st Century: Is an Ancient Tool Relevant to Modern Conservation Challenges?
July 3, 2019
Europe and North America share a similar history in the extirpation and subsequent recovery of large carnivore and ungulate species. Both continents face challenges and opportunities for managing human-wildlife conflict at the junction of livestock production and wildlife conservation. Predation … read more
Posted in Non-Lethal Management Tools | Tagged ancient, century, conservation, livestock, modern, protection, relevant
North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: Empowerment and Exclusivity Hinder Advances in Wildlife Conservation
July 3, 2019
We argue that the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAM) as currently promoted is an overly narrow construct, used both to explain how North American wildlife conservation developed historically, and as a prescriptive framework for applying a hunting-focused form … read more
Posted in Hunting Wolves | Tagged american, conservation, empowerment, exclusivity, model, north, wildlife
Differentiating Between Regulation and Hunting as Conservation Interventions
July 3, 2019
Protecting biodiversity requires that we correctly identify major threats and effective interventions to abate them (Salafsky & Margoluis 2003; Sutherland et al. 2004). If the scientific community wants the world to heed our warnings of ecosystem collapse (Ripple et al. … read more
Posted in Hunting Wolves | Tagged between, conservation, differentiating, hunting, interventions, regulation
Evaluating the Principles of Wildlife Conservation: a Case Study of Wolf (Canis lupus) Hunting in Michigan
July 3, 2019
Details surrounding any particular instance of predator control are varied. Addressing the appropriateness of predator control requires attention to those details. Here, we focus on the case of wolf (Canis lupus) hunting in Michigan. In Michigan, wolves were removed from … read more
Posted in Hunting Wolves | Tagged canis, conservation, evaluating, lupus, principles, study, wildlife
Values, Trust, And Cultural Backlash In Conservation Governance: The Case Of Wildlife Management In The United States
June 30, 2019
The global rise of populism is having a profound effect on policies across many issues. We explore the potential effects on wildlife conservation using the western United States as a case study. Global populist trends have been explained through the … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged backlash, conservation, cultural, governance, trust, values, wildlife
