Population control by means of organised hunting effort: Experiences from a voluntary goose hunting arrangement
Abstract Implementing management objectives may be challenging when decisions are made at different scales than where they are supposed to be carried out. In this study we present a situation where local goose hunting arrangements respond to objectives in an international management plan for pink-fo...
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crspringernat:10.1007/s13280-021-01590-2 2023-05-15T13:29:58+02:00 Population control by means of organised hunting effort: Experiences from a voluntary goose hunting arrangement Tombre, Ingunn M. Fredriksen, Fredrik Jerpstad, Odd Østnes, Jan Eivind Eythórsson, Einar Research Council of Norway Norwegian Environment Agency The Fram Centre, The Terrestrial Flagship The County Governor of Trøndelag Norwegian institute for nature research 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01590-2 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13280-021-01590-2.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-021-01590-2/fulltext.html en eng Springer Science and Business Media LLC https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Ambio ISSN 0044-7447 1654-7209 Ecology Environmental Chemistry Geography, Planning and Development General Medicine journal-article 2021 crspringernat https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01590-2 2022-01-04T13:22:56Z Abstract Implementing management objectives may be challenging when decisions are made at different scales than where they are supposed to be carried out. In this study we present a situation where local goose hunting arrangements respond to objectives in an international management plan for pink-footed geese ( Anser brachyrhynchus ) and a local wish to reduce goose numbers as means to reduce grazing damage on farmland. A unique ten-year dataset provides an evaluation of the efficiency of voluntary actions at a local scale for implementing a policy of population control of geese, and general lessons are drawn for collaboration and co-production of knowledge for adaptive management. The study demonstrates how both the hunters and geese adapt in a situation where increasing the harvest of geese is the main objective. Introducing hunting-free days and safe foraging areas significantly increased goose numbers in the study area, with a corresponding increase in hunting success in terms of number of harvested geese. The geese’s behavioural response to hunting also triggered the hunters to adapt accordingly by optimal timing and placement in the landscape. Based on the results of the present study we suggest a framework for local implementation of management actions. Bringing end-users on board, facilitates processes and strengthens the achievements, as they represent the actors where implementation occurs. Specifically, our findings demonstrate how optimal goose hunting can be practiced by the use of an adaptive framework with active stakeholder participation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anser brachyrhynchus Springer Nature (via Crossref) Ambio |
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Abstract Implementing management objectives may be challenging when decisions are made at different scales than where they are supposed to be carried out. In this study we present a situation where local goose hunting arrangements respond to objectives in an international management plan for pink-footed geese ( Anser brachyrhynchus ) and a local wish to reduce goose numbers as means to reduce grazing damage on farmland. A unique ten-year dataset provides an evaluation of the efficiency of voluntary actions at a local scale for implementing a policy of population control of geese, and general lessons are drawn for collaboration and co-production of knowledge for adaptive management. The study demonstrates how both the hunters and geese adapt in a situation where increasing the harvest of geese is the main objective. Introducing hunting-free days and safe foraging areas significantly increased goose numbers in the study area, with a corresponding increase in hunting success in terms of number of harvested geese. The geese’s behavioural response to hunting also triggered the hunters to adapt accordingly by optimal timing and placement in the landscape. Based on the results of the present study we suggest a framework for local implementation of management actions. Bringing end-users on board, facilitates processes and strengthens the achievements, as they represent the actors where implementation occurs. Specifically, our findings demonstrate how optimal goose hunting can be practiced by the use of an adaptive framework with active stakeholder participation. |
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Research Council of Norway Norwegian Environment Agency The Fram Centre, The Terrestrial Flagship The County Governor of Trøndelag Norwegian institute for nature research |
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Tombre, Ingunn M. Fredriksen, Fredrik Jerpstad, Odd Østnes, Jan Eivind Eythórsson, Einar |
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Population control by means of organised hunting effort: Experiences from a voluntary goose hunting arrangement |
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Population control by means of organised hunting effort: Experiences from a voluntary goose hunting arrangement |
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Population control by means of organised hunting effort: Experiences from a voluntary goose hunting arrangement |
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Population control by means of organised hunting effort: Experiences from a voluntary goose hunting arrangement |
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Population control by means of organised hunting effort: Experiences from a voluntary goose hunting arrangement |
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population control by means of organised hunting effort: experiences from a voluntary goose hunting arrangement |
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