Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale
Summary Wildlife damage to human property threatens human–wildlife coexistence. Conflicts arising from wildlife damage in intensively managed landscapes often undermine conservation efforts, making damage mitigation and compensation of special concern for wildlife conservation. However, the mechanis...
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crwiley:10.1111/1365-2664.12708 2024-09-09T20:12:54+00:00 Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale Bautista, Carlos Naves, Javier Revilla, Eloy Fernández, Néstor Albrecht, Jörg Scharf, Anne K. Rigg, Robin Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Jerina, Klemen Huber, Djuro Palazón, Santiago Kont, Raido Ciucci, Paolo Groff, Claudio Dutsov, Aleksandar Seijas, Juan Quenette, Pierre‐Ives Olszańska, Agnieszka Shkvyria, Maryna Adamec, Michal Ozolins, Janis Jonozovič, Marko Selva, Nuria Frair, Jacqueline Narodowe Centrum Nauki Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12708 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1365-2664.12708 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2664.12708 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Applied Ecology volume 54, issue 1, page 282-292 ISSN 0021-8901 1365-2664 journal-article 2016 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12708 2024-08-22T04:17:54Z Summary Wildlife damage to human property threatens human–wildlife coexistence. Conflicts arising from wildlife damage in intensively managed landscapes often undermine conservation efforts, making damage mitigation and compensation of special concern for wildlife conservation. However, the mechanisms underlying the occurrence of damage and claims at large scales are still poorly understood. Here, we investigated the patterns of damage caused by brown bears Ursus arctos and its ecological and socio‐economic correlates at a continental scale. We compiled information about compensation schemes across 26 countries in Europe in 2005–2012 and analysed the variation in the number of compensated claims in relation to (i) bear abundance, (ii) forest availability, (iii) human land use, (iv) management practices and (v) indicators of economic wealth. Most European countries have a posteriori compensation schemes based on damage verification, which, in many cases, have operated for more than 30 years. On average, over 3200 claims of bear damage were compensated annually in Europe. The majority of claims were for damage to livestock (59%), distributed throughout the bear range, followed by damage to apiaries (21%) and agriculture (17%), mainly in Mediterranean and eastern European countries. The mean number of compensated claims per bear and year ranged from 0·1 in Estonia to 8·5 in Norway. This variation was not only due to the differences in compensation schemes; damage claims were less numerous in areas with supplementary feeding and with a high proportion of agricultural land. However, observed variation in compensated damage was not related to bear abundance. Synthesis and applications . Compensation schemes, management practices and human land use influence the number of claims for brown bear damage, while bear abundance does not. Policies that ignore this complexity and focus on a single factor, such as bear population size, may not be effective in reducing claims. To be effective, policies should be based on ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Wiley Online Library Norway Journal of Applied Ecology 54 1 282 292 |
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Summary Wildlife damage to human property threatens human–wildlife coexistence. Conflicts arising from wildlife damage in intensively managed landscapes often undermine conservation efforts, making damage mitigation and compensation of special concern for wildlife conservation. However, the mechanisms underlying the occurrence of damage and claims at large scales are still poorly understood. Here, we investigated the patterns of damage caused by brown bears Ursus arctos and its ecological and socio‐economic correlates at a continental scale. We compiled information about compensation schemes across 26 countries in Europe in 2005–2012 and analysed the variation in the number of compensated claims in relation to (i) bear abundance, (ii) forest availability, (iii) human land use, (iv) management practices and (v) indicators of economic wealth. Most European countries have a posteriori compensation schemes based on damage verification, which, in many cases, have operated for more than 30 years. On average, over 3200 claims of bear damage were compensated annually in Europe. The majority of claims were for damage to livestock (59%), distributed throughout the bear range, followed by damage to apiaries (21%) and agriculture (17%), mainly in Mediterranean and eastern European countries. The mean number of compensated claims per bear and year ranged from 0·1 in Estonia to 8·5 in Norway. This variation was not only due to the differences in compensation schemes; damage claims were less numerous in areas with supplementary feeding and with a high proportion of agricultural land. However, observed variation in compensated damage was not related to bear abundance. Synthesis and applications . Compensation schemes, management practices and human land use influence the number of claims for brown bear damage, while bear abundance does not. Policies that ignore this complexity and focus on a single factor, such as bear population size, may not be effective in reducing claims. To be effective, policies should be based on ... |
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Frair, Jacqueline Narodowe Centrum Nauki Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju |
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Bautista, Carlos Naves, Javier Revilla, Eloy Fernández, Néstor Albrecht, Jörg Scharf, Anne K. Rigg, Robin Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Jerina, Klemen Huber, Djuro Palazón, Santiago Kont, Raido Ciucci, Paolo Groff, Claudio Dutsov, Aleksandar Seijas, Juan Quenette, Pierre‐Ives Olszańska, Agnieszka Shkvyria, Maryna Adamec, Michal Ozolins, Janis Jonozovič, Marko Selva, Nuria |
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Bautista, Carlos Naves, Javier Revilla, Eloy Fernández, Néstor Albrecht, Jörg Scharf, Anne K. Rigg, Robin Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Jerina, Klemen Huber, Djuro Palazón, Santiago Kont, Raido Ciucci, Paolo Groff, Claudio Dutsov, Aleksandar Seijas, Juan Quenette, Pierre‐Ives Olszańska, Agnieszka Shkvyria, Maryna Adamec, Michal Ozolins, Janis Jonozovič, Marko Selva, Nuria Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale |
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Bautista, Carlos Naves, Javier Revilla, Eloy Fernández, Néstor Albrecht, Jörg Scharf, Anne K. Rigg, Robin Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Jerina, Klemen Huber, Djuro Palazón, Santiago Kont, Raido Ciucci, Paolo Groff, Claudio Dutsov, Aleksandar Seijas, Juan Quenette, Pierre‐Ives Olszańska, Agnieszka Shkvyria, Maryna Adamec, Michal Ozolins, Janis Jonozovič, Marko Selva, Nuria |
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Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale |
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Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale |
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Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale |
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Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale |
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