Fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in western Macedonia
International audience Abstract The remnant population of Balkan lynx Lynx lynx martinoi is small, isolated and highly threatened. Since 2006 a conservation project has surveyed its status and promoted its recovery in Albania and Macedonia. Eurasian lynx are often associated with conflicts of an eco...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-04364563v1 2024-01-28T10:09:50+01:00 Fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in western Macedonia Lescureux, Nicolas Linnell, John Mustafa, Sabit Melovski, Dime Stojanov, Aleksandar Ivanov, Gjorge Avukatov, Vasko von Arx, Manuela Breitenmoser, Urs Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) Macedonian Ecological Society Carnivore Ecol & Wildlife Manageme (KORA) 2011-08-31 https://hal.science/hal-04364563 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605310001547 en eng HAL CCSD Cambridge University Press (CUP) info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1017/S0030605310001547 hal-04364563 https://hal.science/hal-04364563 doi:10.1017/S0030605310001547 ISSN: 0030-6053 EISSN: 1365-3008 Oryx https://hal.science/hal-04364563 Oryx, 2011, 45 (4), pp.600-607. ⟨10.1017/S0030605310001547⟩ [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environment and Society [SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2011 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605310001547 2023-12-30T23:22:58Z International audience Abstract The remnant population of Balkan lynx Lynx lynx martinoi is small, isolated and highly threatened. Since 2006 a conservation project has surveyed its status and promoted its recovery in Albania and Macedonia. Eurasian lynx are often associated with conflicts of an economic or social nature, and their conservation requires a focus on the people sharing the landscape with the species. In this study we adopt methods and conceptual frameworks from anthropology to explore the local knowledge and perceptions of lynx among rural hunters and livestock breeders in the western mountains of the Republic of Macedonia in south-east Europe. The main finding was that local people rarely saw or interacted with lynx. As the level of interactions with this species is very low, the lynx doesn’t appear to be a species associated with conflicts in Macedonia. There was also a general lack of both scientific and local knowledge, which has led to somewhat negative attitudes, mainly based on myths and rumours. Poaching of lynx and their prey seem to be the main barriers to lynx conservation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lynx Lynx lynx lynx Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Oryx 45 4 600 607 |
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[SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environment and Society [SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology Lescureux, Nicolas Linnell, John Mustafa, Sabit Melovski, Dime Stojanov, Aleksandar Ivanov, Gjorge Avukatov, Vasko von Arx, Manuela Breitenmoser, Urs Fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in western Macedonia |
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International audience Abstract The remnant population of Balkan lynx Lynx lynx martinoi is small, isolated and highly threatened. Since 2006 a conservation project has surveyed its status and promoted its recovery in Albania and Macedonia. Eurasian lynx are often associated with conflicts of an economic or social nature, and their conservation requires a focus on the people sharing the landscape with the species. In this study we adopt methods and conceptual frameworks from anthropology to explore the local knowledge and perceptions of lynx among rural hunters and livestock breeders in the western mountains of the Republic of Macedonia in south-east Europe. The main finding was that local people rarely saw or interacted with lynx. As the level of interactions with this species is very low, the lynx doesn’t appear to be a species associated with conflicts in Macedonia. There was also a general lack of both scientific and local knowledge, which has led to somewhat negative attitudes, mainly based on myths and rumours. Poaching of lynx and their prey seem to be the main barriers to lynx conservation. |
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Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) Macedonian Ecological Society Carnivore Ecol & Wildlife Manageme (KORA) |
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Lescureux, Nicolas Linnell, John Mustafa, Sabit Melovski, Dime Stojanov, Aleksandar Ivanov, Gjorge Avukatov, Vasko von Arx, Manuela Breitenmoser, Urs |
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Lescureux, Nicolas Linnell, John Mustafa, Sabit Melovski, Dime Stojanov, Aleksandar Ivanov, Gjorge Avukatov, Vasko von Arx, Manuela Breitenmoser, Urs |
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Fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in western Macedonia |
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Fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in western Macedonia |
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Fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in western Macedonia |
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Fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in western Macedonia |
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Fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in western Macedonia |
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fear of the unknown: local knowledge and perceptions of the eurasian lynx lynx lynx in western macedonia |
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