Return of grey wolf (Canis lupus) to Central Europe: challenges and recommendations for future management in cultural landscapes
Grey wolf actually is immigrating Central Europe from eastern or southern populations, establishing packs and reproducing successfully. This development, starting in the beginning of the 2000s, led to an exponential population increase until today. The present paper analyzes re-colonization of Centr...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1a453c247a934edda295604dad96309a 2023-05-15T15:49:32+02:00 Return of grey wolf (Canis lupus) to Central Europe: challenges and recommendations for future management in cultural landscapes Sven Herzog 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.15287/afr.2018.1190 https://doaj.org/article/1a453c247a934edda295604dad96309a EN eng ‘Marin Drăcea’ National Research-Development Institute in Forestry https://www.afrjournal.org/index.php/afr/article/view/1190 https://doaj.org/toc/1844-8135 https://doaj.org/toc/2065-2445 1844-8135 2065-2445 doi:10.15287/afr.2018.1190 https://doaj.org/article/1a453c247a934edda295604dad96309a Annals of Forest Research, Vol 61, Iss 2, Pp 203-209 (2019) grey wolf canis lupus central europe re-colonization conflicts protection management Forestry SD1-669.5 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.15287/afr.2018.1190 2022-12-31T16:27:24Z Grey wolf actually is immigrating Central Europe from eastern or southern populations, establishing packs and reproducing successfully. This development, starting in the beginning of the 2000s, led to an exponential population increase until today. The present paper analyzes re-colonization of Central Europe by Grey wolf (Canis lupus), considering ecological, socio-economical as well as socio-cultural aspects, and develops basic points for an exemplary management concept. Until today, wolf management especially in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, widely follows a passive “wait and see” strategy. Thus, predations of small livestock, cattle, and horses are quickly increasing. Especially farmers and herdsmen call for a more active way of wolf management. The Central European populations of mouflon (Ovis ammon musimon), being highly endangered in its natural range, are completely disappearing with the occurrence of wolf. Hunting of wild ungulates becomes more difficult whereas forest damages by barking and browsing are not significantly reduced by the influence of wolf predation. Maintaining biodiversity by preserving open landscapes by grazing might become more and more difficult. The present paper shows the need for a more active management concept, developed from a participatory process, locally differentiated and combining different management measures, as e.g. total protection, sustainable utilization, prevention of diseases, herd protection measures and others. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Annals of Forest Research 61 2 203 |
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Grey wolf actually is immigrating Central Europe from eastern or southern populations, establishing packs and reproducing successfully. This development, starting in the beginning of the 2000s, led to an exponential population increase until today. The present paper analyzes re-colonization of Central Europe by Grey wolf (Canis lupus), considering ecological, socio-economical as well as socio-cultural aspects, and develops basic points for an exemplary management concept. Until today, wolf management especially in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, widely follows a passive “wait and see” strategy. Thus, predations of small livestock, cattle, and horses are quickly increasing. Especially farmers and herdsmen call for a more active way of wolf management. The Central European populations of mouflon (Ovis ammon musimon), being highly endangered in its natural range, are completely disappearing with the occurrence of wolf. Hunting of wild ungulates becomes more difficult whereas forest damages by barking and browsing are not significantly reduced by the influence of wolf predation. Maintaining biodiversity by preserving open landscapes by grazing might become more and more difficult. The present paper shows the need for a more active management concept, developed from a participatory process, locally differentiated and combining different management measures, as e.g. total protection, sustainable utilization, prevention of diseases, herd protection measures and others. |
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Return of grey wolf (Canis lupus) to Central Europe: challenges and recommendations for future management in cultural landscapes |
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Return of grey wolf (Canis lupus) to Central Europe: challenges and recommendations for future management in cultural landscapes |
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