Wildlife conflicts: Wolves vs. moose
During the last few decades, the grey wolf (Canis lupus) has re-colonised Scandinavia. The current population counts some 430 individuals. With the wolf re-colonisation, several conflicts have arisen. One important conflict is due to wolf predation on moose (Alces alces). This conflict is studied un...
| Published in: | European Review of Agricultural Economics |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press (OUP) Foundation of the European Review of Agricultural Economics [Associate Organisation]
2020
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2728145 https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbaa007 |
| Summary: | During the last few decades, the grey wolf (Canis lupus) has re-colonised Scandinavia. The current population counts some 430 individuals. With the wolf re-colonisation, several conflicts have arisen. One important conflict is due to wolf predation on moose (Alces alces). This conflict is studied under the assumption of landowner profit maximisation as well as routinised harvesting behaviour. The analysis emphasises how compensation for the predation loss affects landowner management and harvest profitability. The solutions to the landowner problems are also compared to the overall (social planner) management situation, where traffic costs due to moose–vehicle and railway collisions are included. publishedVersion This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model) |
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