Sheep farming and large carnivores: What are the factors influencing claimed losses?

• Published in: Ecosphere
• Main Authors: Mabille, Geraldine, Stien, Audun, Tveraa, Torkild, Mysterud, Atle, Brøseth, Henrik, Linnell, John Durrus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ecological Society of America 2015
• Subjects: VDP::Samfunnsgeografi: 290; Norway; Slaughter; Canis lupus; Gulo gulo; Ursus arctos; Aquila chrysaetos; golden eagle; Lynx; Lynx lynx lynx
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/65823; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-68233; https://doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00444.1

Large carnivore populations are recovering in many parts of the world and this generates conflicts with humans, notably in terms of livestock depredation. Governmental programs of mitigation measures and compensation for losses are often implemented to reduce conflicts, but the factors affecting los...