Large predators and their impact on reindeer husbandry
Several large predators (wolf, lynx, wolverine, brown bear and eagle) are present within the Fennoscandian reindeer herding area, where reindeer are often their main prey. After being more or less eradicated during the 1800s and early 1900s, predators were gradually protected leading to the recovery...
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ftslunivuppsala:oai:pub.epsilon.slu.se:29151 2023-05-15T16:11:57+02:00 Large predators and their impact on reindeer husbandry Åhman, Birgitta Rasmus, Sirpa Risvoll, Camilla Eilertsen, Svein Morten Norberg, Harri 2022 application/pdf https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/29151/ https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/29151/1/ahman-b-et-al-20221007.pdf en eng eng https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/29151/1/ahman-b-et-al-20221007.pdf Åhman, Birgitta and Rasmus, Sirpa and Risvoll, Camilla and Eilertsen, Svein Morten and Norberg, Harri (2022). Large predators and their impact on reindeer husbandry. I/In: Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change. Sid./p. 119-130. Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management . Earthscan [Book Chapter] Animal and Dairy Science Ecology Book Chapter NonPeerReviewed info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2022 ftslunivuppsala 2022-10-13T16:13:51Z Several large predators (wolf, lynx, wolverine, brown bear and eagle) are present within the Fennoscandian reindeer herding area, where reindeer are often their main prey. After being more or less eradicated during the 1800s and early 1900s, predators were gradually protected leading to the recovery of all species. Growing populations of predators evidently lead to increased damage to reindeer and reindeer husbandry. In Fennoscandia, the annual loss of reindeer due to predation is probably around 50,000–100,000 animals. Herders get economic compensation for losses. In Finland and Norway, this is based on the number of predator-killed reindeer that are found, while in Sweden the compensation is based on the number of predators (wolf, lynx or wolverine) or area of the herding district (bear and golden eagle). According to national policy, reindeer husbandry should be taken into account in the management of large predators, but often population goals for the predator override the interests of reindeer husbandry. Although reindeer herders acknowledge that predators have a place in the ecosystem, there is frustration about reimbursement not compensating for actual losses, and that herders’ voices are not heard, and their knowledge not recognized, when it comes to predator management. Book Part Fennoscandia Fennoscandian reindeer husbandry wolverine golden eagle Lynx Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU): Epsilon Open Archive Norway |
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Several large predators (wolf, lynx, wolverine, brown bear and eagle) are present within the Fennoscandian reindeer herding area, where reindeer are often their main prey. After being more or less eradicated during the 1800s and early 1900s, predators were gradually protected leading to the recovery of all species. Growing populations of predators evidently lead to increased damage to reindeer and reindeer husbandry. In Fennoscandia, the annual loss of reindeer due to predation is probably around 50,000–100,000 animals. Herders get economic compensation for losses. In Finland and Norway, this is based on the number of predator-killed reindeer that are found, while in Sweden the compensation is based on the number of predators (wolf, lynx or wolverine) or area of the herding district (bear and golden eagle). According to national policy, reindeer husbandry should be taken into account in the management of large predators, but often population goals for the predator override the interests of reindeer husbandry. Although reindeer herders acknowledge that predators have a place in the ecosystem, there is frustration about reimbursement not compensating for actual losses, and that herders’ voices are not heard, and their knowledge not recognized, when it comes to predator management. |
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https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/29151/1/ahman-b-et-al-20221007.pdf Åhman, Birgitta and Rasmus, Sirpa and Risvoll, Camilla and Eilertsen, Svein Morten and Norberg, Harri (2022). Large predators and their impact on reindeer husbandry. I/In: Reindeer Husbandry and Global Environmental Change. Sid./p. 119-130. Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management . Earthscan [Book Chapter] |
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