Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale
1. Wildlife damage to human property threatens human–wildlife coexistence. Conflicts arising from wildlife damage in intensively managed landscapes often undermine conservation efforts, making damage mitigation and compensation of special concern for wildlife conservation. However, the mechanisms un...
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ftubkonstanz:oai:kops.uni-konstanz.de:123456789/53091 2024-02-11T10:09:21+01:00 Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale Bautista, Carlos Naves, Javier Revilla, Eloy Fernández, Néstor Albrecht, Jörg Scharf, Anne K. Rigg, Robin Karamanlidis, Alexandros A. Jerina, Klemen Huber, Djuro 2017 application/pdf http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-2-n05kok6hrze36 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12708 eng eng http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-2-n05kok6hrze36 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12708 1765205549 https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ Journal of Applied Ecology. British Ecological Society. 2017, 54(1), pp. 282-292. ISSN 0021-8901. eISSN 1365-2664. Available under: doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12708 brown bear damage compensation schemes depredation Europe human land use human–wildlife coexistence human–wildlife conflicts large carnivore conservation supplementary feeding wildlife management ddc:570 doc-type:article doc-type:Text 2017 ftubkonstanz https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12708 2024-01-21T23:57:47Z 1. Wildlife damage to human property threatens human–wildlife coexistence. Conflicts arising from wildlife damage in intensively managed landscapes often undermine conservation efforts, making damage mitigation and compensation of special concern for wildlife conservation. However, the mechanisms underlying the occurrence of damage and claims at large scales are still poorly understood. 2. Here, we investigated the patterns of damage caused by brown bears Ursus arctos and its ecological and socio‐economic correlates at a continental scale. We compiled information about compensation schemes across 26 countries in Europe in 2005–2012 and analysed the variation in the number of compensated claims in relation to (i) bear abundance, (ii) forest availability, (iii) human land use, (iv) management practices and (v) indicators of economic wealth. 3. Most European countries have a posteriori compensation schemes based on damage verification, which, in many cases, have operated for more than 30 years. On average, over 3200 claims of bear damage were compensated annually in Europe. The majority of claims were for damage to livestock (59%), distributed throughout the bear range, followed by damage to apiaries (21%) and agriculture (17%), mainly in Mediterranean and eastern European countries. 4. The mean number of compensated claims per bear and year ranged from 0·1 in Estonia to 8·5 in Norway. This variation was not only due to the differences in compensation schemes; damage claims were less numerous in areas with supplementary feeding and with a high proportion of agricultural land. However, observed variation in compensated damage was not related to bear abundance. 5. Synthesis and applications. Compensation schemes, management practices and human land use influence the number of claims for brown bear damage, while bear abundance does not. Policies that ignore this complexity and focus on a single factor, such as bear population size, may not be effective in reducing claims. To be effective, policies should be based on ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos KOPS - The Institutional Repository of the University of Konstanz Norway Journal of Applied Ecology 54 1 282 292 |
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1. Wildlife damage to human property threatens human–wildlife coexistence. Conflicts arising from wildlife damage in intensively managed landscapes often undermine conservation efforts, making damage mitigation and compensation of special concern for wildlife conservation. However, the mechanisms underlying the occurrence of damage and claims at large scales are still poorly understood. 2. Here, we investigated the patterns of damage caused by brown bears Ursus arctos and its ecological and socio‐economic correlates at a continental scale. We compiled information about compensation schemes across 26 countries in Europe in 2005–2012 and analysed the variation in the number of compensated claims in relation to (i) bear abundance, (ii) forest availability, (iii) human land use, (iv) management practices and (v) indicators of economic wealth. 3. Most European countries have a posteriori compensation schemes based on damage verification, which, in many cases, have operated for more than 30 years. On average, over 3200 claims of bear damage were compensated annually in Europe. The majority of claims were for damage to livestock (59%), distributed throughout the bear range, followed by damage to apiaries (21%) and agriculture (17%), mainly in Mediterranean and eastern European countries. 4. The mean number of compensated claims per bear and year ranged from 0·1 in Estonia to 8·5 in Norway. This variation was not only due to the differences in compensation schemes; damage claims were less numerous in areas with supplementary feeding and with a high proportion of agricultural land. However, observed variation in compensated damage was not related to bear abundance. 5. Synthesis and applications. Compensation schemes, management practices and human land use influence the number of claims for brown bear damage, while bear abundance does not. Policies that ignore this complexity and focus on a single factor, such as bear population size, may not be effective in reducing claims. To be effective, policies should be based on ... |
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Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale |
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Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale |
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