Wolf and Bear Depredation on Livestock in Northern Sweden 1827-2014 : Combining History, Ecology and Interviews
During the twenty-first century, large carnivores have increased in human dominated landscapes after being extinct or nearly extinct. This has resulted in increasing numbers of livestock killed by large carnivores. The intent of this paper is to give a land use-historical perspective on the recent l...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-140916 2023-10-09T21:54:34+02:00 Wolf and Bear Depredation on Livestock in Northern Sweden 1827-2014 : Combining History, Ecology and Interviews Linkowski, Weronika Axelsson Kvarnstrom, Marie Westin, Anna Moen, Jon Ostlund, Lars 2017 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-140916 https://doi.org/10.3390/land6030063 eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap MDPI AG Land, 2017, 6:3, http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-140916 doi:10.3390/land6030063 ISI:000411997300019 Scopus 2-s2.0-85046082220 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess carnivores livestock depredation wolves bears traditional knowledge summer farms Fish and Wildlife Management Vilt- och fiskeförvaltning Physical Geography Naturgeografi History Historia Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2017 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.3390/land6030063 2023-09-22T13:57:54Z During the twenty-first century, large carnivores have increased in human dominated landscapes after being extinct or nearly extinct. This has resulted in increasing numbers of livestock killed by large carnivores. The intent of this paper is to give a land use-historical perspective on the recent livestock-carnivore conflict in boreal Sweden. More specifically we address: (1) depredation risks (livestock killed by carnivores) and (2) local knowledge of how to protect livestock from predation and whether it survived among pastoralists until the present. This study provides numeric information on carnivores, livestock and depredation, combined with oral information from summer farmers about livestock protection. We compare recent (since 1998) and historical (late nineteenth century) depredation rates in two Swedish counties. In Dalarna recent depredation rates are higher than historical rates while the opposite pattern is seen in Jamtland. Recent depredation rates in Dalarna are twice the recent rates in Jamtland, in contrast to the historical situation. Recent and historical depredation rates are of the same order. Summer farmers traditionally graze their livestock in forested areas where carnivores reside. Interviews show that traditional knowledge of how to protect livestock from carnivores was lost during the twentieth century, but recently new knowledge has developed leading to changes in summer farming practices. The carnivore-livestock situation today differs from the historical situation, not so much in levels of depredation, but mainly regarding the possibilities of farmers to face challenges associated with increasing carnivore populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Land 6 3 63 |
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During the twenty-first century, large carnivores have increased in human dominated landscapes after being extinct or nearly extinct. This has resulted in increasing numbers of livestock killed by large carnivores. The intent of this paper is to give a land use-historical perspective on the recent livestock-carnivore conflict in boreal Sweden. More specifically we address: (1) depredation risks (livestock killed by carnivores) and (2) local knowledge of how to protect livestock from predation and whether it survived among pastoralists until the present. This study provides numeric information on carnivores, livestock and depredation, combined with oral information from summer farmers about livestock protection. We compare recent (since 1998) and historical (late nineteenth century) depredation rates in two Swedish counties. In Dalarna recent depredation rates are higher than historical rates while the opposite pattern is seen in Jamtland. Recent depredation rates in Dalarna are twice the recent rates in Jamtland, in contrast to the historical situation. Recent and historical depredation rates are of the same order. Summer farmers traditionally graze their livestock in forested areas where carnivores reside. Interviews show that traditional knowledge of how to protect livestock from carnivores was lost during the twentieth century, but recently new knowledge has developed leading to changes in summer farming practices. The carnivore-livestock situation today differs from the historical situation, not so much in levels of depredation, but mainly regarding the possibilities of farmers to face challenges associated with increasing carnivore populations. |
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Linkowski, Weronika Axelsson Kvarnstrom, Marie Westin, Anna Moen, Jon Ostlund, Lars |
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Wolf and Bear Depredation on Livestock in Northern Sweden 1827-2014 : Combining History, Ecology and Interviews |
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Wolf and Bear Depredation on Livestock in Northern Sweden 1827-2014 : Combining History, Ecology and Interviews |
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Wolf and Bear Depredation on Livestock in Northern Sweden 1827-2014 : Combining History, Ecology and Interviews |
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Wolf and Bear Depredation on Livestock in Northern Sweden 1827-2014 : Combining History, Ecology and Interviews |
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Wolf and Bear Depredation on Livestock in Northern Sweden 1827-2014 : Combining History, Ecology and Interviews |
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wolf and bear depredation on livestock in northern sweden 1827-2014 : combining history, ecology and interviews |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap |
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http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-140916 https://doi.org/10.3390/land6030063 |
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Land, 2017, 6:3, http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-140916 doi:10.3390/land6030063 ISI:000411997300019 Scopus 2-s2.0-85046082220 |
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