Essays about: "wildlife damage"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words wildlife damage.

  1. 1. Exploring patterns in risk factors for bark beetle attack during outbreaks triggered by drought stress with harvester data on attacked trees: A case study in Southeastern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Nikolaos Kouskoulis; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographic Information Science; Forest ecosystems; Bark beetle outbreak; Southeastern Sweden; Predisposing factors; Triggering factors; Drought stress; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Raising temperatures and climate variability have intensified extreme weather events worldwide. These extremes can enhance and trigger possible pest outbreaks. Bark beetle attacks have become a major concern in regions with extensive spruce forest areas. Southeastern Sweden has faced repeated outbreaks resulting in widespread tree loss. READ MORE

  2. 2. Hawk-kite as a scaring method for avian pests in Kenyan rice fields

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Linnea Hollsten; [2023]
    Keywords : bird; crop; damage mitigation; pest control; repellent;

    Abstract : The human population is increasing globally, and so are the human-wildlife interactions and conservation conflicts. One source of conservation conflict is the crop damage caused by wildlife. Crop damage is negatively affecting farmers, but also the wildlife due to lethal methods used to reduce the damage. READ MORE

  3. 3. Detection and Tracking of Elephants using Seismic Direction of Arrival Estimates

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Reglerteknik

    Author : Albin Westlund; Daniel Goderik; [2023]
    Keywords : Wildlife Conservation; DOA Estimation; Geophone Array; Target Tracking; Elephant Detection;

    Abstract : As human settlement expands into the natural habitats of wild animals, the conflict between humans and wildlife increases. The human-elephant conflict is one that causes a tremendous amount of damage, often to poor villages close to the savannah. READ MORE

  4. 4. ”Det handlar om att förvalta de olika intressena” : en studie om samförvaltning av klövviltet i Södermanlands län

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Alice Åslin; [2023]
    Keywords : samförvaltning; samverkan; intressekonflikt; tillit; kommunikation;

    Abstract : Samverkan och samförvaltning är två begrepp som får alltmer gehör i samhället. Samförvaltningsformen öppnar upp för att låta olika aktörer med skilda intressen delta i förvaltningsprocessen. Hur klövviltet ska förvaltas i Södermanlands län råder det delade meningar om när lantbruksintresset ställs mot jägarintresset. READ MORE

  5. 5. Hjortdjurs (Cervidae) nyttjande av och beteende vid saltstensplatser i norska fjällen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Jessica Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Avmagringssjuka; hjortdjur; Norge; saltstensplatser; kronhjort; rådjur; dovhjort; miljösmitta; viltövervakning; viltkamera; bildsortering;

    Abstract : Saltlicks are a common management practice for both wildlife and farm animals. In the Norwegian mountain areas these are typically intended for sheep on summer pasture but are used frequently by wildlife such as deer and reindeer. In 2016 the first European case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) was found in reindeer in Nordfjella, Norway. READ MORE