Essays about: "Large Predator Reintroduction"

Found 2 essays containing the words Large Predator Reintroduction.

1. 1. Werewolves to Are-wolves? Characterising key factors affecting public acceptance of a hypothetical Experimental Wolf Reintroduction in Scotland

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Marta Lamorgese; [2023]
   Keywords : Ecosystem Restoration; Rewilding; Large Predator Reintroduction; Wolf Reintroduction; Public Participation; Social Acceptance; Ex-ante Policy Evaluation; Local Stakeholders Engagement; Integrated Landscape Management; Attitude Formation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The newest Scottish government Biodiversity Strategy prioritises control of overabundant deer populations. Ecological theory and real-life instances suggest an unorthodox deer management solution: wolf reintroduction (WR). Theoretically, wolves would prey on deer, thus alleviate grazing pressure on Scottish vegetation and help landscapes thrive. READ MORE

3. 2. Limiting factors in capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) conservation

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Christer Moreira Boman; Andreas Pettersson; [2019]
   Keywords : reintroduction; conservation; capercaillie; wildlife management; population viability analysis;

   Abstract : With current extinction rates comparable with the rates of previous mass extinctions and humanities necessity of biodiversity, conservation of habitat and species should be regarded as paramount whenever planning land use. In this paper we have focused on the Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) an umbrella species in Eurasian boreal and temperate forests. READ MORE