Essays about: "Large carnivores"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 essays containing the words Large carnivores.
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11. Preliminary findings of puma (Puma concolor) diet and livestock depredation in the Brazilian Caatinga
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : The puma (Puma concolor) has the largest distribution of any mammal in the Americas, but has disappeared from large areas of its former range. Half of the puma’s current distribution lies within Brazil where it is listed as Vulnerable. One major threat to the puma is human-induced mortality due to depredation on livestock. READ MORE
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12. Kopplingen mellan attityd och förvaltning : länsstyrelsens roll i bevarandet av våra rovdjur
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : Large carnivores have gone from near extinction to viable populations during the past decades. Public opinion concerning large carnivores has also shifted during the same timeline, from a general positive attitude to a more negative, especially in those areas where the carnivores re-emerged. READ MORE
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13. Human attitudes towards Sweden's large carnivores : attitudes among students at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : With a growing population of Sweden’s large carnivores, brown bear (Ursus arctos), wolf (Canis lupus), lynx (Lynx lynx) and wolverine (Gulo gulo), conflicts may become more frequent, both between human and carnivore, and also human against human. Because of this, it becomes increasingly important to monitor people’s attitudes towards large carnivores and get a view over how different factors affect how people value wildlife and management of wildlife. READ MORE
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14. Activity patterns and livestock depredation by cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), leopards (Panthera pardus) and jackals (Canis mesomelas) within Ol Pejeta Conservancy : where, why and when?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and HealthAbstract : The widespread and severe conflict between humans and wildlife is one of the most critical threats for the survival of many wildlife species today. The increasing human population growth have along with habitat loss, fragmentation, prey depletion and persecution led to extensive declines in many large carnivores. READ MORE
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15. Assessing total legitimacy in in Swedish large carnivore policy
University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The importance of nature and biodiversity became widely acknowledged during the second half of the past century. The environmental movement contributed greatly to the initiation (and later adoption) of various international agreements on protection and sustainable use of natural resources around the globe. READ MORE
