Essays about: "Wolf Reintroduction"

Found 4 essays containing the words Wolf 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. The social construction of the wolf : a case study of news media’s role in sustainability wildlife conservation in regards to the wolf in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Agnes Geijer; [2014]
    Keywords : wolf; sustainable wildlife conservation; sustainable science; news media; discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The wolf has been considered functionally and genetically extinct in Sweden for a hundred years, but since the 1970’s there has been a gradual revival of the species. This reintroduction of the wolf into the Swedish society has been teemed with great tensions and bad sentiments. READ MORE

  4. 3. Experimental release of hand-reared wolf pups in Tver region (Russia): food habits, movement patterns and fear of humans.

    University essay from Zoologi

    Author : camille Fraissard; [2011]
    Keywords : Canis lupus; diet; GPS-Argos telemetry; hand-reared wolf pups; movement patterns; reintroduction; scat-analysis;

    Abstract : Studying the reintroduction of hand-raised wolves may embrace several interests such as deepening knowledge on wolf biology and allowing a controlled release in isolated populations in need of genetic influx. Studies on hand-raised wild animals, showing successful reintroduction, suggested that young released wolves might be able to survive in the wild without previous fastidious training. READ MORE

  5. 4.  Do enclosure characteristics affect anti-predator behaviour in the European bison (Bison bonasus)?

    University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Annika Hofling; [2009]
    Keywords : Auditory; behaviour; enclosure; European bison; olfactory; predator; visual;

    Abstract : Animals raised in captivity often fail to express appropriate anti-predator behaviour when reintroduced into the wild. The European bison (Bison bonasus) is a species that was close to extinction in the early 20th century but was saved in the last moment by intense captive breeding and subsequent reintroduction into the wild. READ MORE