Essays about: "carnivore attitudes"
Found 5 essays containing the words carnivore attitudes.
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1. Attitudes towards local carnivores in Umeå, Sweden : investigating species and individual effects on attitudes towards Carnivores in the confines of a local community
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : The expanding human population is leading to increases in urbanisation and changing land-use. The space between wildlife and humans is diminishing as wildlife adapts to environmental changes caused by urbanisation. With an increasing number of species moving into an urban environment we see increasing encounters between humans and wildlife. READ MORE
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2. 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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3. Increased public participation as a potential human : large carnivore conflict mitigation measure
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Large carnivores are species that have a great impact on their environment. They influence their prey population directly by killing animals, and indirectly by affecting their behavior (e.g., feeding, vigilance and distribution). READ MORE
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4. Constructing and anticipating conflict : how Madrid prepares for wolves
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The return of the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) to the capital of Spain where the large carnivore was absent for decades opens up a plural landscape of opinions, attitudes and understandings. Using a phenomenological approach, actors involved were interviewed to assess perspectives, understandings and expectations regarding landscape, livelihood and wildlife conservation. READ MORE
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5. The Wolf Dilemma : Following the Practices of Several Actors in Swedish Large Carnivore Management
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : The wolf is an endangered animal in Sweden and the issue of conserving the species is a polarizing one. Specific attention has been given to this issue in environmental social sciences with studies focusing on the divide between wolf support and opposition. READ MORE