Essays about: "depredation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word depredation.

  1. 1. Hur nederbörd kan inverka på aktivitetsmönster och boskapspredation hos lejon (Panthera leo)

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

    Author : Emma Berglund; [2022]
    Keywords : jaktlycka; lejon; Panthera leo; nederbörd; regn; aktivitetsmönster; predation; viltkonflikt; bytesdjur; boskap; vegetation;

    Abstract : African lions (Panthera Leo) are classified as vulnerable according to the International Union for Conservation. The presence of predators as lion, is crucial for a functioning ecosystem worldwide, which makes the decline a serious problem. Wildlife conflicts between people and lions are a major threat for the lion population. READ MORE

  3. 2. A lynx in a sheep's pasture : environmental factors and hunting affecting lynx depredation on domestic sheep in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Marc Velling; [2021]
    Keywords : Lynx lynx; Scandinavia; conservation; human-wildlife conflict; depredation; spatial analysis; survival analysis; protective hunting; carnivore; lethal control;

    Abstract : Large predators have made a return in Europe in the past decades. In Scandinavia, the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) has expanded its distribution further south and recolonized past areas. Due to the recolonization, lynx management has become part of the public discourse in Sweden. One factor of this discourse is depredation on domestic sheep. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rovdjurskonflikt : boskapsförluster orsakade av lejon

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

    Author : Mathilda Petersson; [2019]
    Keywords : lejon; viltkonflikt; predation; boskap; samexistens;

    Abstract : Det pågår idag en konflikt i Afrika med lejon och pastoralister inblandade. Konflikten verkar öka i takt med att människor med boskap blir fler och lejonens habitat och bytesdjur minskar. Detta litteraturarbete syftar till att utreda de konsekvenser som följer förluster av boskap, både för djurhållaren och för lejonpopulationen. READ MORE

  5. 4. Assessing trust in the Swedish survey system for large carnivores among stakeholders

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

    Author : Philip Öhrman; [2019]
    Keywords : trust; large carnivores; conflict; communication; responsibility; competence; resources; respect; knowledge; justice;

    Abstract : The human-carnivore conflict in Sweden has been a fact for centuries. Dating back several decades, there has been a reversal in the management of large carnivores towards conservation instead of eradication. READ MORE

  6. 5. Preliminary findings of puma (Puma concolor) diet and livestock depredation in the Brazilian Caatinga

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Jonatan Borling; [2019]
    Keywords : puma; Puma concolor; Brazil; Caatinga; prey selection; livestock depredation; wildlife conflict; GPS; clusters;

    Abstract : 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