Management Models Applied to the Human-Wolf Conflict in Agro-Forestry-Pastoral Territories of Two Italian Protected Areas and One Spanish Game Area
| Autor: | Jesús Palacios Alberti, Tomas Yanes García, Luigi Esposito, Vicente González Eguren, Erminia Scioli, Leonardo Gentile, Ana María Carvajal Urueña, Nadia Piscopo |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Piscopo, Nadia, Gentile, Leonardo, Scioli, Erminia, González Eguren, Vicente, Maria Carvajal Urueña, Ana, Yanes García, Toma, Palacios Alberti, Jesú, Esposito, Luigi |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Game reserve
Veterinary medicine Population Article Ecosystem services wolf monitoring wolf game reserve SF600-1100 conservation programs education human-wolf conflict Iberian wolf education.field_of_study General Veterinary biology Agroforestry business.industry Poaching biology.organism_classification human-wolf conflicts Geography QL1-991 Habitat protected area Damages Animal Science and Zoology Livestock conservation program protected areas business Zoology |
| Zdroj: | Animals Volume 11 Issue 4 Animals, Vol 11, Iss 1141, p 1141 (2021) Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI |
| ISSN: | 2076-2615 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ani11041141 |
| Popis: | Simple Summary Conservation practices in the nature of some animal species are very difficult when they are in conflict with anthropogenic activities. In order to make possible the coexistence of a predator such as the wolf with animal breeding activities in the wild, the EU has produced solid and structured legislation through the Natura 2000 network. The application of the Habitats Directive allows the various member countries to choose biodiversity management actions as long as they maintain their resilience. Our work compares two different management methods developed in Spain and Italy with the aim of evaluating a possible difference in the conservation of wolf packs present in their respective territories. The results obtained show that both in Spain and Italy, the presence of the wolf causes damage to livestock. The economic damage is quite substantial and affects, in different ways, sheep, goat, bovine, and equine breeding. Nevertheless, wolf populations are stable in Spain, where hunting is allowed, and slightly increasing in Italy, where the species is particularly protected. Abstract Our work shows that, despite the persistence of persecutory actions, conservation activity has proved successful for the return of numerous wild mammals to different habitats, including the wolf. The human-wolf conflict is still described in all countries where the wolf is present. This is evidenced by the high number of damages on livestock, and the corpses of wolves found both in protected areas and in those where hunting is permitted. The diagnosis of road accidents, together with poisoning and poaching, are major causes of mortality. Although hunting records the highest percentage of kills in Spain, the demographic stability reported by the censuses suggests that this activity does not have a consistent influence on the Iberian wolf population’s survival. In Italy, where wolf hunting is prohibited, wolf populations are to be increasing. In some Italian situations, wolf attacks on horses seem to cause unwanted damage to foals, but they represent a very precious source of information about the habits of carnivores. A simple management plan would be sufficient to help the coexistence between the productive parts and the ecosystem services ensured by the presence of the wolf. The presence of hybrids is a negative factor. |
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