Carnivores’ contributions to people in Europe
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In: Ecology and Society, Vol. 29, No. 3, 9, 08.2024.
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T1 - Carnivores’ contributions to people in Europe
AU - Palacios-Pacheco, Sofía
AU - Martín-López, Berta
AU - Expósito-Granados, Mónica
AU - Requena-Mullor, Juan M.
AU - Lozano, Jorge
AU - Sánchez-Zapata, José Antonio
AU - Morales-Reyes, Zebensui
AU - Castro, Antonio J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the author(s).
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - Human-carnivore relations in Europe have varied throughout history. Because of recent conservation efforts and passive rewilding, carnivore populations are recovering, which translates into more interactions with humans. Thus, unraveling these interactions as well as the multiple contributions carnivores provide to people is crucial to their conservation. We examined the literature conducted in Europe since 2000 and used the nature’s contributions to people (NCP) framework to identify factors that have shaped human-carnivore relations. To do so, we examined the state of scientific knowledge and relationships among types of NCP from carnivores, countries, and carnivore species; and between NCP, actors, and management actions. Results indicated that research has been oriented toward large carnivore species and their detrimental contributions to people. Further, the effectiveness of carnivore management strategies has only been evaluated and monitored in a limited set of all the research. To balance any negative views on carnivores, we suggest that the recognition of the duality of carnivores, as providers of both beneficial and detrimental contributions, should be included in EU conservation policies.
AB - Human-carnivore relations in Europe have varied throughout history. Because of recent conservation efforts and passive rewilding, carnivore populations are recovering, which translates into more interactions with humans. Thus, unraveling these interactions as well as the multiple contributions carnivores provide to people is crucial to their conservation. We examined the literature conducted in Europe since 2000 and used the nature’s contributions to people (NCP) framework to identify factors that have shaped human-carnivore relations. To do so, we examined the state of scientific knowledge and relationships among types of NCP from carnivores, countries, and carnivore species; and between NCP, actors, and management actions. Results indicated that research has been oriented toward large carnivore species and their detrimental contributions to people. Further, the effectiveness of carnivore management strategies has only been evaluated and monitored in a limited set of all the research. To balance any negative views on carnivores, we suggest that the recognition of the duality of carnivores, as providers of both beneficial and detrimental contributions, should be included in EU conservation policies.
KW - conservation conflict
KW - ecosystem service
KW - human-carnivore interactions
KW - human-nature framing
KW - human-wildlife conflicts
KW - nature’s contributions to people
KW - nature’s values
KW - social-ecological systems
KW - Biology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85200663411&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5751/ES-15249-290309
DO - 10.5751/ES-15249-290309
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85200663411
VL - 29
JO - Ecology and Society
JF - Ecology and Society
SN - 1708-3087
IS - 3
M1 - 9
ER -