Coexistence of wolves and humans in a densely populated region (Lower Saxony, Germany)

Ronnenberg, Katrin; Habbe, Britta; Graber, R. E.; Strauß, Egbert; Siebert, Ursula

doi:10.1016/j.baae.2017.08.006

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“…We think the unacceptable loading is due to the non-plausibility of the item in the selected sample. The wolf already started to establish near the study site [8], so the participants may have seen no sense on indicating how likely the return will occur. The psychological distance scale still encodes the spatial, temporal and social distance to the process, so this exclusion does not impede the overall measurement of closeness to returning wolves.…”

Section: Measurement Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The main conflict arises due to the economic damage experienced by livestock owners, which is a major cause for the rejection of wild wolves in affected areas [6]. In Lower Saxony, a federal state in the northwest of Germany, the issue of returning wolves is particularly controversial [7,8]. This region has the highest density of livestock in the country [9] and farmers are afraid of losing animals to predators when more wolves enter the region [10].…”

Section: The Return Of the Wolf As A Context Of Education For Sustainmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Because no special randomization was implemented, the sample represents a convenience sample [94]. Prior to the study, several sightings of wolves were reported in the surroundings of the city and in Lower Saxony in general [8,95].…”

Section: Research Design and Samplementioning

confidence: 99%

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Biodiversity conservation issues are adequate topics of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), as they involve ecological, economic and social aspects. But teaching about these topics often challenges teachers due to high factual complexity but also because of additional affective dimensions. As a consequence, teacher professional development in ESD should address these affective components, to better qualify and motivate teachers to integrate conservation issues into their teaching. To investigate behaviourally relevant factors, we selected the context of natural remigration and conservation of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) in Germany and surveyed 120 pre-service biology teachers (M = 23.2 years, SD = 3.3 years) about contextual factors and their motivation to teach about the issue. Participants reported more positive attitudes, higher enjoyment and an increased perceived behavioural control towards teaching the issue in future teachers when they perceived a smaller psychological distance to the issue and an overall higher motivation to protect the species. As this motivation was grounded in more fundamental personality characteristics like wildlife values and attitudes towards wolves, we discuss the central role of these traits as a basis for transformative learning processes and the necessity of a holistic and subject-specific teacher professional development in ESD.

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“…Two studies engaged citizens in collecting activities: the monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus ) research in North America trained citizens to collect parasite samples (Bartel et al, 2011), and the wolf research in Finland asked citizens to collect wolf feces on an opportunistic basis (Ronnenberg et al, 2017). The research by Liebenberg et al (2016) supplied nonliterate trackers with a specific smartphone user interface based on icons, which enabled them to document complex geo‐ecological information.…”

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Citizen science as a bottom‐up approach to address human–wildlife conflicts: From theories and methods to practical implications

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Although biodiversity conservation is a prioritized topic globally, agreements and regulations at multiple levels often fail to meet the desired effects due to insufficient knowledge transmission about and tolerance toward environmental protection measures among the public. To find effective measures to solve human–wildlife conflicts (HWCs) and promote a sustainable coexistence, it is essential to gain the public's understanding of the importance of preserving biodiversity. To spur progress in solution‐oriented conservation science, we examine how citizen science (CS) can complement research in the HWC field and coexistence/mitigation strategies. We find that CS (1) is an effective tool for gathering wildlife data and (2) empowers citizens to participate in or drive (in a bottom‐up manner) wildlife research and management. Each HWC has a unique social, economic, and geographical context, which makes it challenging to find appropriate mitigation measures. We developed a Global and Local Geographic (GLG) model that provides practical guidelines for implementing CS in HWC research. We argue that the inclusion of youth is fundamental to achieving coexistence between people and wildlife; thus integrating CS into formal education or including an educational component in CS projects can support the sustainable conservation of wildlife species and foster environmentally aware future generations.

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“…While protected parks provide obvious benefits, they are often subjected to increased visitor traffic, which could result in a range of different effects. Human activity has been correlated with alien species richness in parks and other protected areas (Spear et al 2013), and the activity of humans and vehicles near the park may result in some more reclusive species, such as wolves, avoiding large portions of the protected area (Kaartinen et al 2005, Ronnenberg et al 2017. Some species are very sensitive to anthropogenic noises, and the stress can have a severe impact on their reproductive success (Tennessen et al 2014).…”

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Ground beetles (coleoptera: carabidae) of the Chun T'oh Whudujut Park in eastern British Columbia, Canada, and their use as bioindicators of disturbance

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The Chun T'Oh Wudujut is a provincial park located in the Interior Cedar-Hemlock biogeoclimatic zone. My objective was to assess the use of carabid beetles as bioindicators of change in this unique interior temperate rain forest ecosystem. Using a combination of morphotyping and DNA barcoding, I examined the diversity of carabid beetles in three different habitat types: clear-cuts, undisturbed old growth, and disturbed old growth subject to frequent human traffic. Nineteen species of carabid were observed, with the highest diversity occurring in clear-cut sites. Carabid diversity in both old growth habitats was similar, but differed from that in the clear-cuts. Temperature and relative humidity proved more variable in clear-cut sites; this may impact carabid biodiversity, and should be measured in future bioindicative studies. Several species of carabid beetles (alone and in combination) were identified as possible bioindicators, including Scaphinotus marginatus, Trechus chalybeus, Pterostichus herculaneus, and Pterostichus riparius.

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Coexistence of wolves and humans in a densely populated region (Lower Saxony, Germany)

Cited by 41 publications

References 69 publications

Do Pre-service Teachers Dance with Wolves? Subject-Specific Teacher Professional Development in A Recent Biodiversity Conservation Issue

Do Pre-service Teachers Dance with Wolves? Subject-Specific Teacher Professional Development in A Recent Biodiversity Conservation Issue

Citizen science as a bottom‐up approach to address human–wildlife conflicts: From theories and methods to practical implications

Ground beetles (coleoptera: carabidae) of the Chun T'oh Whudujut Park in eastern British Columbia, Canada, and their use as bioindicators of disturbance

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