International consensus principles for ethical wildlife control

Dubois, Sara; Fenwick, Nicole; Ryan, Erin; Baker, Liv; Baker, Sandra E.; Beausoleil, Ngaio J.; Carter, Scott L.; Cartwright, Barbara; Costa, Federico; Draper, Chris; Griffin, John N.; Grogan, Adam; Howald, Gregg R.; Jones, Bidda; Littin, KE; Lombard, Amanda T.; Mellor, D. J.; Ramp, Daniel; Schuppli, Catherine A.; Fraser, David

doi:10.1111/cobi.12896

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“…As concerns for public safety and property protection drive most wildlife control practices, concerns for animal welfare are often neglected (Dubois et al, 2015). In addition, many jurisdictions have limited survaillance of wildlife control measures, including those used by commercial pest control businesses and by the general public, even though methods available to the public should cause the least suffering, as are used without specialized training (Dubois et al, 2017). The commerce of these methods is an important control point; however, there seems to be little effort in this kind of regulation, both in South and North America.…”

Section: Wildlife Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Spermophilus californicus) and red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea) resist control measures; on the other hand, other species do not adapt well to the pressure of the measures and may have become seriously endangered as a result (Woodroffe et al, 2005). Dubois et al (2017) published the first international principles for ethical decision making in wildlife control which proposes a seven-step process for managing human-wildlife conflict. The steps are (1) Modify human practices that cause conflict when possible, develop culture of coexistence.…”

Section: Wildlife Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The seven principles method is a consequentialist approach to ethics as it weights different outcomes. Pehling e Barnes (2012) consider many items when discussing the management of vertebrate animals similarly to the international principles for ethical decision making in wildlife control by Dubois et al (2017); however, welfare issues are not amongst them. The authors mainly considers the need of control, the species and its aesthetic or recreational value for the community, the costs and benefits and the effects the control program would have on nontarget animals and the environment.…”

Section: Wildlife Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If other aspects of the problem, apart from the animal presence itself, as habitat conditions, human behaviour and food availability are not addressed, the issue may not be solved or an even worse scenario may arise, as a boomerang effect. Regarding foodconditioned animals, altering human behavior is the first step, although wildlife control may also be needed in the short term for animals already conditioned (Dubois et al, 2017). Moreover, for effective wildlife management, partnership between government agencies, urban wildlife management institutions and society is fundamental for integrated control techniques, coupled to community education (Clark, 1994).…”

Section: Wildlife Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It can result in severe welfare problems, stress, high injury and mortality rates among relocated animals due to unfamiliarity with food and water sources, shelter sites, territorial disputes and failure to obtain safety and territory in the new environment (Dubois et al, 2017). Other level of consequences is the effect the translocated animal may have on those animals living in the destiny location.…”

Section: Wildlife Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Compassionate Conservation: Concept and Applications

Branco¹,

Soriano²,

Schnaider³

et al. 2017

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RESUMO:O crescimento das áreas urbanas, a falta de familiaridade das pessoas com a vida selvagem, a disseminação das cidades para regiões não exploradas e a perda de habitats naturais fazem com que animais e seres humanos vivam em grandes proximidades dentro e ao redor de áreas urbanas. Esta situação impõe muitos desafios a ambas as partes e ocasionalmente gera conflitos. Ao gerenciar situações de conflito, a abordagem tradicional considera quase exclusivamente a conservação, com pouca ou nenhuma consideração pelo bem-estar animal. Este trabalho tem por objetivo discutir o conceito de conservação compassiva e sua aplicação prática pela exposição de três questões relevantes de conservação de espécies silvestres. A abordagem de conservação compassiva une a conservação e o bem-estar animal em um esforço para tomadas de decisão mais esclarecidas e, consequentemente, melhoria do bem-estar animal e humano e de aspectos ambientais. Em uma revisão sobre alguns métodos de manejo da vida selvagem, as abordagens são comparadas quanto a pontos fortes e fracos em relação ao bemestar e à conservação animal.Palavras-chave: Animais selvagens; armadilhas de cola; bem-estar animal; bemestar único; capivara; urso. ABSTRACT:The growth of urban areas, the unfamiliarity of people with wildlife, the spread of cities into wilderness and the loss of natural habitats cause animals and humans to live in close proximity in and around urban areas. This situation imposes many challenges to both parties and occasionally generates conflicts. When managing conflict situations, the traditional approach considers almost exclusively conservation, with little or no regard for animal welfare. This work aimed to discuss the concept of compassionate conservation and its application in practice by addressing three relevant wildlife conservation issues. The compassionate conservation approach unites conservation and animal welfare in an effort for more enlightened decision making and, consequently, improvement in animal and human welfare and environment aspects. In an overview of some wildlife management methods, the approaches are compared regarding strengths and weaknesses on animal welfare and conservation.

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Section: Wildlife Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Wildlife Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Wildlife Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Wildlife Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Wildlife Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Compassionate Conservation: Concept and Applications

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Schnaider³

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Relative efficiency of hunting methods during an incomplete Sitka black‐tailed deer eradication on Haida Gwaii, Canada

Irvine,

Thorley

2024

Ecol Sol and Evidence

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Invasive species are reducing global biodiversity. The Llgaay gwii sdiihlda—Restoring Balance project was initiated to halt and reverse biodiversity loss on six islands on Haida Gwaii, Canada through the eradication of invasive Sitka Black‐tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis). Invasive deer were killed using various hunting methods including bait station, boat, aerial and indicator dog hunting as well as a combination of bailing dogs with boat and aerial hunting. Cost was quantified in terms of helicopter hunting hours ($1965 CAD/hr at the time of the study) to facilitate comparisons. Efficiency was quantified as the expected number of deer per helicopter hour. Hierarchical Bayesian integrated removal models were used to estimate the change in efficiency of the various hunting methods with deer density based on a power function. The models used the number of scent trail detections by dogs at the end of the study to help parameterise the population density. At densities between 2 and 30 deer/km2, boat hunting was estimated as the most efficient method while at lower densities indicator dog hunting was most efficient. The eradication was incomplete. The estimated cost to completion using indicator dog hunting for each island was 43 helicopter hours (~$84,000) on Ramsay Island (95% CI = 19–128), 3.9 helicopter hours on Murchison Island (95% CI = 0.56–18) and no additional hours on House (95% CI = 0–1.6) though the selected method would likely have been indicator dogs with combined hunting due to the variable terrain. Lessons learned: DNA connectivity analysis can be used to determine project durability, pilot studies to confirm method efficiency in local context will increase the chances of success, local knowledge improves efficiency of hunting methods, population and efficiency estimates should be updated throughout operations to allow adaptive management, eradications on ungulates can include pauses to facilitate adaptive management, the level of certainty for determining eradication completion should be determined in advance of operations with explicit trade‐offs identified for managers.

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“Invasive” Animals

2023

Wildlife Ethics

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International consensus principles for ethical wildlife control

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Cited by 130 publications

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Compassionate Conservation: Concept and Applications

Compassionate Conservation: Concept and Applications

Relative efficiency of hunting methods during an incomplete Sitka black‐tailed deer eradication on Haida Gwaii, Canada

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