Predators, stewards, or sportsmen – how do Norwegian hunters perceive their role in carnivore management?

Kaltenborn, Bjørn P.; Andersen, Oddgeir; Linnell, John D. C.

doi:10.1080/21513732.2013.818060

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“…El papel de la caza como parte de la administración de los ecosistemas, y en particular de la fauna silvestre, ha sido también ensalzado por cazadores de otros países, como Noruega (Kaltenborn, Andersen y Linnell, 2013). En España, los cazadores consideran, por ejemplo, que la caza es imprescindible para controlar poblaciones de especies cuyas abundancias han aumentado mucho en los últimos tiempos, como algunos ungulados (Acevedo et al, 2011).…”

Section: Funciones Y Motivaciones De La Cazaunclassified

Funciones y valoraciones de la caza y su gestión en España: estudios científicos sobre el colectivo cinegético

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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasORCID iD: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4657-6609Beatriz.Arroyo@uclm.es RESUMEN:Resumimos la información aportada por estudios científicos recientes sobre las opiniones, visiones y actitudes de los cazadores españoles sobre la caza y su gestión. En concreto, discutimos las distintas funciones que atribuyen los cazadores a la actividad cinegética (económicas, ecológicas y sociales), así como los juicios morales asociados a diversas motivaciones para cazar. Seguidamente, exploramos las valoraciones expresadas por cazadores y gestores respecto a ciertas herramientas de gestión cinegética (concretamente, el control de depredadores, las sueltas de perdices de granja, y la regulación de la presión de caza), y discutimos sobre cómo éstas influyen en la toma de decisiones. Por último, exploramos las posibles tendencias futuras de esta actividad, a partir de lo expresado por los propios cazadores.PALABRAS CLAVE: Actitudes; control de depredadores; sueltas; presión cinegética; toma de decisiones. ABSTRACT:We summarize information provided by some recent scientific studies in relation to the opinions, views and attitudes of Spanish hunters regarding hunting and its management. In particular, we discuss the different functions (economic, ecological and social) that hunters attribute to hunting, as well as their moral judgements associated with the different motives for hunting. In addition, we explore how hunters value different game management tools (including predator control, releases of farm-reared animals and the regulation of hunting pressure), and we discuss how such valuations affect their decision-making. Finally, we assess potential future trends of hunting, as expressed by the hunters themselves.

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Funciones y valoraciones de la caza y su gestión en España: estudios científicos sobre el colectivo cinegético

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“…Under such a regime, the act of killing wildlife is not viewed as being morally wrong in itself, although the process is subject to many restrictions related to ensuring sustainability and to animal welfare, public safety and property right considerations. This must be viewed in relation to a specific view of human -nature interactions which centers around ideas of active stewardship rather than passive protection (Kaltenborn et al 2013a;. Therefore, when wildlife species like wolves receive strict protection it essentially conveys a different status on them, moving them from being "normal" and "natural" parts of the local fauna to being "the government's" animals and therefore less "natural".…”

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“…Permitting some form of de facto hunting creates the potential of attaching some value to the presence of large carnivores to help offset some of the costs. These values can be both in the form of economic values through the sale of trophy hunting licenses (Knott et al 2014) and / or recreational values for rural residents (Kaltenborn et al 2013a). This latter form of value can be seen in keeping with a way of valuing wildlife based on relational values (sensu Chan et al 2016) and a more traditional European view of nature conservation .…”

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When is it acceptable to kill a strictly protected carnivore? Exploring the legal constraints on wildlife management within Europe’s Bern Convention

Linnell¹,

Trouwborst²,

Fleurke³

2017

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As wolf populations expand across Europe, many countries face challenges in finding ways to address the concerns of some elements among the rural stakeholders who are being asked to share their landscapes with wolves for the first time in several generations. In these recovery landscapes, wolves are associated with a wide range of conflicts that include economic, psychological, perceptional, social, cultural and political dimensions. A recurring demand concerns the desire to introduce the use of carefully regulated lethal control of wolves, through either culling by state employees or hunting conducted by rural hunters. Introducing such measures can be very controversial, and many critics challenge their legality under the international wildlife conservation instruments that have nurtured wolf recovery. We evaluate this issue for the case of wolves in Norway, which are strictly protected under the Bern Convention. Drawing on the latest results of social science research, we present the multiple lines of argumentation that are often used to justify killing wolves and relate these to the criteria for exceptions that exist under the Bern Convention. We conclude that while the Convention provides apparent scope for allowing the killing of wolves as a means to address conflicts, this must be clearly justified and proportional to the conservation status of wolves so as to not endanger their recovery.

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“…Finally, three relatively underexplored topics are discussed. Kaltenborn et al (2013) discuss the perception of hunters on their role in ecosystem management. Carollo et al (2013) report on an expert workshop in which an attempt was made to link marine habitat type classifications with ecosystem services.…”

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“…In this respect, the hunter plays an important role in simulating natural predation and structuring of ecosystems. Kaltenborn et al (2013) examined how hunters in Norway perceive their role in the ecosystem and to what extent environmental attitudes affect their perceptions of key functions of hunting, and report this in this Issue. The authors found that the hunters share a positive perception of themselves as responsible and law-abiding actors and important ecosystem stewards.…”

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Ecosystem services assessments to improve management of marine habitats, amphibians and reptiles, forest biodiversity and silviculture, and medicinal plants

Oudenhoven

Groot

2013

International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Servic

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Predators, stewards, or sportsmen – how do Norwegian hunters perceive their role in carnivore management?

Cited by 26 publications

References 66 publications

Funciones y valoraciones de la caza y su gestión en España: estudios científicos sobre el colectivo cinegético

Funciones y valoraciones de la caza y su gestión en España: estudios científicos sobre el colectivo cinegético

When is it acceptable to kill a strictly protected carnivore? Exploring the legal constraints on wildlife management within Europe’s Bern Convention

Ecosystem services assessments to improve management of marine habitats, amphibians and reptiles, forest biodiversity and silviculture, and medicinal plants

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