The effect of removing lynx in reducing attacks on sheep in the French Jura Mountains

Stahl, P.; Vandel, Jean‐Michel; Herrenschmidt, Véronique; Migot, Pierre

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(01)00054-4

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“…On the other hand, the low lion densities in the study area explain their lower depredation levels although they can become a major cause of conflict if their densities increase without strict measures of reducing depredation rates being put in place. Some researchers have documented increases in livestock depredation rates with increases in carnivore density (Stahl and Migot 2001;Stoddart et al 2001). A significant increase in killing and poisoning of lions has been reported in Mbirikani group ranch and adjacent group ranches in Amboseli ecosystem since 2001.…”

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The cost of livestock lost to lions and other wildlife species in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya

2017

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Though retaliatory lion (Panthera leo) killing as a result of livestock predation in the Maasai group ranches between the Tsavo NPs and Amboseli is remarkably high, other wildlife species are known to kill livestock. Surprisingly, lions suffer the most from retaliatory killing by the Maasai community for killing livestock. The extent of livestock predation by lions in comparison to other species is unknown. This study was carried out in the Olgulului group ranch (OGR) located adjacent to Amboseli National Park in June 2009. The cost of livestock killed by each of these species including lion, hyena (Crocuta crocuta), cheetah (Acynonyx jubatus), leopard (Panthera pardus), olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus), black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas), and African elephant (Loxodonta africana) was analyzed. Questionnaires, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews with officials from OGR, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and compensation scheme organizations were the methods used to collect information. Cluster and systematic sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 199 respondents from OGR. Lions were blamed for 40.5% (US$ 374,603) of the value of livestock lost to wildlife. The costs of livestock lost to hyenas and lions were not significantly different (q = 0.24, p = 0.968).Although hyenas killed more livestock compared to lions, the economic damage between the two was not significantly different because lions attacked cattle which had high economic value. Conservation of lions will be increasingly difficult if the current levels of predation are not reduced to economically and socially acceptable levels.

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The cost of livestock lost to lions and other wildlife species in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya

2017

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“…Lynx kill sheep; for instance in Norway, where sheep are grazed in forests and roe deer density is low (Odden et al 2006). In the Swiss alps, 80% of farmers who lost livestock during the years 1979-1999 lost fewer than three and 95% of attacks were within 360 m of the forest edge (Stahl et al 2001a;Stahl et al 2002). although the abundance of roe deer in Scotland might minimize depredation on sheep, there might also be some predation on grouse, and conservationists might fear for impacts upon capercaillies Tetrao urogallus, wildcats Felis silvestris, and pine martens Martes martes.…”

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What next? Rewilding as a radical future for the British countryside

Sandom¹,

Macdonald²

2015

Wildlife Conservation on Farmland Volume 1

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“…Not surprisingly, their co-occurrence with livestock in multiuse landscapes leads to losses of livestock, which can have important economic implications for farmers (Ogada et al 2003, Treves et al 2004, Dar et al 2009, Ripple et al 2014. Diverse management strategies have been implemented to mitigate losses, for example through herding, fencing, bringing livestock down from summer pastures earlier than normal, using livestock guarding dogs and translocation or killing of ''problem'' carnivores (Linnell et al 1999, Stahl et al 2001, Ogada et al 2003, Rigg et al 2011. Compensation schemes have also been instigated, to repay farmers for living in a carnivore-used landscape.…”

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Sheep farming and large carnivores: What are the factors influencing claimed losses?

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Abstract. Large carnivore populations are recovering in many parts of the world and this generates conflicts with humans, notably in terms of livestock depredation. Governmental programs of mitigation measures and compensation for losses are often implemented to reduce conflicts, but the factors affecting losses are poorly understood. We used 11 years of data on domestic sheep (Ovis aries) claimed, and confirmed, to have been killed by predators in Norway to evaluate how predator density, flock management, and other environmental or habitat-related variables are related to losses. The percentage of animals claimed as lost that was found and confirmed to have been killed by large predators (i.e., the detection rate) was low, especially for sheep claimed as killed by Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), wolverine (Gulo gulo) and golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Still, we generally found that similar factors predicted the number of claims and number of carcasses found across predator species. Predator density was strongly associated with losses, especially for sheep claimed as killed by brown bears (Ursus arctos), lynx and wolverines. Percentage of forest in the pastures, average slaughter weight of the lambs (an indicator of the forage conditions during summer) and vegetation characteristics in the spring also predicted the number of sheep claimed and found killed by lynx, wolverines and eagles. Factors related to losses due to wolves (Canis lupus) were harder to ascertain, possibly because of the severity of mitigation measures (e.g., electric fences) taken to protect sheep in wolf territories, a factor we were not able to include in our large scale analyses. Patrolling of the grazing area and early gathering of sheep in the autumn were not associated with a substantial reduction in losses. However, our dataset was not well suited to evaluate the efficiency of those mitigation strategies. Our findings could help develop new mitigation strategies as alternatives to predator removal where large carnivore conservation is a concern.

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The effect of removing lynx in reducing attacks on sheep in the French Jura Mountains

Cited by 47 publications

References 10 publications

The cost of livestock lost to lions and other wildlife species in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya

The cost of livestock lost to lions and other wildlife species in the Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya

What next? Rewilding as a radical future for the British countryside

Sheep farming and large carnivores: What are the factors influencing claimed losses?

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