Wolf Recovery and Management as Value-based Political Conflict

Nie, Martin

doi:10.1080/13668790220146465

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“…1). The regional division was assumed adequate because the occurrence of the wolf and the growth of the population seem to have an effect on the people's objectives and point of views (Vikström 2000;Nie 2002;Williams et al 2002;Mech and Boitani 2003). Estimation of the wolf occurrence was based on the wolf monitoring made by the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute (Kojola et al 2006a).…”

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“…Those who are acquainted with wolf conflicts have suggested that the best way to solve these conflicts is often through "a loud and messy" democratic process. "Inclusive", "participatory", "representative", "access", and "accountability" are the words that are demanded in the solution process (Nie 2002). The data collection process in this study showed that open meetings arranged for local people and a chance for interest groups to define their requests were ways to approach the process that Nie preferred.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…The data collection process in this study showed that open meetings arranged for local people and a chance for interest groups to define their requests were ways to approach the process that Nie preferred. To succeed in the future will require a wellstructured stakeholders' framework (Nie 2002), a sort of round table discussion to get familiar with others' values and standpoints.…”

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Human dimensions of wolf (Canis lupus) conflicts in Finland

Bisi

Kurki

Svensberg³

et al. 2007

Eur J Wildl Res

145

113

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The growth of the Finnish wolf (Canis lupus) population during the last years has highlighted people's contradictory attitudes toward wolves. The supranational conservation objectives brought on by Finland's membership in the European Union (EU) and the regional application of the official policy on wolves have led to conflicts. This article is based on the preparation process of the wolf management plan in Finland. As a part of the process, a nationwide hearing was arranged in 2004. Fear of wolves is widespread and even more common in areas with low wolf population. People living in areas where wolves occur feel that they can no longer influence decision making which affects them and that the authorities, conservationists, and the EU do not listen to their opinions. Numerous requests have been made for the legislation and its interpretation, and concessions to these requests would promote consensus and increase tolerance for wolves. Proposed changes include reforming the damage compensation system and formulating a clearer interpretation of the conservation status of wolves. However, it seems impossible to create a policy that would be universally supported. As the wolf question has become more central in environmental policy, the conservation and management of the species have become more complicated, and the cooperation between various interest groups has declined. The wolf conflict could be mitigated by compromises, but because the conflict is value-based, solutions are illusive.

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Human dimensions of wolf (Canis lupus) conflicts in Finland

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Svensberg³

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“…In wolf recovery, empowerment can be associated with the symbolism of wolves. That is, wolves may represent urban society or governmental dominance Nie, 2002;Williams et al, 2002). For example, shortly after the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park, many local residents viewed wolves as ''governmental surrogates, powerful agents of control bent on ruining their lives and destroying their cherished frontier freedoms'' (Scarce, 1998, 42).…”

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Tolerance of wolves in Wisconsin: A mixed-methods examination of policy effects on attitudes and behavioral inclinations

Browne-Nuñez

Treves

MacFarland

et al. 2015

Biological Conservation

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“…To that extend, it's sensible to consider the fact that governance of wolves stretches well beyond biology conservation know-how since it includes, and critically so, social management (for a similar argument in the US context see Nie, 2002;Redpath et al, 2013). In this arena, strong, enduring cultural perceptions come into play, a complex and ancient arrangement of symbolic resonance that should not be limited to the most plain discourses, such as "wolves as pests -direct assailment to human interests" or "wolves as desirable -endangered pieces of the ecological set".…”

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The Governance of the Wolf-Human Relationship in Europe

Stöhr¹,

Coimbra²

2013

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We analyze the architecture and functioning of wolf governance in the European Union revealing some of the dynamics between biology conservation and social management. Comparing Germany, Galicia (Spain), Portugal and Sweden as illustrative examples the paper highlights important similarities and differences in the governance conceptualizations and architectures. In the second part, the article examines struggles and challenges to the EU's protective governance paradigm. Our findings indicate that active opposition to wolves becomes especially visible in Sweden and Germany, the two countries with the least number of wolves but their fairly recent re-appearance. We conclude that such opposition cannot be sufficiently explained by rationally grounded disadvantages due, for example, loss of farm animals caused by the large carnivores and/or insufficient compensation measures. We argue it's more accurate to assume a clash of paradigms, which have in themselves vaster ontological, epistemological, experiential and axiological issues and which, in turn, strongly shape opinions, values and attitudes.

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Wolf Recovery and Management as Value-based Political Conflict

Cited by 47 publications

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Human dimensions of wolf (Canis lupus) conflicts in Finland

Human dimensions of wolf (Canis lupus) conflicts in Finland

Tolerance of wolves in Wisconsin: A mixed-methods examination of policy effects on attitudes and behavioral inclinations

The Governance of the Wolf-Human Relationship in Europe

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