Media portrayal of beaver (Castor fiber) related conflicts as an indicator of changes in EU-policies relevant to freshwater conservation

Kaphegyi, Thomas A. M.; Christoffers, Yvonne; Schwab, Sebastian; Zahner, Volker; Konold, Werner

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.04.014

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“…Media portrayals of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) rewilding in Europe (Kaphegyi et al, 2015), and grey wolf (Canis lupis) rewilding in Colorado (Niemiec et al, 2020) have focused mainly on reporting conflicts between people and the named species, and the potential for more conflict should the natural range of the species expanda major goal of rewilding. The focus on conflicts in mainstream media has caused public perceptions of the rewilding of these species to become increasingly negative, perpetuating concerns over the potential loss of livelihoods, and threats to safety, should these species return to the landscape c. Thus, arguments for rewilding need to be articulated clearly enough to prevent conflict from occurring.…”

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The role of social and political factors in the success of rewilding projects

Weber Hertel,

Luther

2023

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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The ecological aspects behind the success and failure of rewilding projects have been looked at in literature and case studies, but rarely have sociopolitical factors been included in these classifications. To truly determine which factors lead to success in rewilding projects, inclusive of sociopolitical factors, we created global models that analyze 120 case studies from IUCN’s “Global Re-introduction Perspectives” that fit under IUCN’s definition of rewilding. Models included the ten guiding principles for rewilding from IUCN’s Rewilding Thematic Group, success factors, and threats to success as defined from existing literature. We measured the self-reported “level of success” from the case report examples against the guiding principles, success factors and threats to determine which were more likely to be associated with successful rewilding projects. Local awareness of the benefits of rewilding and illustrating a proof of concept of rewilding were the factors that were most strongly associated with higher levels of success in rewilding projects, as self-reported by case report authors, as well as Guiding Principle 9 “rewilding recognizes the intrinsic value of all species”. Our results indicate that both ecological and sociopolitical factors are critical to successful rewilding projects and both need to be accounted for and included in future planning of rewilding projects to maximize the possibility of successful rewilding.

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“…The sociopolitical factors of human-wildlife conflict and mitigation are the primary sociopolitical factors that affect the level of success of a rewilding project. (Dickman, 2010;Kaphegyi et al, 2015;Niemiec et al, 2020). 2.…”

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The role of social and political factors in the success of rewilding projects

Weber Hertel,

Luther

2023

Front. Conserv. Sci.

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The frequent five: Insights from interviews with urban wildlife professionals in Germany

Moesch,

Jeschke,

Lokatis

et al. 2024

People and Nature

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Wildlife in cities divides people, with some animals bringing positive benefits and others causing conflict, for example due to property damage. Urban wildlife professionals from municipal administration, nature conservation, and hunting associations have a crucial role in shaping human‐wildlife relationships in cities and fostering conflict‐free coexistence. While many studies on urban wildlife have focused on the views of citizens, few have investigated the perspectives of experts to date. To address this knowledge gap, we interviewed 36 urban wildlife professionals giving guidance in the context of urban wildlife management, either in one of the four largest German cities by population (Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne) or at the national level. Red foxes, wild boars, raccoons, stone martens and Eurasian beavers were the five mammal species most frequently highlighted in interviews to cause human‐wildlife conflicts. The interviewees saw wild boars and raccoons as the most controversial urban wild mammals but emphasized the need to create refuges for beavers and better inform the public about foxes. Management in terms of public outreach, urban planning and population control, as well as establishing official contact points and stricter fines of activities violating regulations were highlighted as important elements of a toolkit to manage urban wildlife conflicts. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Beaver as agents of plant disturbance

Westbrook

2021

Plant Disturbance Ecology

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Media portrayal of beaver (Castor fiber) related conflicts as an indicator of changes in EU-policies relevant to freshwater conservation

Cited by 4 publications

References 19 publications

The role of social and political factors in the success of rewilding projects

The role of social and political factors in the success of rewilding projects

The frequent five: Insights from interviews with urban wildlife professionals in Germany

Beaver as agents of plant disturbance

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