Wolvenplan Vlaanderen

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“…The wolf had disappeared from Belgian territory during the nineteenth century due to hunting activities (Everaert et al 2018). During the twentieth century, there were occasional stories about killed livestock or spottings (Everaert et al 2018), but its presence remained unconfirmed. In 2018, a female wolf, descended from East German populations, was reported in Flanders (HLN 2018) (see Fig.…”

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“…The wolf has been legally protected since 1992 by the European Union Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC). To anticipate the wolf's arrival and manage its comeback, both Flemish and Walloon "wolf-networks," including diverse stakeholders, have been established 2 (Denayer and Bréda 2020;Everaert et al 2018). These stakeholders include representatives from the public administration, from the hunting sector, from naturalist associations, from the livestock sector, from the academic sector, and from non-profit associations ("Réseau Loup" n.d.).…”

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“…To illustrate the latter aim, the example of hunters as a particular group has been used. The insights based on why a landscape is important to whom, can assist policy makers in taking legitimate and transparent decisions concerning existing and potential human-wildlife conflicts (Everaert et al 2018).…”

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The wolves are coming: understanding human controversies on the return of the wolf through the use of socio-cultural values

2021

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Wildlife comebacks are often subject to public debate. Recurring controversies dominate the discussion, while the frequent use of stereotypes to describe concerned actors reinforces polarizations. This is not any different for the return of the wolf. In order to assist in the interpretation of the human dimensions of the wolf debate, we propose the use of the socio-cultural (SC) value concept. This concept distinguishes between the performance and importance of ecosystem services and allows to give meaning to indicators without blindfolding on caricaturized profiles. The methodology is applied to the case study of the Ardennes (southern Belgium), where the wolf has recently made its comeback. An online survey, based on main points of controversy in human-wildlife debates, was presented to a large sample (N = 1461) of local residents and (potential) visitors, representative for age classes and gender. The answer options were modeled as a function of socio-demographic and profile variables, as well as SC value variables. Overall, a positive positioning was observed. The example of the hunter profile is used to demonstrate how SC values address heterogeneity within and overlap of profiles between groups. Our results show that the use of SC values, complementary to the sole use of standard profile variables, is an interesting tool to overcome preconceptions and to understand underlying reasons behind peoples stated position on points of controversy. These insights can, among others, lead to question the legitimacy of existing discourses and to transparency in terms of which values are accounted for by an actual or proposed management.

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The wolves are coming: understanding human controversies on the return of the wolf through the use of socio-cultural values

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“…Het is in deze studie niet duidelijk om welk type licht afging, en aangezien het licht plots aanging en gecombineerd werd met luid geluid, zijn deze resultaten weinig relevant voor het effect van nachtelijke kunstlicht. Wolven kunnen zich sterk aanpassen aan menselijke omgeving, en het is gekend dat individuen 's nachts verlichte wegen oversteken of verlichte gebieden kunnen doorkruisen 269 .…”

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“…Bij een studie op wild-levende Wolven, werd waargenomen dat deze minder aten van een hertenkarkas als er licht aansprong (gemiddeld 14% opgegeten bij stroboscoop licht vs. 84% bij duisternis), maar hier trad snel gewenning op. Een wolven-proof hek is veel belangrijker dan verlichting om predatie op vee te vermijden 269 .…”

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Effecten van nachtelijke verlichting op biodiversiteit: Een literatuurstudie voor beleidsondersteuning

2023

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First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations

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Jacobs

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Considering the spread of the grey wolf (Canis lupus) in Europe over the past 30 years, Luxembourg took some measures to prepare for the return of this apex predator, including the establishment of a management plan that notably addresses the issue of wolf depredation on livestock. Here we present the results of genetic analyses of putative wolf saliva, hair and scat samples collected from or near prey carcasses between 2015 and 2020. In two cases, the wolf was confirmed via DNA analysis: in July 2017 near Garnich and in April 2020 near Niederanven, both assigned to category C1 (hard evidence). A third case was classified as C2 (confirmed observation) based on prey carcass characteristics, while genetic analysis yielded no result. These are the first confirmed records of wolves in Luxemburg since 1893. Moreover, the two C1-cases originated from the Alpine (Garnich) and Central European (Niederanven) populations. Given similar developments in the neighboring countries and regions, we conclude that the area including the Benelux countries as well as Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Northern France may well become a melting pot for wolves of the two aforementioned populations in the coming years and decades.

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Wolvenplan Vlaanderen

Cited by 3 publications

References 23 publications

The wolves are coming: understanding human controversies on the return of the wolf through the use of socio-cultural values

The wolves are coming: understanding human controversies on the return of the wolf through the use of socio-cultural values

Effecten van nachtelijke verlichting op biodiversiteit: Een literatuurstudie voor beleidsondersteuning

First wolves in Luxembourg since 1893, originating from the Alpine and Central European populations

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