作者: Carlos Bautista , Eloy Revilla , Javier Naves , Jörg Albrecht , Néstor Fernández
DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2019.04.019
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摘要: Abstract The mitigation of conflicts associated with large carnivore damage to livestock and agriculture is pivotal their conservation. We evaluate current programs compensate prevent in 27 European countries the factors related economic costs these programs. Overall, high compensation are free-ranging (68% total costs) national wealth. Contrary general belief, return carnivores does not always translate into higher costs. identify a tendency towards prioritizing over prevention; only few wealthy pay majority money allocated for prevention adapt husbandry practices presence carnivores. conclude that mainly focused on paying amounts will often fail build tolerance predators. To mitigate optimize cost-effectiveness publicly funded measures, responsible agencies should be proactive, focus prevention-based policies periodically effectiveness an adaptive manner. With this purpose further solutions conflict mitigation, we call pan-European database occurrence, management actions