The first experience of livestock guarding dogs preventing large carnivore damages in Finland
作者： T Otstavel , K A Vuori , D E David , A Valros , O Vainio
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摘要: Abstract. Livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) have been for millennia an effective means of protecting rangeland, i.e. cattle or sheep, from predators in Central and Southern Europe Asia. In contrast, there is no LGD tradition local breeds the Nordic countries. The objective this study was to collect descriptive information about experiences LGDs Finland acquired by early farm adopters through semi-structured interviews, narratives, on-site visits farms. were encouraging: predation observed since LGD(s) presence. presence had multifunctional character increasing feeling security. Unlike Norway farmers did not describe high costs serious difficulties relationships with guarded animals, herding dogs, other village neighbourhoods. Key words: livestock LGD, predation, wolf, lynx, bear. INTRODUCTION recent decades populations wolves ( Canis lupus ), bears Ursus arctos
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