A method to estimate the livestock-related benefits of targeted predator management relative to sport hunting

摘要: A method is developed to estimate the additional livestock-related benefits provided by targeted lethal removal of predators relative those sport hunting. The based on possibility that individuals professional managers may be relatively more likely kill livestock than broader population. Specifically, it shown expected benefit an animal equal variance number kills made members predator population interest divided average This simple result makes easy apply. necessary data straightforward tracking a sample from population, and no prior knowledge relationship between predation needed. Application demonstrated using lynx (Lynx lynx) sheep in French Jura Mountains, found are about 175% would