Patterns and correlates of claims for brown bear damage on a continental scale

摘要: Summary Wildlife damage to human property threatens human–wildlife coexistence. Conflicts arising from wildlife in intensively managed landscapes often undermine conservation efforts, making mitigation and compensation of special concern for conservation. However, the mechanisms underlying occurrence claims at large scales are still poorly understood. Here, we investigated patterns caused by brown bears Ursus arctos its ecological socio-economic correlates a continental scale. We compiled information about schemes across 26 countries Europe 2005–2012 analysed variation number compensated relation (i) bear abundance, (ii) forest availability, (iii) land use, (iv) management practices (v) indicators economic wealth. Most European have posteriori based on verification, which, many cases, operated more than 30 years. On average, over 3200 were annually Europe. The majority livestock (59%), distributed throughout range, followed apiaries (21%) agriculture (17%), mainly Mediterranean eastern countries. The mean per year ranged 0·1 Estonia 8·5 Norway. This was not only due differences schemes; less numerous areas with supplementary feeding high proportion agricultural land. observed related abundance. Synthesis applications. Compensation schemes, use influence damage, while abundance does not. Policies that ignore this complexity focus single factor, such as population size, may be effective reducing claims. To effective, policies should integrative prioritize prevention make it condition payment preventive measures applied. Such efforts or populations where likely occur. Similar studies using different species continents might further improve our understanding conflicts damage.