Carnivores’ contributions to people in Europe

IF 3.6 2区社会学 Q1 ECOLOGY

Ecology and Society Pub Date : 2024-07-31 DOI:10.5751/es-15249-290309

Sofía Palacios-Pacheco, Berta Martín-López, Mónica Expósito-Granados, Juan M. Requena-Mullor, Jorge Lozano, José Antonio Sánchez-Zapata, Zebensui Morales-Reyes, Antonio J. Castro

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Abstract

Human-carnivore relations in Europe have varied throughout history. Because of recent conservation efforts and passive rewilding, carnivore populations are recovering, which translates into more interactions with humans. Thus, unraveling these interactions as well as the multiple contributions carnivores provide to people is crucial to their conservation. We examined the literature conducted in Europe since 2000 and used the nature’s contributions to people (NCP) framework to identify factors that have shaped human-carnivore relations. To do so, we examined the state of scientific knowledge and relationships among types of NCP from carnivores, countries, and carnivore species; and between NCP, actors, and management actions. Results indicated that research has been oriented toward large carnivore species and their detrimental contributions to people. Further, the effectiveness of carnivore management strategies has only been evaluated and monitored in a limited set of all the research. To balance any negative views on carnivores, we suggest that the recognition of the duality of carnivores, as providers of both beneficial and detrimental contributions, should be included in EU conservation policies.

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食肉动物对欧洲人民的贡献

在欧洲，人类与食肉动物的关系在历史上各不相同。由于最近的保护努力和被动野化，食肉动物的数量正在恢复，这意味着它们与人类有了更多的互动。因此，了解这些互动以及食肉动物对人类的多重贡献对保护食肉动物至关重要。我们研究了欧洲自 2000 年以来的文献，并使用自然对人类的贡献（NCP）框架来确定影响人类与食肉动物关系的因素。为此，我们考察了科学知识的现状以及食肉动物、国家和食肉动物物种的 NCP 类型之间的关系；以及 NCP、参与者和管理行动之间的关系。研究结果表明，研究主要针对大型食肉动物物种及其对人类的危害。此外，食肉动物管理策略的有效性仅在所有研究中进行了有限的评估和监测。为了平衡对食肉动物的负面看法，我们建议在欧盟保护政策中纳入对食肉动物双重性的认识，即食肉动物既对人类有益，也对人类有害。

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Ecology and Society 环境科学-生态学

CiteScore

6.20

自引率

4.90%

发文量

109

审稿时长

3 months

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