Year: 2017
Type: review
Abstract: Finding effective ways of conserving large carnivores is widely recognised as a priority in conservation. However, there is disagreement about the most effective way to do this, with some favouring top-down 'command and control' approaches and others favouring collaboration. Arguments for coercive top-down approaches have been presented elsewhere; here we present arguments for collaboration. In many parts of the developed world, flexibility of approach is built into the legislation, so that conservation objectives are balanced with other legitimate goals. In the developing world, limited resources, poverty and weak governance mean that collaborative approaches are likely to play a particularly important part in carnivore conservation. In general, coercive policies may lead to the deterioration of political legitimacy and potentially to non-compliance issues such as illegal killing, whereas collaborative approaches may lead to psychological ownership, enhanced trust, learning, and better social outcomes. Sustainable hunting/trapping plays a crucial part in the conservation and management of many large carnivores. There are many different models for how to conserve carnivores effectively across the world, research is now required to reduce uncertainty and examine the effectiveness of these approaches in different contexts.
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12326
Authors: Steve M. Redpath, John D. C. Linnell, Marco Festa‐Bianchet, Luigi Boitani, Nils Bunnefeld, Amy Dickman, R. J. Gutiérrez, R. J. Irvine, Maria Johansson, Aleksandra Majić, Barry J. McMahon, Simon Pooley, Camilla Sandström, Annelie Sjölander‐Lindqvist, Ketil Skogen, Jon E. Swenson, Arie Trouwborst, Juliette Young, E. J. Milner‐Gulland
Institutions: University of Aberdeen, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Université de Sherbrooke, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Stirling, University of Oxford, University of Minnesota, James Hutton Institute, Lund University, University of Ljubljana, University College Dublin, University of London, Birkbeck, University of London, Umeå University, University of Gothenburg, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Tilburg University, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2601001048