Recovery of Large Carnivores in Europe's Modern Human-Dominated Landscapes

Recovery of Large Carnivores in Europe's Modern Human-Dominated Landscapes. Chapron, G., Kaczensky, P., Linnell, J. D. C., von Arx, M., Huber, D., Andrén, H., López-Bao, J. V., Adamec, M., Álvares, F., Anders, O., Balčiauskas, L., Balys, V., Bedő, P., Bego, F., Blanco, J. C., Breitenmoser, U., Brøseth, H., Bufka, L., Bunikyte, R., Ciucci, P., Dutsov, A., Engleder, T., Fuxjäger, C., Groff, C., Holmala, K., Hoxha, B., Iliopoulos, Y., Ionescu, O., Jeremić, J., Jerina, K., Kluth, G., Knauer, F., Kojola, I., Kos, I., Krofel, M., Kubala, J., Kunovac, S., Kusak, J., Kutal, M., Liberg, O., Majić, A., Männil, P., Manz, R., Marboutin, E., Marucco, F., Melovski, D., Mersini, K., Mertzanis, Y., Mysłajek, R. W., Nowak, S., Odden, J., Ozolins, J., Palomero, G., Paunović, M., Persson, J., Potočnik, H., Quenette, P., Rauer, G., Reinhardt, I., Rigg, R., Ryser, A., Salvatori, V., Skrbinšek, T., Stojanov, A., Swenson, J. E., Szemethy, L., Trajçe, A., Tsingarska-Sedefcheva, E., Váňa, M., Veeroja, R., Wabakken, P., Wölfl, M., Wölfl, S., Zimmermann, F., Zlatanova, D., & Boitani, L. 346(6216):1517–1519.

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[Editor's summary: Success for Europe's large carnivores?] Despite pessimistic forecasts, Europe's large carnivores are making a comeback. Chapron et al. report that sustainable populations of brown bear, Eurasian lynx, gray wolf, and wolverine persist in one-third of mainland Europe. Moreover, many individuals and populations are surviving and increasing outside protected areas set aside for wildlife conservation. Coexistence alongside humans has become possible, argue the authors, because of improved public opinion and protective legislation. [Abstract] The conservation of large carnivores is a formidable challenge for biodiversity conservation. Using a data set on the past and current status of brown bears (Ursus arctos), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), gray wolves (Canis lupus), and wolverines (Gulo gulo) in European countries, we show that roughly one-third of mainland Europe hosts at least one large carnivore species, with stable or increasing abundance in most cases in 21st-century records. The reasons for this overall conservation success include protective legislation, supportive public opinion, and a variety of practices making coexistence between large carnivores and people possible. The European situation reveals that large carnivores and people can share the same landscape.

@article{chapronRecoveryLargeCarnivores2014,
  title = {Recovery of Large Carnivores in {{Europe}}'s Modern Human-Dominated Landscapes},
  author = {Chapron, Guillaume and Kaczensky, Petra and Linnell, John D. C. and von Arx, Manuela and Huber, Djuro and Andrén, Henrik and López-Bao, José V. and Adamec, Michal and Álvares, Francisco and Anders, Ole and Balčiauskas, Linas and Balys, Vaidas and Bedő, Péter and Bego, Ferdinand and Blanco, Juan C. and Breitenmoser, Urs and Brøseth, Henrik and Bufka, Luděk and Bunikyte, Raimonda and Ciucci, Paolo and Dutsov, Alexander and Engleder, Thomas and Fuxjäger, Christian and Groff, Claudio and Holmala, Katja and Hoxha, Bledi and Iliopoulos, Yorgos and Ionescu, Ovidiu and Jeremić, Jasna and Jerina, Klemen and Kluth, Gesa and Knauer, Felix and Kojola, Ilpo and Kos, Ivan and Krofel, Miha and Kubala, Jakub and Kunovac, Saša and Kusak, Josip and Kutal, Miroslav and Liberg, Olof and Majić, Aleksandra and Männil, Peep and Manz, Ralph and Marboutin, Eric and Marucco, Francesca and Melovski, Dime and Mersini, Kujtim and Mertzanis, Yorgos and Mysłajek, Robert W. and Nowak, Sabina and Odden, John and Ozolins, Janis and Palomero, Guillermo and Paunović, Milan and Persson, Jens and Potočnik, Hubert and Quenette, Pierre-Yves and Rauer, Georg and Reinhardt, Ilka and Rigg, Robin and Ryser, Andreas and Salvatori, Valeria and Skrbinšek, Tomaž and Stojanov, Aleksandar and Swenson, Jon E. and Szemethy, László and Trajçe, Aleksandër and Tsingarska-Sedefcheva, Elena and Váňa, Martin and Veeroja, Rauno and Wabakken, Petter and Wölfl, Manfred and Wölfl, Sybille and Zimmermann, Fridolin and Zlatanova, Diana and Boitani, Luigi},
  date = {2014-12},
  journaltitle = {Science},
  volume = {346},
  pages = {1517--1519},
  issn = {0036-8075},
  doi = {10.1126/science.1257553},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1257553},
  abstract = {[Editor's summary: Success for Europe's large carnivores?]

Despite pessimistic forecasts, Europe's large carnivores are making a comeback. Chapron et al. report that sustainable populations of brown bear, Eurasian lynx, gray wolf, and wolverine persist in one-third of mainland Europe. Moreover, many individuals and populations are surviving and increasing outside protected areas set aside for wildlife conservation. Coexistence alongside humans has become possible, argue the authors, because of improved public opinion and protective legislation. 

[Abstract] The conservation of large carnivores is a formidable challenge for biodiversity conservation. Using a data set on the past and current status of brown bears (Ursus arctos), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), gray wolves (Canis lupus), and wolverines (Gulo gulo) in European countries, we show that roughly one-third of mainland Europe hosts at least one large carnivore species, with stable or increasing abundance in most cases in 21st-century records. The reasons for this overall conservation success include protective legislation, supportive public opinion, and a variety of practices making coexistence between large carnivores and people possible. The European situation reveals that large carnivores and people can share the same landscape.},
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  number = {6216},
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}

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