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Separating People And Wildlife: Zoning As A Conservation Strategy For Large Carnivores, Courtney L. Larson
Separating People And Wildlife: Zoning As A Conservation Strategy For Large Carnivores, Courtney L. Larson
Honors Theses
Large carnivores are some of the world’s most difficult species to conserve because of their large spatial requirements, low population density, and high potential for conflict with humans. However, large carnivores are valuable for ecological, cultural, and ethical reasons. Carnivore management can take a wide variety of forms, including translocation, sterilization, livestock compensation programs, regulated hunting, improved livestock husbandry practices, and zoning, among others. The objective of this thesis was to conduct a comparative analysis of examples of zoning from around the world to examine whether it is an effective carnivore management strategy.
Analysis of twelve case studies showed that …