Speaker: John Linnell (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research)
Abstract
After centuries of active persecution, indifference and neglect the current global objectives for management of carnivores are intended to foster their conservation. Because of their ecological role as predators, carnivores are frequently involved in a wide range of conflicts with human interests. This creates at least two challenges for conservation and the achievement of a state of ‘coexistence’. Firstly, there is a need to carefully understand conflicts and find technical interventions to address them. Secondly, there is a need to carefully consider what we mean by coexistence and think about what successful conservation actually looks like. The taxonomic diversity of large carnivores and the diversity of social and ecological conditions under which they occur implies that there will be
many different ways to address these challenges.
About John
John Linnell is a professor at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and a senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research. His research focuses on the complex interactions between humans and wildlife, with a focus on understanding human-wildlife conflicts and promoting human-wildlife coexistence. His research has taken him around the world to study species such as lynx, wolves, leopards, and jaguars.
