Discussion: Illegal kills of protected wolves call for public reasoning

Christian Sonne; Hans Peter Hansen; Aage K.O. Alstrup; Kent Olsen; Trine Hammer Jensen; Lars Haugaard; Peter Sunde

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.432

Discussion: Illegal kills of protected wolves call for public reasoning

Christian Sonne^*, Hans Peter Hansen, Aage K.O. Alstrup, Kent Olsen, Trine Hammer Jensen, Lars Haugaard, Peter Sunde

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Illegal wolf kills happens around in Europe despite the European wolf is protected under the EU Habitats Directive. The reason for this is conflicts with farmers and local hunters and in some instances also direct fear. In April 2018, a wolf was killed in Denmark after 1st recolonization since the 18th century. This caused a heated debate and calls for better communication and management of the Danish and entire European wolf population. Here we discuss the challenges of illegal wolf kills and call for European governments to take action. We specifically encourage European governments to create facilitated spaces for public deliberation on wildlife management by integrating facts and values, not separating them.

Original language	English
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	665
Pages (from-to)	617-619
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0048-9697
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.432
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2019

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Canis lupus
Environment
EU Habitat Directive
European governments
IUCN Red List
Policy

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