Continuing recovery of wolves in Europe

Bibtex

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title = "Continuing recovery of wolves in Europe",
abstract = "The recovery of wolves (Canis lupus) across Europe is a notable conservation success in a region with extensive human alteration of landscapes and high human population densities. We provide a comprehensive update on wolf populations in Europe, estimated at over 21,500 individuals by 2022, representing a 58 industry, and urbanization, wolves have demonstrated remarkable adaptability and increasing population trends in most European countries. Improved monitoring techniques, although varying in quality and scope, have played a crucial role in tracking this recovery. Annually, wolves kill approximately 56,000 domestic animals in the EU, a risk unevenly distributed and differently handled across regions. Damage compensation costs 17 million EUR every year to European countries. Positive economic impacts from wolf presence, such as those related to reducing traffic accidents with wild ungulates or supporting wildlife tourism, remain under studied. Wolf recovery in Europe is supported by diverse policy and legal instruments such as LIFE programs, stakeholder platforms, as well as the EU Habitats Directive and the Bern Convention. Coexisting with newly established wolf populations in Europe entails managing impacts on human activities, including livestock depredation, competition for game, and fear of attacks on humans, amidst varying social and political views on wolf recovery. Sustainable coexistence continues to operate in evolving and complex social, economic, and political landscapes, often characterized by intense debates regarding wolf policies.",
author = "Cecilia Di Bernardi and Guillaume Chapron and Petra Kaczensky and Francisco Alvares and Henrik Andren and Vaidas Balys and Juan Carlos Blanco and Silviu Chiriac and Dusko Cirovic and Nolwenn Drouet-Hoguet and Djuro Huber and Yorgos Iliopoulos and Ilpo Kojola and Miha Krofel and Miroslav Kutal and John D.C. Linnell and Aleksandra Majic Skrbinsek and Peep Mannil and Francesca Marucco and Dime Melovski and Deniz Mengulluoglu and Joachim Mergeay and Robert W. Myslajek and Sabina Nowak and Janis Ozolins and Nathan Ranc and Ilka Reinhardt and Robin Rigg and Valeria Salvatori and Laurent Schley and Peter Sunde and Aleksander Trajce and Igor Trbojevic and Arie Trouwborst and Manuela von Arx and Diana Zlatanova and Luigi Boitani",
year = "2025",
month = feb,
day = "25",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pstr.0000158",
language = "Nederlands",
publisher = "Public Library of Science",
address = "België,
type = "Other"
}

Auteurs

Cecilia Di Bernardi
Guillaume Chapron
Petra Kaczensky
Francisco Alvares
Henrik Andren
Vaidas Balys
Juan Carlos Blanco
Silviu Chiriac
Dusko Cirovic
Nolwenn Drouet-Hoguet
Djuro Huber
Yorgos Iliopoulos
Ilpo Kojola
Miha Krofel
Miroslav Kutal
John D.C. Linnell
Aleksandra Majic Skrbinsek
Peep Mannil
Francesca Marucco
Dime Melovski
Deniz Mengulluoglu
Joachim Mergeay
Robert W. Myslajek
Sabina Nowak
Janis Ozolins
Nathan Ranc
Ilka Reinhardt
Robin Rigg
Valeria Salvatori
Laurent Schley
Peter Sunde
Aleksander Trajce
Igor Trbojevic
Arie Trouwborst
Manuela von Arx
Diana Zlatanova
Luigi Boitani