Hanna Pettersson

Congratulations! So well-deserved 👏

Sounds cool David. To be sure, while the headline of the Guardian article questions whether we can coexist with carnivores, our paper is actually more about finding local solutions to coexistence, working with local knowledge holders to do so. Sounds like you're doing it well over there.

Study suggests 'local practitioners' needed for policies on coexistence with large carnivores Researchers have suggested appointing practitioners or stewards to bring together local knowledge and conservation practices to inform policies on coexistence with large carnivores such as wolves, bea...

And press release from @york.ac.uk and @anthropocenebio.bsky.social here 👉 www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Europe’s big carnivores are on the rise – but can we live with bears next door? Numbers of animals once hunted as vermin are rising across the continent. But scientists worry about how we are going to get along with these predators

An article based on it in @theguardian.com here 👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plain Language Summary: Who is local and what do they know? How to work with local knowledge-holders to promote human-carnivore coexistence. Sheep pasture in full bloom amongst the peaks of the Picos de Europa National Park, Spain, which was recolonised by wolves in the 80s. Defending the flocks from attacks in this environment is chall…

TLDR? You can find a short and snappy Plain language summary here 👉 relationalthinkingblog.com/2025/02/03/p...

Whether it concerns carnivores, pastures, fisheries or forests, the key to success is to build on local stewardship and skills, adapting system management in ways that make sense to local people and that enable continuous adaptation and innovation in the face of change. @ipbes.net #CBD

We show that ‘localness’ is always in flux and should not be seen as either or. Similarly, TEK is continuously evolving. I.e.: it's complex. But fear not! Our paper helps illuminate the locals with the deepest connection and contribution to the bio-cultural system, i.e. local system #stewards

Yet when it comes to sharing space with #largecarnivores 🐺🐻 in Europe and elsewhere, #TEK is essential to understand the behaviour, influence and interactions of people, livestock and carnivores at fine spatial scales, thus finding ways to #coexist and manage conflicts (GBF target 4).

We, researchers who work on human-wildlife interactions, pastoral systems, governance and/or ethnobotany, note that this lack of clarity on who is local has meant that traditional local knowledge #TEK is often overlooked and marginalised, considered "anecdotal" or as beliefs and opinions.

It follows from our observations that while Indigenous Peoples (approx 6% of the global pop.) have, encouragingly, gained increasing rights and recognition, Local Communities (up to 45%) have generally not. This is because the term could include almost anyone.

In our paper, out now within the @peopleandnature.bsky.social SI “Sharing landscapes with wildlife: conflict and coexistence of extensive grazing systems with large carnivores”, we use examples from Europe to advance the debate on how LK may be recognised and treated more justly.

Today at #COP16, discussions on how to realise the #KunmingMontrealGBF are resumed. The framework recognises the stewardship of "Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities". But, "Who is local, and what do they know?" 👉https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10797 @ipbes.net #CBD

Congratulations Toryn! Nice work :)

Frontiers | Myths, Wishful Thinking, and Accountability in Predator Conservation and Management in the United States Large predators are thought of as ecological keystone species, posterchildren of conservation campaigns, and sought-after targets of tourists and photographe...

And here by Blossey and Hare for the US context 👉https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/conservation-science/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2022.881483/full

To me, this paper exacerbates wishful thinking within the #rewilding debate, as excellently explained here by Webster "What if Wolves don’t change rivers, or the Lynx lacks bite?
Rethinking a rewilding orthodoxy" 👉https://media.nhbs.com/bw/full_articles/BWM32_2%2003%20Comment%20-%20Rewilding.pdf

Also, sheep. The authors state "In contrast to some parts of Europe deer are abundant and widespread in Scotland which may reduce the potential for livestock-wolf conflict". Well, senu above thread, deer are abundant and increasing in Europe, ALSO in areas with wolves.

A few rather significant details about the Scotland paper: It is done by modelling with the assumption "that wolves are confined to the introduction area and are not free to spread to surrounding regions". So, all of the Cairngorms would be fenced (!!)

Today another paper www.researchgate.net/publication/... was published claiming wolves can solve "the deer issue" in Scotland. So, sharing this excellent 🧵 by @adamfsmith.bsky.social on wolves and deer in Ireland 👉https://bsky.app/profile/adamfsmith.bsky.social/post/3liavws4oyk23

ah, so jealous of you and @monicavasile.bsky.social et al who get to hang out and chat about this stuff! Looking forward to one of your epic threads about the event if you get the chance! 😄

Lynx lying on leaves and branches

The recent release of 4 lynx in the Cairngorm mountains highlights the nuances of managing the needs of stakeholders, including the big cats.

Darragh Hare, @georgeholmes.bsky.social & @hannalp.bsky.social explore the challenges surrounding illegal wildlife releases.

👉 bit.ly/4hmzSKV

I don't think we should think of it as an either-or case. A pet owner may also have the idea the release would contribute to the (re)wilding of the area and the lynx themselves. As we said in our piece "it is difficult to have clear understanding of who is behind them, and why"

Who let the frogs out? On illicit and unregulated species reintroductions. George Holmes: Professor of Conservation and Society at the University of Leeds, and ESRT member. An odd thing has been happening across Europe in recent years.

I wrote this @naturalengland.bsky.social blogpost at the start of last week, but the recent #lynx releases have brought this issue to the fore. P.S. the deadline for our PhD project on this has just closed, but we hope to advertise more opportunities soon.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/who-le...

Lynx in Scotland: why illegal attempts to reintroduce lost species are surprisingly common Guerrilla rewilders want to atone for past extinctions and create more vibrant ecosystems.

So-called guerrilla or rouge rewilding is becoming increasingly common, including "beaver bombings", releasing butterflies and, this past week, lynx to Scotland. What might this mean for conservation? @georgeholmes.bsky.social, Darragh Hare and I explore in theconversation.com/lynx-in-scot...