Cross-border wolf recovery, management and research in Scandinavia
05 Apr 2024 - Barbara Zimmermann, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences | 15h30 | Hybrid Seminar
REGULAR SEMINAR IN BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION
Conservation efforts have brought the wolf back into the highly populated, anthropogenic landscapes of Europe. While termed a conservation success, wolf-human interactions in this diverse geopolitical landscape trigger conflicts of interests that call for management actions. Barbara Zimmermann will exemplify the complexity of wolf management and conservation in Europe by comparing Norwegian & Swedish approaches to the management of a joint cross-border wolf population. She will also present the Scandinavian Wolf Research Project SKANDULV, a long-term study on wolf genetics and ecology. Finally, Barbara will give an insight into SKANDULV's most recent research on wolf-wolverine interactions and on moose behavior and survival in a landscape of risk.
Barbara Zimmerman is professor in applied ecology at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. Her research focuses on the ecology and management of wildlife and their interactions with humans and livestock. She is a member of the Scandinavian Wolf Research Project SKANDULV and heading the research group LARGE, a consortium of INN-researchers and students devoted to study wildlife ecology. Currently, she is heading a project on livestock production on carnivore-exposed forest pastures, and another on the effects of climate change on future use and management of forest and wildlife resources.
[Host: Pedro Moterroso, Wildlife Conservation Ecology - WILDEcol]