Abstract
Delibes-Mateos, M., S. Díaz-Fernández, P. Ferreras, J. Viñuela, and B. Arroyo. 2013. The role of economic and social factors driving predator control in small-game estates in central Spain. Ecology and Society 18(2): 28. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-05367-180228
Highlights
We humans exploit an increasingly higher proportion of the world’s resources to support our own kind
WAY FORWARD Hunting is an important economic activity in rural areas of central Spain, and there is an interest to develop the economic value of hunting in rural areas (Bernabeu 2000)
If economic interests increase the negative perception of predators, it is likely that conflicts may increase
Summary
We humans exploit an increasingly higher proportion of the world’s resources to support our own kind. Conflict between humans and wildlife is one of the most critical threats facing many wildlife species today, and it is considered a hot topic in conservation (Macdonald and Service 2007). As early as AD 800 the Emperor Charlemagne founded an order of knights, called the Louveterie, for killing wolves (Canis lupus; Boitani 1995). This persecution of predators has led to the extinction of several species and caused massive contractions of the geographic ranges of many others (e.g., Langley and Yalden 1977, Whitfield et al 2003). Some scientists have claimed that preventing an undesirable increase in density of some opportunistic and anthropophilic predator species is one of the main contributions of hunting management to nature conservation (Tapper 1999)
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