Testing a conservation compromise: No evidence that public wolf hunting in Slovakia reduced livestock losses
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date:
19/12/2023
The paper by Kutal et al (2023) measured the impact on a regional level of hunting of wolves on livestock depredation. The authors did not observe a relationship between the number of killed wolves and livestock losses. However, a negative relationship between wild prey biomass and livestock losses was found. The authors argue that regulation of livestock depredation should not be used as a reason to justify recommencement of wolf hunting in Slovakia.