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Otters in Saxony: a story of successful conflict resolution. In: Human-wildlife conflicts in Europe - Fisheries and Fish-eating Vertebrates as a Model Case

  • Reinhard A. Klenke
  • Irene Ring
  • Kathleen Schwerdtner-Manez
  • Randi Habighorst
  • Vivien Weiss
  • Heidi Wittmer
  • Bernd Gruber
  • Simone Lampa
  • Klaus Henle

Abstract

An overview is given about the history of a conflict-laden relationship between Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) and humans in Saxony for more than 100 years. The development of the conflict is described in front of the background of otter persecution, population development, social and economical factors as well as legal instruments in four historical time periods with different societal conditions that framed people’s thoughts and actions. The time period from 1990 up to the presence was specifically investigated as part of the FRAP project. Here we made a detailed analysis of the ecological, economic, legal, and institutional as well as social conditions and elaborate the factors that contributed to successful conflict reconciliation.

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Klenke R.A., Ring I., Schwerdtner-Manez K., Habighorst R., Weiss V., Wittmer H., Gruber B., Lampa S. and Henle K. (2013) Otters in Saxony: a story of successful conflict resolution. In: Klenke R.A., Ring I., Kranz A., Jepsen N., Rauschmayer F. & Henle K. (eds.). Human-wildlife conflicts in Europe - Fisheries and Fish-eating Vertebrates as a Model Case (pp. 107-140). 10.1007/978-3-540-34789-7_6

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Title Otters in Saxony: a story of successful conflict resolution
Date 01.01.2013
Book Title Human-wildlife conflicts in Europe - Fisheries and Fish-eating Vertebrates as a Model Case
DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-34789-7_6
ISSN 1863-5520
Open Access Status Closed Access

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