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| G”dickemeier, I. | |
| Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Workshop on human dimension in large carnivore conservation | |
| 1998 Conference Proceeding | |
Wolf, Lynx and bear are returning to the Alps. While the wolf is approaching Switzerland from the Apennines via Liguria and southern France, the bear is spreading from Slovenia towards the Dolomites. Alpine lynx populations are increasing following to successful reintroduction projects. But whether wolf, bear and lynx can re-establish themselves in the entire Alpine region depends to a large degree on the attitude of the human inhabitants. To reduce conflicts between predators and humans, and to increase the chance for large predators to survive in the Alps, public information campaigns will be necessary. This project will prepare the ground for successful organization of public information campaigns about large predators. It focuses on school children. This is for several reasons: first of all, experience shows that children are capable of a large range of feelings towards predators. Images range that of a wild monster to the symbol of a reborn, intact nature. Secondly, school provides an ideal organizational framework. Last but not least, it is our children's generation who will have to cope with the arriving predators. |
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