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Human behaviour can trigger large carnivore attacks in developed countries

Penteriani, Vincenzo; Delgado, Maria del Mar; Pinchera, Francesco; Naves, Javier; Fernandez-Gil, Alberto; Kojola, Ilpo; Härkönen, Sauli; Norberg, Harri; Frank, Jens; Fedriani, Jose Maria; Sahlen, Veronica; Støen, Ole Gunnar; Swenson, Jon E.; Wabakken, Petter; Pellegrini, Mario; Herrero, Stephen; Lopez-Bao, Jose Vincente
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http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2381175
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2016
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Penteriani, V., del Mar Delgado, M., Pinchera, F., Naves, J., Fernández-Gil, A., Kojola, I., . . . López-Bao, J. V. (2016). Human behaviour can trigger large carnivore attacks in developed countries. Scientific Reports, 6. doi: 10.1038/srep20552   10.1038/srep20552
Abstract
The media and scientific literature are increasingly reporting an escalation of large carnivore attacks on

humans in North America and Europe. Although rare compared to human fatalities by other wildlife,

the media often overplay large carnivore attacks on humans, causing increased fear and negative

attitudes towards coexisting with and conserving these species. Although large carnivore populations

are generally increasing in developed countries, increased numbers are not solely responsible for the

observed rise in the number of attacks by large carnivores. Here we show that an increasing number

of people are involved in outdoor activities and, when doing so, some people engage in risk-enhancing

behaviour that can increase the probability of a risky encounter and a potential attack. About half of

the well-documented reported attacks have involved risk-enhancing human behaviours, the most

common of which is leaving children unattended. Our study provides unique insight into the causes,

and as a result the prevention, of large carnivore attacks on people. Prevention and information that

can encourage appropriate human behaviour when sharing the landscape with large carnivores are

of paramount importance to reduce both potentially fatal human-carnivore encounters and their

consequences to large carnivores.
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Nature
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Scientific reports

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