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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · 16d

Go "Chunk"!! 🐻

Reposted by Hanna Pettersson

George Holmes @georgeholmes.bsky.social · 16d

Happy Fat Bear Week, for all of those who celebrate: explore.org/fat-bear-week

Fat Bear Week 2025

explore.org

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks Silvia!

Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · 20d

Sure, just ping me an email

Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · 20d

Good, not ”god”, although he may also be involve I guess 🤦‍♀️😅

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · 20d

Hot from the @consletters.bsky.social press: "Now What? The Conundrum of Successful Recovery of Wolves and Other Species for European Conservation", where Erica Von Essen and I discuss future trajectories of species recovery and management in Europe. Here summarised by @sthlmresilience.bsky.social.

Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social · 21d

🐺 Wolves and other large carnivore species are making a comeback in Europe.
Yet current conservation policies are still geared toward protecting species on the brink of extinction. This no longer reflects reality, argue researchers in a new commentary. www.stockholmresilience.org/5.1a496cd119...

Headline on top of image of howling wolf

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · 21d

What do we mean when we say that carnivores and other wildlife are "habituating" to people? Who actually habituates to whom? Is this bad or god? Who decides? All of this and more in our new paper, expertly led by @ethanddoney.bsky.social, out now in @peopleandnature.bsky.social.

People and Nature @peopleandnature.bsky.social · 21d

🦊 Reimagining habituation: The case for a reciprocal and contextual understanding ➡️ buff.ly/6rbtYxu

@livwildlab.bsky.social @ethanddoney.bsky.social @vdonfrancesco.bsky.social @hannalp.bsky.social @csandbrook.bsky.social

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congratulations! So well-deserved 👏

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 28

Sounds cool David. To be sure, while the headline of the Guardian article questions whether we can coexist with carnivores, our paper is actually more about finding local solutions to coexistence, working with local knowledge holders to do so. Sounds like you're doing it well over there.

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 25

And press release from @york.ac.uk and @anthropocenebio.bsky.social here 👉 www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Study suggests 'local practitioners' needed for policies on coexistence with large carnivores

Researchers have suggested appointing practitioners or stewards to bring together local knowledge and conservation practices to inform policies on coexistence with large carnivores such as wolves, bea...

www.york.ac.uk

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 25

An article based on it in @theguardian.com here 👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Europe’s big carnivores are on the rise – but can we live with bears next door?

Numbers of animals once hunted as vermin are rising across the continent. But scientists worry about how we are going to get along with these predators

www.theguardian.com

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 25

TLDR? You can find a short and snappy Plain language summary here 👉 relationalthinkingblog.com/2025/02/03/p...

Plain Language Summary: Who is local and what do they know? How to work with local knowledge-holders to promote human-carnivore coexistence.

Sheep pasture in full bloom amongst the peaks of the Picos de Europa National Park, Spain, which was recolonised by wolves in the 80s. Defending the flocks from attacks in this environment is chall…

relationalthinkingblog.com

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 25

Whether it concerns carnivores, pastures, fisheries or forests, the key to success is to build on local stewardship and skills, adapting system management in ways that make sense to local people and that enable continuous adaptation and innovation in the face of change. @ipbes.net #CBD

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 25

We show that ‘localness’ is always in flux and should not be seen as either or. Similarly, TEK is continuously evolving. I.e.: it's complex. But fear not! Our paper helps illuminate the locals with the deepest connection and contribution to the bio-cultural system, i.e. local system #stewards

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 25

Yet when it comes to sharing space with #largecarnivores 🐺🐻 in Europe and elsewhere, #TEK is essential to understand the behaviour, influence and interactions of people, livestock and carnivores at fine spatial scales, thus finding ways to #coexist and manage conflicts (GBF target 4).

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 25

We, researchers who work on human-wildlife interactions, pastoral systems, governance and/or ethnobotany, note that this lack of clarity on who is local has meant that traditional local knowledge #TEK is often overlooked and marginalised, considered "anecdotal" or as beliefs and opinions.

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 25

It follows from our observations that while Indigenous Peoples (approx 6% of the global pop.) have, encouragingly, gained increasing rights and recognition, Local Communities (up to 45%) have generally not. This is because the term could include almost anyone.

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 25

In our paper, out now within the @peopleandnature.bsky.social SI “Sharing landscapes with wildlife: conflict and coexistence of extensive grazing systems with large carnivores”, we use examples from Europe to advance the debate on how LK may be recognised and treated more justly.

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 25

Today at #COP16, discussions on how to realise the #KunmingMontrealGBF are resumed. The framework recognises the stewardship of "Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities". But, "Who is local, and what do they know?" 👉https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10797 @ipbes.net #CBD

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 24

Congratulations Toryn! Nice work :)

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 17

And here by Blossey and Hare for the US context 👉https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/conservation-science/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2022.881483/full

Frontiers | Myths, Wishful Thinking, and Accountability in Predator Conservation and Management in the United States

Large predators are thought of as ecological keystone species, posterchildren of conservation campaigns, and sought-after targets of tourists and photographe...

www.frontiersin.org

Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 17

To me, this paper exacerbates wishful thinking within the #rewilding debate, as excellently explained here by Webster "What if Wolves don’t change rivers, or the Lynx lacks bite?
Rethinking a rewilding orthodoxy" 👉https://media.nhbs.com/bw/full_articles/BWM32_2%2003%20Comment%20-%20Rewilding.pdf

media.nhbs.com

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 17

Also, sheep. The authors state "In contrast to some parts of Europe deer are abundant and widespread in Scotland which may reduce the potential for livestock-wolf conflict". Well, senu above thread, deer are abundant and increasing in Europe, ALSO in areas with wolves.

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 17

A few rather significant details about the Scotland paper: It is done by modelling with the assumption "that wolves are confined to the introduction area and are not free to spread to surrounding regions". So, all of the Cairngorms would be fenced (!!)

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Hanna Pettersson @hannalp.bsky.social · Feb 17

Today another paper www.researchgate.net/publication/... was published claiming wolves can solve "the deer issue" in Scotland. So, sharing this excellent 🧵 by @adamfsmith.bsky.social on wolves and deer in Ireland 👉https://bsky.app/profile/adamfsmith.bsky.social/post/3liavws4oyk23

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