Wildlife conflicts: wolves vs. moose

Anders Skonhoft and Jan Tore Solstad

European Review of Agricultural Economics, vol. 47, issue 5, 1776-1802

Abstract: During the last few decades, the grey wolf (Canis lupus) has re-colonised Scandinavia. The current population counts some 430 individuals. With the wolf re-colonisation, several conflicts have arisen. One important conflict is due to wolf predation on moose (Alces alces). This conflict is studied under the assumption of landowner profit maximisation as well as routinised harvesting behaviour. The analysis emphasises how compensation for the predation loss affects landowner management and harvest profitability. The solutions to the landowner problems are also compared to the overall (social planner) management situation, where traffic costs due to moose–vehicle and railway collisions are included.

Keywords: wildlife; conflicts; external costs; bioeconomic modelling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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