Recovery of Wildlife in the Alps

The return of large carnivores such as wolf and lynx in the Alps leads to conflicts with the local population. The goal of this project is to present practical conservation and management options for wolf and lynx in the Alps.

Picture: Beat Wermelinger, WSL

Project information

The return of large carnivores such as wolf and lynx in the Alps leads to conflicts with the local population. In order to find ways that enable humans and large carnivores to live together and reach conservation goals, transboundary cooperation is indispensable. Various Alpine countries participate in the RowAlp-Project and cooperate to reach the three main objectives: to model potential distribution of wolf and lynx (1), to detect public tolerance mechanisms (2) and to develop management options (3).

The particular project of WSL consists of the description of tolerance mechanisms in different Alpine countries. Factors influencing the public tolerance will also be investigated.

Project team

WSL Economics and Social Sciences

• Maria Mondini
• Marcel Hunziker (Project Leader) 
  

Partners and Associates

• KORA
  
• WSL
  
• WISO Platform country delegates
  

Contact

• Marcel Hunziker