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And after the reintroduction? Attitudes and experiences in the presence of the Iberian Lynx

Principal researcher: Amélia Frazão Moreira

Research group: Environment, Sustainability and Ethnography


Keywords

Predator coexistence | Human-non-human relationship | Nature conservation

Partners

ICNF

State

Closed

Start date

01-09-2018

End date

01-12-2020


Abstract

The main goal of the project is to understand the attitudes and experiences resulting from the reintroduction of the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), in Portugal, namely: 1) opinions and positions of the cattle breeders in relation to lynx presence and to livestock damage due to wild predators in general; 2) experiences and encounters of local people with the lynx, deepening their knowledge about the species and their opinion about the reintroduction in the municipality of Mértola; 3) description of visits at the lynx zoo exhibit in Lisbon and analysis of the emotions and knowledge of visitors about the species.

Team

Full members

Margarida Lopes Fernandes

Environment, Sustainability and Ethnography