eprintid: 4056
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2022-09-13 08:55:58
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status_changed: 2022-09-13 08:55:58
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Hoeft, Allison
creators_id: S4894472
creators_email: a.hoeft@student.rug.nl
title: Moving Towards Coexistence with Otters (Lutra lutra) in Lower Saxony
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Wildlife management is increasingly important to environmental planning as human
development continues at the same time the need to protect endangered wildlife drastically
rises. As the threatened Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) population redistributes across the
German state of Lower Saxony after decades of conservation efforts, damage caused by
otter predation on fishponds is becoming increasingly common. How to deal with the
problem has created conflict between fishpond farmers who have to live with the damage
otters cause and the conservationists and government who want to protect the species.
Through a document analysis and semi-structured interviews, this research looks at how
values, beliefs, and attitudes towards otters influence how otter damage is dealt with in the
federal state. The results indicate that fish farmers, conservationists, and the government
have closely related ideas of what methods should be used to remedy the damages caused
by otters, but the negative beliefs behind the word ‘management’ has caused pause in
finding an agreeable solution. The recommended use of wildlife damage management in the
Lower Saxony helps rid the word ‘management’ of its negative connotations by giving a
voice through participation to fishpond farmers, allowing for transparency and integration
between governmental agencies, while also giving insight towards comprehensive and
adaptable prevention and mitigation techniques.
date: 2022
pages: 74
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EIP
tutors_name: Margaritis, E.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: E.Margaritis@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Human-Wildlife Conflict
keywords_local: Coexistence
keywords_local: Nature Conservation
keywords_local: Wildlife
keywords_local: Management
keywords_local: Environmental Planning
keywords_local: Sustainable Development
keywords_local: Participation
keywords_local: Integration
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2022-09-12
citation:   Hoeft, Allison  (2022) Moving Towards Coexistence with Otters (Lutra lutra) in Lower Saxony.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4056/1/Hoeft_AR_Thesis_Final.pdf