Ecology of Problem Individuals and the Efficacy of Selective Wildlife Management

George J. F. Swan; Stephen Redpath; Stuart Bearhop; Robbie McDonald

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2017.03.011

Ecology of Problem Individuals and the Efficacy of Selective Wildlife Management

George J. F. Swan, Stephen Redpath, Stuart Bearhop, Robbie McDonald

Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

University of Exeter

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Abstract

In response to ecological and social drivers, there is a trend towards selective wildlife management that targets the individual rather than the population.

The move towards selectivity in wildlife management is running in parallel with growing recognition of the prevalence and importance of intraspecific variation in ecology and evolution.

As well as being logistically challenging, removing ‘problem individuals’ may inadvertently apply selective pressures on correlated traits (such as sex, size, or social position) that could have indirect, negative impacts on populations.

Social perspectives on ecological outcomes of selective management highlight the importance of interdisciplinary research integrating ecological and social dynamics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	518-530
Number of pages	13
Journal	Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Volume	32
Issue number	7
Early online date	18 May 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.03.011
Publication status	Published - Jul 2017

Bibliographical note

G.S. is supported by a postgraduate research scholarship from the College of Life and Environmental Sciences of the University of Exeter. S.R. is grateful for the King Carl XVI Gustaf guest professorship that allowed him to work on this paper. We would like to thank the referees, Sasha Dall, Matthew Silk, and David Fisher for their comments on an earlier version of this manuscript.

Keywords

individual variation
predation
lethal control
conservation conflicts
wildlife management

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