• Controlled exposure reduces fear of brown bears 

      Johansson, Maria; Flykt, Anders; Frank, Jens; Støen, Ole-Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Fear of large carnivores such as brown bears may restrict people’s outdoor activities regardless of experts’ estimated risk of attack. This research study empirically examined three exposure interventions in the form of ...
    • How to deal with bold wolves – Recommendations of the DBBW – 

      Reinhardt, Ilka; Kaczensky, Petra; Frank, Jens; Knauer, Felix; Kluth, Gesa (Bfn-Skripten;, Research report, 2020)
      For a long time, there were no wolves in Germany. Since 2000, the species has been steadily spreading out from Lusatia and populating more areas. People in areas recently settled by wolves are only gradually learning how ...
    • Human behaviour can trigger large carnivore attacks in developed countries 

      Penteriani, Vincenzo; del Mar Delgado, Maria; Pinchera, Francesco; Naves, Javier; Fernández-Gil, Alberto; Kojola, Ilpo; Härkönen, Sauli; Norberg, Harri; Frank, Jens; Fedriani, José María; Sahlèn, Veroncia; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Swenson, Jon; Wabakken, Petter; Pellegrini, Mario; Herrero, Stephen; López-Bao, José Vicente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      The media and scientific literature are increasingly reporting an escalation of large carnivore attacks on humans in North America and Europe. Although rare compared to human fatalities by other wildlife, the media often ...
    • Large carnivore conservation and traditional pastoralism: A case study on bear–reindeer predation mitigation measures 

      Tallian, Aimee Grace; Støen, Ole-Gunnar; Immerzeel, Bart; Kindberg, Jonas; Ordiz, Andrés; Persson, Lars Thomas; Segerström, Peter; Skarin, Anna; Stokke, Rune; Tveraa, Torkild; Åhman, Birgitta; Frank, Jens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      While wildlife and cultural preservation goals can be either complimentary orcounteractive, the goals of large carnivore conservation and traditional pastoralist lifestyles are often at odds. Livestock depredation can ...