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August 20, 2025Science AdvancesOpen Access

Elusive effects of legalized wolf hunting on human-wolf interactions

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LMLeandra MerzSan Diego State UniversityBHBernhard Clemm von HohenbergUniversity of Southern DenmarkNBNicolas T. BergmannUniversity of Idaho

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Analysis finds public wolf hunting has small negative effect on livestock predation, suggesting limited effectiveness for management.

Key Points

  • Public wolf hunting shows a small negative effect on livestock predation, but does not affect government wolf removal.
  • From 2005 to 2021, the study used structural equation modeling to assess these impacts in the northwestern US.
  • The analysis included social and environmental controls, revealing important insights into wolf management strategies.
  • These findings challenge the assumption that wolf hunting is effective in managing livestock predation and subsequent removal.

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Merz et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af4cdfad7bf08b1ead663bhttps://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adu8945
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