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Local Communities and the Reintroduction of the Wild Forest Reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus sennicus ) in Finland

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ID21598692
AuthorsJuha Hiedanpää (0000-0002-4926-5742, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4A, FI 20520 Turku, Finland, corresponding author), Jani Pellikka (0000-0002-1293-9117, Natural Resources Institute Finland, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume31
Issue2
Pages153-175
Publication date2022-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironmental Values (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0963-2719 • E-ISSN: 1752-7015
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.3197/096327121x16081160834722
OpenAlexW3120842624
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited38

Wildlife translocations often raise concerns about the purpose and impact among people living in target locations. We applied the integrated impact assessment in planning the reintroduction of wild forest reindeer in Finland. We investigated the variety of expected socioecological impacts, the relative importance of these impacts and local willingness to participate in local-level reintroduction activities. The reintroduction project organised interactive forums in 2013 and 2016 in each of the four regions suitable for wild forest reindeer. The variety of recognised potential impacts was high, but the relative importance given to the expected impacts varied relatively little from forum to forum. Importantly, we found a contextual and relational value of wild forest reindeer that extended beyond their intrinsic and instrumental value. The results indicate high local acceptance of reintroduction and willingness to participate in it

Biology · Citizen science · Environmental resource management · Geography · Human–wildlife conflict · Wildlife · Environmental Science · Forest Management and Policy · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology

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