La conservation des prédateurs : entre enjeux écologiques et conflits socio-économiques / Predator conservation: Ecological concerns and socio-economic conflicts

We are currently witnessing an exponential growth of the human population and an increased urbanization, leading to many changes in our ecosystems. This leads to humans and predators getting closer, inducing competition for territory and resources, and human-predator conflicts. Three types of conflicts are discussed in this review. The first is the presence of the Montagu’s harrier in crops, which leads to conflicts due to shared territories. The second deals with conflicts caused by the red fox and disease transmission. The last one is on the cohabitation with the gray wolf, illustrating a conflict with human activities in sharing territories and resources.