Carnivore Damage Prevention News
Carnivore Damage Prevention News (CDPnews) is a professional newsletter focused on the complex challenges presented by the coexistence of carnivores and human communities. It acts as a forum to raise awareness of potential solutions, to facilitate collaboration among practitioners, researchers, managers and others as well as to improve knowledge exchange between countries and across the boundaries of traditional disciplines.
Our mission
CDPnews was created in response to the challenges and opportunities of coexisting with carnivores. We aim to bring together diverse people and interests, sharing knowledge worldwide of the broad range of existing adaptation strategies and encouraging constructive dialogue and practical innovation.
This 25th anniversary issue focuses on the importance of addressing grievances and finding ways to establish dialogue and trust as well as implementing appropriate protection measures. A case study in La Rioja, Spain, shows wolf–livestock coexistence achieved through social mediation. In the American West, progress with bears and wolves has been made through collaboration and co-creation of interventions. A broader view is offered with an article on conservation behaviour change emerging as a discipline to support solutions that benefit both people and wildlife. In the Netherlands, a shepherd shares his experience on working with livestock guarding dogs in human-dominated landscapes. Two research articles examine the possibility that barking dogs may alert horses to wolves in the French pre-Alps and identity the status of wolves attacking livestock in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Finally, our editorial colleague of many years, Daniel Mettler, leaves us with his reflections alongside a new book on alpine shepherding.
Call for submissions
CDPnews is open to proposals for articles from anyone with expertise or experience in the field anywhere in the world. Submissions, which are peer-reviewed by our editorial team, range from original research to reviews of best practices, evaluating new tools and techniques, presentation of projects or personal perspectives and opinion pieces.
Our Guidelines for Authors can be downloaded below
