Hanna Pettersson
@hannalp.bsky.social
Conservation social scientist, human/political ecologist. Researching at the intersections of human-wildlife coexistence, pastoralism, (re)wilding, knowledge and governance.
Sure, just ping me an email
September 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Sure, just ping me an email
Good, not ”god”, although he may also be involve I guess 🤦♀️😅
September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Good, not ”god”, although he may also be involve I guess 🤦♀️😅
Congratulations! So well-deserved 👏
June 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Congratulations! So well-deserved 👏
Sounds cool David. To be sure, while the headline of the Guardian article questions whether we can coexist with carnivores, our paper is actually more about finding local solutions to coexistence, working with local knowledge holders to do so. Sounds like you're doing it well over there.
February 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Sounds cool David. To be sure, while the headline of the Guardian article questions whether we can coexist with carnivores, our paper is actually more about finding local solutions to coexistence, working with local knowledge holders to do so. Sounds like you're doing it well over there.
And press release from @york.ac.uk and @anthropocenebio.bsky.social here 👉 www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Study suggests 'local practitioners' needed for policies on coexistence with large carnivores
Researchers have suggested appointing practitioners or stewards to bring together local knowledge and conservation practices to inform policies on coexistence with large carnivores such as wolves, bea...
www.york.ac.uk
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
And press release from @york.ac.uk and @anthropocenebio.bsky.social here 👉 www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
An article based on it in @theguardian.com here 👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Europe’s big carnivores are on the rise – but can we live with bears next door?
Numbers of animals once hunted as vermin are rising across the continent. But scientists worry about how we are going to get along with these predators
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
An article based on it in @theguardian.com here 👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
TLDR? You can find a short and snappy Plain language summary here 👉 relationalthinkingblog.com/2025/02/03/p...
Plain Language Summary: Who is local and what do they know? How to work with local knowledge-holders to promote human-carnivore coexistence.
Sheep pasture in full bloom amongst the peaks of the Picos de Europa National Park, Spain, which was recolonised by wolves in the 80s. Defending the flocks from attacks in this environment is chall…
relationalthinkingblog.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
TLDR? You can find a short and snappy Plain language summary here 👉 relationalthinkingblog.com/2025/02/03/p...
Whether it concerns carnivores, pastures, fisheries or forests, the key to success is to build on local stewardship and skills, adapting system management in ways that make sense to local people and that enable continuous adaptation and innovation in the face of change. @ipbes.net #CBD
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Whether it concerns carnivores, pastures, fisheries or forests, the key to success is to build on local stewardship and skills, adapting system management in ways that make sense to local people and that enable continuous adaptation and innovation in the face of change. @ipbes.net #CBD
We show that ‘localness’ is always in flux and should not be seen as either or. Similarly, TEK is continuously evolving. I.e.: it's complex. But fear not! Our paper helps illuminate the locals with the deepest connection and contribution to the bio-cultural system, i.e. local system #stewards
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We show that ‘localness’ is always in flux and should not be seen as either or. Similarly, TEK is continuously evolving. I.e.: it's complex. But fear not! Our paper helps illuminate the locals with the deepest connection and contribution to the bio-cultural system, i.e. local system #stewards
Yet when it comes to sharing space with #largecarnivores 🐺🐻 in Europe and elsewhere, #TEK is essential to understand the behaviour, influence and interactions of people, livestock and carnivores at fine spatial scales, thus finding ways to #coexist and manage conflicts (GBF target 4).
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yet when it comes to sharing space with #largecarnivores 🐺🐻 in Europe and elsewhere, #TEK is essential to understand the behaviour, influence and interactions of people, livestock and carnivores at fine spatial scales, thus finding ways to #coexist and manage conflicts (GBF target 4).
We, researchers who work on human-wildlife interactions, pastoral systems, governance and/or ethnobotany, note that this lack of clarity on who is local has meant that traditional local knowledge #TEK is often overlooked and marginalised, considered "anecdotal" or as beliefs and opinions.
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We, researchers who work on human-wildlife interactions, pastoral systems, governance and/or ethnobotany, note that this lack of clarity on who is local has meant that traditional local knowledge #TEK is often overlooked and marginalised, considered "anecdotal" or as beliefs and opinions.
It follows from our observations that while Indigenous Peoples (approx 6% of the global pop.) have, encouragingly, gained increasing rights and recognition, Local Communities (up to 45%) have generally not. This is because the term could include almost anyone.
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It follows from our observations that while Indigenous Peoples (approx 6% of the global pop.) have, encouragingly, gained increasing rights and recognition, Local Communities (up to 45%) have generally not. This is because the term could include almost anyone.
In our paper, out now within the @peopleandnature.bsky.social SI “Sharing landscapes with wildlife: conflict and coexistence of extensive grazing systems with large carnivores”, we use examples from Europe to advance the debate on how LK may be recognised and treated more justly.
February 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In our paper, out now within the @peopleandnature.bsky.social SI “Sharing landscapes with wildlife: conflict and coexistence of extensive grazing systems with large carnivores”, we use examples from Europe to advance the debate on how LK may be recognised and treated more justly.
Congratulations Toryn! Nice work :)
February 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Congratulations Toryn! Nice work :)
And here by Blossey and Hare for the US context 👉https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/conservation-science/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2022.881483/full
Frontiers | Myths, Wishful Thinking, and Accountability in Predator Conservation and Management in the United States
Large predators are thought of as ecological keystone species, posterchildren of conservation campaigns, and sought-after targets of tourists and photographe...
www.frontiersin.org
February 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
And here by Blossey and Hare for the US context 👉https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/conservation-science/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2022.881483/full
To me, this paper exacerbates wishful thinking within the #rewilding debate, as excellently explained here by Webster "What if Wolves don’t change rivers, or the Lynx lacks bite?
Rethinking a rewilding orthodoxy" 👉https://media.nhbs.com/bw/full_articles/BWM32_2%2003%20Comment%20-%20Rewilding.pdf
Rethinking a rewilding orthodoxy" 👉https://media.nhbs.com/bw/full_articles/BWM32_2%2003%20Comment%20-%20Rewilding.pdf
media.nhbs.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
To me, this paper exacerbates wishful thinking within the #rewilding debate, as excellently explained here by Webster "What if Wolves don’t change rivers, or the Lynx lacks bite?
Rethinking a rewilding orthodoxy" 👉https://media.nhbs.com/bw/full_articles/BWM32_2%2003%20Comment%20-%20Rewilding.pdf
Rethinking a rewilding orthodoxy" 👉https://media.nhbs.com/bw/full_articles/BWM32_2%2003%20Comment%20-%20Rewilding.pdf