Beyond Prevention, the Real Challenge of Coexistence
Wednesday 23rd October 2024, from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm
Dante Alighieri Society, Piazza di Firenze, 27 - Rome
ROUND TABLE
THE CULTURE OF COEXISTENCE
BEARS, WOLVES AND MORE: BEYOND PREVENTION, THE REAL CHALLENGE OF COEXISTENCE
Coexistence between
humans and large wild animals cannot be achieved through killing: actions to
prevent possible conflicts are essential. For effective and lasting results, it
is necessary to intervene in the social fabric and encourage the inclusion of
wild species in the culture of mountains, countryside, and cities.
The meeting will be moderated by Gianfranco Mormino, Professor of Moral Philosophy at the State University of Milan
and author of the book “Dalla predazione al dominio” (“From Predation to Dominion”)
- 9.30 AM Introduction
by Massimo Vitturi , Wild Animals Area National Manager at LAV
- 9.45 AM Marco Musiani, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bologna
- BROWN BEAR INTERACTIONS WITH HUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS
- Density, telemetry
and camera trap monitoring, ecological role, interactions with humans by car or
on foot, and management issues of Canadian brown bears.
- 10.10 AM Valeria Salvatori, Conservation biologist, Secretary General of the Institute of
Applied Ecology
- STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT
- Who are the main
actors who can promote conservation processes by ensuring the inclusion of
different interests, which levers should be used, what mistakes have been made,
and is there still time to achieve full coexistence based on social inclusion?
- 10.35 AM Elena Mancini, Coordinator of the Ethics Committee of the Institute of
Bioethics for Veterinary Medicine and Agri-food
- ANIMALS AS STAKEHOLDERS
- The contribution of
procedural ethics to the management of wild animals in anthropized areas
- 11.00 AM Filippo Marino, Researcher at the University of Leeds
- UNDERSTANDING AND PROMOTING SOCIAL TOLERANCE TOWARDS LARGE CARNIVORES
- The importance of
understanding the human social context to promote acceptance and coexistence
with large carnivores in translocations and other conservation measures
- 11.25 AM Veronica Nanni, PhD Student of the National Program on Climate Change and
Sustainability
- THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN THE PERCEPTION OF LARGE CARNIVORES
- How much the media
can negatively alter the perception of the dangerousness of large carnivores
and how much they can contribute to social acceptance instead
- 11.50 AM Adrian Treves, Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
- KILLING LARGE CARNIVORES DOES NOT PRODUCE THE EXPECTED BENEFITS
- Legalizing killing of
large carnivores does not promote their acceptance or net benefits, hindering
coexistence
- 12.30 PM Gianfranco Mormino, Professor of Moral Philosophy at the State University of Milan
- CONCLUSIONS: THE ROAD TO COEXISTENCE
- The need to rebalance
our relationship with the environment around us
- 1.00 PM Closing: Gianluca Felicetti, LAV President
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