Study shows shepherds’ changing stance towards wolves

From DecanHerald.com:

The study is part of a collaborative effort to understand social perspectives in wolf conservation between Europe and India. Wolves in the state seem to be staring at extinction due to several factors, including the not-so-friendly attitudes of present-day shepherds, whose livestock are often lifted by the predators.

Hubballi: Younger shepherds no longer consider wolves their ‘guardian gods’ and consider any lifting of livestock as a loss and threat to livelihood, says a recent study, indicating a generational shift in conservation.

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