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DESCRIPTION: Large predators have a talent for stirring strong feelings. We
  admire them\, fear them\, argue about them\, and then write long papers a
 bout how everything is going wrong. This talk takes a different path. It a
 sks a simple question: what do large predators <i>do</i> for ecosystems—
 and why does that matter for people who depend on biodiversity\, whether t
 hey like predators or not? Across many systems\, the return or loss of lar
 ge predators sets off ecological cascades that often improve biodiversity 
 and the services nature provides. But these gains are not free. Predators 
 also bring “social cascades\,” such as conflict with people\, with lio
 ns as a familiar example. So\, the real story is not just about benefits\,
  but about trade-offs. Using examples from southern Africa\, I compare pre
 dators in large\, wet systems like Kruger\, in large\, dry systems like th
 e Kgalagadi\, and in small\, fragmented parks. In Kruger\, nature is shape
 d by big swings in climate\, while local human pressures like poisoning an
 d snaring leave sharp scars. Disease risk\, however\, is usually low\, bec
 ause big populations allow host–disease systems to stay dynamic. In the 
 Kgalagadi\, disease and human-caused deaths are less important\, but confl
 ict with people sets very different limits. In small parks\, the rules cha
 nge again. Instead of asking only how bad things are—and arguing mainly 
 about values—I suggest a simple shift in thinking. We should not ask wha
 t ecosystems <i>should</i> look like\, but what <i>processes</i> they need
  to keep working. A unified “meta-population” view of predators can gu
 ide us across all these settings: how to keep intact systems intact\, how 
 to repair broken ones\, and how to simulate key processes where systems ar
 e heavily altered. This also means facing an uncomfortable truth: ethicall
 y managing wildlife includes managing death\, within a clear duty of care\
 , and in ways that allow species’ own coping strategies to play out. If 
 we do that well\, we create room for many tactics in a fast-changing world
 —one where humans still hold social and economic values\, and where larg
 e predators can continue to support both nature and human well-being.\nVor
 tragende(r): Sam Ferreira
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LOCATION:Bückle St. 5a\, 78467 Konstanz\, Raum: Seminar room MPI-AB Bückl
 estrasse + Online
ORGANIZER;CN=Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior:mailto:nborrego@ab.mpg
 .de
SUMMARY:Institute Seminar by Sam Ferreira:  Keeping the Wild Working: Preda
 tors\, Processes\, and the Ethics of Intervention 
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