Venue: Stadseiland Stek, Eiland Veur Lent, Lent
This programme is Dutch spoken.
Bears searching through dustbins for food in Canada, wolves attacking sheep in the Netherlands and elephants destroying fields in Botswana. When humans and animals meet and space is scarce, interests can clash - and increasingly so. How do we resolve these kinds of human-animal conflicts? Come hear biologist Irene Bouwman talk about animal motivations and the latest techniques that can lead to a solution.
Smaller habitat
As we humans take up more space for agriculture, construction or infrastructure, the habitat of wild animals becomes smaller. And so animals look for where food and space can still be found - close to or in our habitat. How do we deal with this kind of human-animal conflict?
Instead of using violence, scientists try, literally, to understand animals' motivations. What drives their behaviour? Why and when do they do what they do? And if we better understand their behaviour, can we make space for them to live together?
Come hear biologist Irene Bouwman talk about the motivations of elephants and other wild animals and ask your own questions.
This programme is Dutch spoken.
About the speaker
Irene Bouwman is biologist and a PhD student in Environmental Science at Radboud University. She studies where, when and why animals move. In particular, she uses new techniques to understand how elephants in Botswana move so that people and elephants can live better together on the limited amount of land there.
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