Environmental economist studying wildlife, fisheries, and ocean management | currently @wesleyan_u | formerly @NOAAFisheries | all tweets my own
May 25, 2021 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
My paper with @cagrainger and Nick Parker on the effects of #Wolves on deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs) is now out in PNAS! We find that wolves reduce the frequency of DVCs by a quarter, generating large economic benefits. Why is this important? /1 @PNASNewsdx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…
The economic benefits conveyed by predators are often indirect, diffuse, and difficult to measure, whereas the costs of predators are salient and local. We provide a concrete estimate of the benefits of wolves to local communities though their control of deer populations. /2