Who decides? Starting the day with a presentation on aspirations to bring lynx back to Scotland. "How do you start a conversation about bringing an animal that eats things into a society that hasn't had large carnivores for 300 years?" ~ Alan McDonnell @treesforlife #HWCC2023

/2 Would you welcome wolves and mountain lions in your neighborhood? Bernd Blossey of Cornell University presenting his work on acceptance of deer population reductions in the US, drawing parallels with Scotland. @Cornell #HWCC2023 @WBG_Environment

/3 What does successful coexistence mean to people? Why are some communities more able/willing to coexist than others? What are the adaptive needs in places that are anticipating the return of wolves? Case study from Spain. Hanna Pettersson, @YorkUniversity #HWCC2023

/4 "Local people know how to coexist with lions. We need to ask them: How did your forefathers coexist with lions? How did they avoid lions? We need to ask local people, not "educate them"." ~ Lovemore Sibanda presenting his work in NW Zimbabwe #HWCC2023 @WildCRU_Ox