"Large carnivores elicit strong emotions and their management is more socio-political than biological, " said Alistair Bath, a specialist on the human dimensions in wildlife management and a consultant to the conservation organization.

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These sites are well used by local people, the woodlands are sympathetically managed for wildlife and conservation of key species which includes co-ordinated management and felling.

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The report says nature conservation itself will need to change, concentrating more on wildlife management in the wider countryside and not just in reserves.

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