Externa kostnader för viltolyckor
The objective of this paper is to estimate monetary and non-monetary costs for the hunter caused by deer-vehicle collisions in Sweden. These costs include losses in hunting value as well as time and money efforts related to the handling of wildlife casualties. The calculations are based on available...
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| Formato: | Second cycle, A1E |
| Lenguaje: | sueco sueco |
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2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/2093/ |
| Sumario: | The objective of this paper is to estimate monetary and non-monetary costs for the hunter
caused by deer-vehicle collisions in Sweden. These costs include losses in hunting value as well
as time and money efforts related to the handling of wildlife casualties. The calculations are
based on available statistics from 2004 on deer-vehicle collisions involving moose, deer, roedeer
and wild boar and on telephone interviews with hunters involved in the tracking of injured
animals. Altogether, the annual loss in hunting value for moose was assessed to approximately
30 million SEK based on the 2004 accident statistics. For roe-deer and fallow deer, the
corresponding figure was approximately 56 million SEK and 1.2 million SEK, while wild boar
accounted for 1.3 million SEK, respectively. The total annual loss for these game species
combined was thus 90 million SEK. According to the interviews, more than 50 000 working
hours were spent on tracking wounded or dead moose, roe-deer, deer, and wild boar during
2004. If provided a low standard salary of 200 SEK per hour, this time spend would sum up to a
total cost of additional 2.4 million SEK. The economical compensation to the hunters is,
restricted by Swedish law, and a salary is only given for accidents involving moose and deer but
not for roe-deer and wild boar (2004). Tracking time spent on roe deer and wild boar is not
compensated by the government. Every year, a large proportion of accidents is not reported to
the police. A calculation with an estimate of the unreported fraction included, gives a total loss
of hunting value of 143.1 million SEK. The loss of hunting value and the cost for tracking
injured wildlife is assumed at a total of 145.5 million SEK. Altogether, these costs increase the
official estimates of the direct socio-economic costs of wildlife vehicle collisions by
approximately 10-15%. |
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