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The search for a forest-game balance is part of the objective of sustainable and multifunctional forest management. Based on the concept of adaptive management, we engage in participatory research-action projects involving forest managers, wildlife managers, administrations and scientists. The acquisition and sharing of knowledge, experimentation and dialogue constitute the basis for a collective evaluation of know-how, which is essential for concerted decision-making and the emergence of shared actions. The reflections carried out are based on indicators for monitoring animal populations, forestry and forestry indicators, as well as on approaches for consultation between stakeholders.
New approaches to experimentation need to be tested. Indeed, the management of wild ungulate populations is no longer always enough to contain their increase and their impacts on the environment. Complementary solutions should therefore be considered with a view to the sustainable management of populations and territories. Approaches based on the modification of animal behavioral patterns, in a landscape of fear, must now be evaluated.
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•    Bonnot, N. C., Couriot, O., Berger, A., Cagnacci, F., Ciuti, S., De Groeve, J. E., Gehr, B., Heurich, M., Kjellander, P., Kroschel, M., Morellet, N., Sonnichsen, L., Hewison, A. J. M. 2020. Fear of the dark? Contrasting impacts of humans versus lynx on diel activity of roe deer across Europe. Journal of Animal Ecology 89:132-145. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13161
•    Gehr, B., Bonnot, N.C., Heurich, M., Cagnacci, F., Ciuti, S., Hewison, A.J.M., Gaillard, J.M., Ranc, N., Premier, J., Vogt, K., Hofer, E., Ryser, A., Vimercati, E., Keller, L. 2020. Stay home, stay safe-Site familiarity reduces predation risk in a large herbivore in two contrasting study sites. Journal of Animal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13202
•    Baltzinger et al. (Eds.) 2019. Habitats forestiers et forêts Habitées. Actes de colloques « Habitats forestiers et forêts Habitées » 26-27 mars 2019, Chambord, France, 17 articles, numéro spécial de la Revue Forestière Française, 4-5, p. 329-541. http://documents.irevues.inist.fr/handle/2042/70807
•    De Groeve, J., Cagnacci, F., Ranc, N., Bonnot, N.C., Gehr, B., Heurich, M., Hewison, A.J.M., Kroeschel, M., Linnell, J.D.C., Morellet, N., Mysterud, A., Sandfort, R., Van De Weghe, N. 2019. Individual Movement - Sequence Analysis Method (IM-SAM): characterizing spatio-temporal patterns of animal habitat use across landscapes. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 1-22. https://doi.or/10.1080/13658816.2019.1594822
•    Baltzinger, M., Mårell, A., Deconchat, M., Barrier, R. 2018. Open game fences and their socio-spatial effects: Placing red deer, placing humans, managing territories. TRACE ∴ Finnish Journal for Human-Animal Studies 4:28-61. https://doi.org/10.23984/fjhas.67671
•    Baltzinger, M., Mouche, J., Blondet, M., Hautdidier, B. 2016. Political ecology de l’engrillagement forestier privé en Sologne : quels sont les enjeux socioenvironnementaux au cœur du conflit ? Natures Sciences Sociétés 24:97-108. https://doi.org/10.1051/nss/2016017