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Wildlife return in Europe is seen by many as a great conservation success, but it brings some new challenges too. For centuries, the wolf, the bear, the lynx and wolverine, were chased and expelled from their natural habitats – and went almost extinct in many European places. However, the current land use in Europe, habitat improvement and increase of prey species - backed by the legal protection large carnivores have in some countries - brought a new opportunity for them to come back, raising potential conflicts between farmers and livestock producers, hunters, local authorities, protected areas, and NGOs.
