International workshop to celebrate the
10 Jyväskylä Winterschool of Ecology “Wildlife-human co-existence”
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Organizers: Prof. Hannu Ylönen (University of Jyväskylä), Ilpo Kojola (Natural Resources
Institute Finland), Dr. Marko Haapakoski (University of Jyväskylä), and M.Sc. Pekka Helle
(University of Jyväskylä)
Workshop assistant: M.Sc. Thorbjörn Sievert (Linköping University, Sweden)
Time: 22nd – 24th of February 2017
Place: Konnevesi Research Station of the University of Jyväskylä, Konnevesi, Finland
Aims and content: Maintaining and managing viable populations of wildlife is an ecological
question of co-existence. Co-existence in wildlife communities between species in different
trophic levels, but even more co-existence between wildlife and humans. The coin of
coexistence has two sides, the benefits in form of biodiversity, sustainability and
productivity in human managed wildlife, like large ungulates or wildfowl and the possible
threats and conflicts rising from viable populations of e.g. large carnivores or moose among
centers of human activites, towns and agricultural rural areas. Also along common scenarios
of climate change new wildlife species and new diseases carried by wildlife are under
effective surveillance in connection to wildlife management.
Wildlife-human co-existence is an issue for researchers, hunters, farmers, traffic planners
and politicians in all countries. This unique workshop brings together up to 50 researchers,
wildlife managers and students to discuss the opportunities and problems of sustainable
wildlife populations among and in the midst of human societal activities. The workshop
program consists two days oral presentations and posters and a round-table discussion on
Friday morning for interacting and synthesizing the important issues raised in the workshop
presentations.
The workshop is open for all interested ecologists. Workshop registration fee including fullboard Tuesday evening – Friday lunch at the Konnevesi Research Station.
Program
Tuesday 21st of February, 2017
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Arrival and accommodation of participants
18:00 Supper
19:00 Sauna, and free discussions
Wednesday 22nd of February, 2017
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8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
09:30 – 11:30 Scientific sessions 1
11.30 Lunch
13:00 – 17:00 Scientific sessions 2
17:00 – 18:00 Dinner
18:00 Sauna, and free discussions
Thursday 23rd of February, 2017
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8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
09:30 – 11:30 Scientific sessions 3
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 16:30 Scientific sessions 4
16:30 – 18:00 Poster session and discussions
18:30 Workshop banquet
20:00 Social evening
Friday 24th of February, 2017
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8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
9:30 – 11:30 Scientific session 5 and closing panel of the workshop
11:30 – 12:30 Lunch
Departure
Invited speakers and participants
By now the invited speakers having committed their participation (within a day of invitation
due to deadline of application), include
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Prof. Andreas Zedrosser (Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project, HIT, Norway)
Prof. Hermann Ansorge (Senckenberg Museum for Natural History, Görlitz,
Germany)
Assoc. Prof. Nicolas Lecomte (Université de Moncton, Canada)
Dr. Konstantin Tirronen (Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Russian)
Dr. Bodil Elmhagen (Stocholm University, Sweden)
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Dr. John Linell (NINA, Trondheim, Norway)
Dr. Camilla Wikenros (Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Sweden)
International junior researchers committed to attend M.Sc. Rens de Boer (University
of Wageningen, Netherlands)
The world-class wildlife ecology and management research in Finland is represented by e.g.
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Prof. Ilpo Kojola (Natural Resources Institute Finland, Oulu)
Prof. Vesa Ruusila (Natural Resources Institute Finland, Joensuu)
Prof. Erkki Korpimäki (University of Turku)
Dr. Pekka Helle (Natural Resources Institute Finland, Oulu)
Dr. Jani Pelikka (Natural Resources Institute Finland, Oulu)
Dr. Mari Lyly (University of Turku)
Prof. Hannu Pöysä (Natural Resources Institute Finland, Joensuu)
Dr. Janne Sundell (University of Helsinki)
And many other ecologists from all over the world.