Samenvatting

Currently there is an increasing political discussion in the Netherlands about declining farmland bird populations and the appropriate measures for their protection. The Dierenbescherming (DB) thinks that the birds cannot be saved by solely removing predators and is pledging for a predation management matching their ethical viewpoints. The objective and main question of this research is to which extent different stakeholders support a predation management in respect of farmland birds in South-Holland which satisfies the ethical standards of DB. This main question is approached by three sub-questions, starting with an overview on how different stakeholders execute predation management in respect of protecting farmland birds. Then the ethical approach behind those currently executed measures is classified. Finally, those results are compared to the ethical framework of DB and potential conclusions or consequences are being discussed.