1) Where is the exact location of the study AND why do you think there are complex human dimensions of wildlife conflicts higher here than other locations in North America? The location of the study is southwestern Alberta in Canada (Morehouse and Boyce, 2017). I think that the wildlife conflicts are high in this area for a number of reasons. The article stated that agriculture grazes on public lands in this area as well as there being private land that some individuals use for raising cattle and other agricultural animals. This alone would make it so that there is more conflict because there are also many wild animals trying to survive in the area. The specific area was stated to be surrounded by varying habitats from mountains to flat lands, and the weather ranges from cold winters to hot summers. With The range of weather, it may be especially important for the wildlife to try to feed during the summers to hibernate during the winters. Morehouse, A. T. & M. S. Boyce (2017). Troublemaking carnivores: conflicts with humans in a diverse assemblage of large carnivores. Ecology and Society 22(3):4. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09415-220304