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Metrics for quantifying how much different threats contribute to red lists of species and ecosystems

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 5, October 2023., 2023
Abstract Red lists are a crucial tool for the management of threatened species and ecosystems. Among the information red lists provide, the threats affecting the listed species or ecosystem, such as pollution or hunting, are of special relevance.
Hanno Sandvik, Bård Pedersen
wiley   +1 more source

Characterizing the trophy hunting debate on Twitter

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 4, August 2023., 2023
Abstract Social media is an arena of debate for contentious political and social topics. One conservation topic debated online is the acceptability of trophy hunting, a debate that has implications for national and international policy. We used a mixed‐methods approach (grounded theory and quantitative clustering) to identify themes in the trophy ...
Luke Christopher Evans   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global justice and the opportunity costs of conservation

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 37, Issue 2, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Opportunity costs can represent a significant portion of the costs associated with conservation projects and frequently outstrip other kinds of cost. They are typically understood to refer to the benefits someone would have obtained if conservation projects had not required them to give up current activities, such as farming or hunting or if ...
Chris Armstrong
wiley   +1 more source

Fauna silvestre con valor de uso en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, México

open access: yesRevista Peruana de Biología, 2021
El objetivo de este trabajo fue sistematizar las especies apropiadas, formas de apropiación y valores de uso asignados a la fauna silvestre en comunidades de la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de Huautla, México, mediante un análisis documental y trabajo ...
Raúl Valle Marquina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Participatory scenario planning to facilitate human–wildlife coexistence

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 6, Page 1957-1965, December 2021., 2021
Abstract Fostering human–wildlife coexistence requires transdisciplinary approaches that integrate multiple sectors, account for complexity and uncertainty, and ensure stakeholder participation. One such approach is participatory scenario planning, but to date, this approach has not been used in human–wildlife contexts.
Tolera Senbeto Jiren   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arboreal monkeys facilitate foraging of terrestrial frugivores

open access: yesBiotropica, Volume 53, Issue 6, Page 1685-1697, November 2021., 2021
We investigated eavesdropping and interspecific interactions in Neotropical mammals in a feeding context using playback experiments, monitoring of fruiting trees with camera traps combined with GPS data and randomised movement tracks. We found that interspecific attractions at food resources were not random and that some species were more likely to ...
Linnea W. Havmøller   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The bean method as a tool to measure sensitive behavior

open access: yesConservation Biology, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 722-732, April 2021., 2021
Abstract Conservationists need to measure human behavior to guide decisions and evaluate their impact. However, activities can be misreported and reporting accuracy may change following conservation interventions, making it hard to verify any apparent changes.
Sorrel Jones   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

USE OF FAUNA IN HOMEGARDENS AND FOREST IN TWO MAYAN COMMUNITIES OF YUCATAN, MEXICO

open access: yesTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2023
Background. Human societies have always depended on animals to satisfy different needs such as food, shelter, company, medicine, religion, among others.
Sara Gabriela Barranco-Vera   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Registros recientes de cacería de felinos silvestres y confirmación de la presencia de puma (Puma concolor) en la zona de amortiguamiento del Santuario de Fauna y Flora El Corchal “El Mono Hernández”, Colombia

open access: yesMammalogy Notes, 2014
El puma (Puma concolor) en Colombia, habita en casi todos los hábitats, desde los bosques secos y húmedos tropicales hasta las sabanas e incluso páramos, su amplia distribución y una potencial tolerancia a cierto grado de intervención, esta especie ...
Angie N. Tinoco-Sotomayor   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Valores de uso y amenazas sobre los mamíferos medianos y grandes del Distrito de Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

open access: yesCaldasia, 2021
Los mamíferos medianos y grandes se encuentran dentro de los grupos de especies de mayor uso por comunidades locales, a la vez que juegan un papel fundamental en los ecosistemas.
Angie N. Tinoco-Sotomayor   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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