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The importance of tangible and intangible factors in human–carnivore coexistence

open access: yesConservation Biology, 2021
Abstract Conflict with humans is one of the major threats facing the world's remaining large carnivore populations, and understanding human attitudes is key to improving coexistence. We surveyed people living near Hwange National Park about their attitudes toward coexisting with lions.
Jacobsen, KS   +6 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Welcoming Wolves? Governing the Return of Large Carnivores in Traditional Pastoral Landscapes

open access: yesFrontiers in Conservation Science, 2021
Wolf populations are recovering across Europe and readily recolonize most areas where humans allow their presence. Reintegrating wolves in human-dominated landscapes is a major challenge, particularly in places where memories and experience of ...
Hanna L. Pettersson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Large carnivores living alongside humans: Brown bears in human-modified landscapes

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2020
Expansion of human activities into large carnivore habitats and of large carnivore ranges into anthropogenic settings increase the potential for human-wildlife conflicts.
Ana Morales-González   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding carnivore killing behaviour: Exploring the motivations for tiger killing in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper explores village-based tiger killing (TK) among communities bordering the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh. We find that TKs are not purely retaliatory in nature (i.e.
MacMillan, Douglas C.
core   +1 more source

Defining ecological and socially suitable habitat for the reintroduction of an apex predator

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Reintroducing native carnivores risks creating conflict with people and consequently reducing support for coexistence and conservation efforts. Determining the interface between areas of ecological suitability and conflict risk can help enhance success ...
Mark A. Ditmer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Table_1_Stakeholder Perceptions of Success in Human-Carnivore Coexistence Interventions.docx

open access: yes, 2022
Human-carnivore coexistence (HCC) on agricultural lands affects wildlife and human communities around the world, whereby a lack of HCC is a central concern for conservation and farmer livelihoods alike.
Samantha Bremner-Harrison (12984728)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Predación de jaguares y pumas sobre animales domésticos en el sur del departamento de Córdoba, Colombia

open access: yesBiota Colombiana
La prevención y mitigación de los conflictos con el hombre son prioritarias para la conservación de los grandes carnívoros. La caza por venganza tras la depredación del ganado es una de las principales amenazas para el jaguar (Panthera onca) y el puma ...
Javier Racero-Casarrubia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative efficacy of sign surveys, spotlighting and audio playbacks in a landscape-scale carnivore survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Many carnivores are difficult and labour-intensive to detect, often leading to prohibitively high effort and cost in large-scale surveys. However, such studies provide information that is important for effective management and conservation.
Bateman, Phillip W.   +25 more
core   +1 more source

Bears avoid residential neighborhoods in response to the experimental reduction of anthropogenic attractants

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
IntroductionUrbanization is an extreme form of land use alteration, with human development driving changes in the distribution of resources available to wildlife.
Cassandre C. Venumière-Lefebvre   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Leave it to the experts”: Misleading narratives drive public voting on a wildlife protection ballot initiative

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice
As public values toward wildlife shift, some stakeholders are turning towards ballot initiatives to promote their values in management decision making.
Rebecca M. Niemiec   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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