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The niche variation hypothesis predicts hunting returns across human cultures

Oikos, EarlyView.
The niche variation hypothesis (NVH) proposes that a broader population niche arises from greater individual specialization. Despite decades of empirical testing, research remains constrained to non‐human foragers, and the generality of NVH may extend beyond wildlife. The analysis of > 8000 hunting records from 12 human societies across four continents
Raul Costa‐Pereira
wiley   +1 more source

Are crop fields pharmacies for megaherbivores? From ecophysiological studies of elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) crop raiders in Gabon

Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Damage to crops is a major cause of human–elephant conflict (HEC) in elephant range states. Elephant crop raiding drives farmers' resentment against elephants and reduces local community support for wildlife conservation.
Steeve Ngama, Jerome Bindelle, Janine L. Brown, John R. Poulsen, Jean‐Luc Hornick, Annick Linden, Lisa Korte, Jean‐Louis Doucet, Stephen Paris, Monique Bouanga Banfoui epse Ngama, Mireille Bawe Johnson, Auguste Ndoutoume Ndong, Jacques François Mavoungou, Philippe Lejeune, Cédric Vermeulen   +14 more
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Investigating conservation performance payments alongside human–wildlife conflicts: The Swedish lynx and wolverine protection policies

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Conservation performance payments are becoming an increasingly popular instrument to tackle human–wildlife conflicts. In Sweden, Sámi communities practicing reindeer husbandry receive performance payments as compensation for reindeer losses caused by lynxes and wolverines.
Josef Kaiser, Thomas Hahn, Tobias Krueger, Dagmar Haase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human-elephant conflict in the African rainforest landscape: crop-raiding situations and damage mitigation strategies in rural Gabon

Frontiers in Conservation Science
While the conservation of forest elephants is a global concern, human-elephant conflict (HEC), especially crop-raiding by elephants, is a serious threat to both human livelihoods and conservation efforts.
Naoki Matsuura, Mayuko Nomoto, Saeko Terada, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Hervé Roland Memiaghe, Hervé Roland Memiaghe, Guy-Max Moussavou   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wild meat consumption in changing rural landscapes of Indonesian Borneo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat can play a crucial role in the food system of rural communities residing near tropical forests. Yet, socio‐ecological changes across tropical landscapes are impacting the patterns and sustainability of meat consumption. To understand the prevalence, frequency and drivers of wild meat, domestic meat and fish consumption in this ...
Katie L. Spencer, Daniel J. Ingram, Namrata B. Anirudh, Ardiantiono, Susan M. Cheyne, Leejiah J. Dorward, Abdul Kadir, Michaela G. Y. Lo, Courtney L. Morgans, Jatna Supriatna, Nurul L. Winarni, Freya A. V. St. John, Matthew J. Struebig   +12 more
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Commentary: Wildlife Tourism as Crop Protection? Double-goal Provisioning and the Transvaluation of the Macaque in Postwar Japan

Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017
Human–wildlife interfaces are often sites of friction and conflict in the form of crop and livestock depredations that can lead to negative local attitudes towards the animals responsible.
John Knight
doaj   +1 more source

Hunting, food subsidies, and mesopredator release: the dynamics of crop‐raiding baboons in a managed landscape [PDF]

Ecology, 2016
AbstractThe establishment of protected areas or parks has become an important tool for wildlife conservation. However, frequent occurrences of human–wildlife conflict at the edges of these parks can undermine their conservation goals. Many African protected areas have experienced concurrent declines of apex predators alongside increases in both baboon ...
Taylor, Rachel A., Ryan, Sadie J., Brashares, Justin S., Johnson, Leah R.   +3 more
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Drivers of change in human–wildlife relationships: Southern Africa as an example

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Human–wildlife relationships (HWRs) are changing globally in response to shifts in ecological dynamics and societal values, often resulting in contestation. With an increasing need to enable human–wildlife coexistence, it is essential to better understand the drivers of change in HWRs.
Dian Spear
wiley   +1 more source

Digital surveillance of animals and nature recovery

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Digital surveillance technologies (DSTs) are widely applied in nature recovery for their potential to generate novel data on species and ecosystems through digital tracking, automation (e.g. from hazardous locations) and from newly recruited citizen scientists.
William M. Adams
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of crop raiding by elephants around the Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana

Pachyderm, 2005
This Augsut 2000-September 2002 study monitored crop damage by elephants in the vicinity of Kakum CA. The Conservation Area, comprised of about 370 sq kms formerly known as Kakum NP and Attandanso FR, has a population of about 220 elephant. The forest in the protected area is a fragment of the lowland forest the once occupied much of southwestern ...
Richard Barnes, Emmanuel Hema, Awo Nandjui, Mildred Manford, Umaru-Farouk Dubiure, Emmanuel Danquah, Yaw Boafo   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources