The Impacts of Large Carnivores on Human Livelihood: The Illusion of Carnivore Conflict, Costs of Coexistence, and Strategies for Mitigation [PDF]
, 2020 Incidents of what is commonly referred to as human-carnivore conflict (HCC) are increasing. Examples include livestock depredation and carnivores attacking humans. Since HCC occurs most frequently where humans and carnivores commonly inter-mix – near the
Russell, Elisabeth
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Landscape correlates of space use in the critically endangered African wild dog Lycaon pictus.
PLoS ONE, 2019 Human-carnivore conflict can threaten human life and livelihoods, leading to retaliation that negatively affects carnivore conservation. The endangered African wild dog Lycaon pictus is prone to human-carnivore conflict.
Mariëtte E Pretorius +2 more
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Relationships Between Livestock Damages and Large Carnivore Densities in Sweden
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Promoting co-existence between humans and their physical and ecological environment, including wildlife, has been given an increased importance due to a recent shift of society to become environmentally sustainable.
Fredrik Dalerum +4 more
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Preliminary assessment of illegal hunting by communities adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe [PDF]
, 2011 Illegal hunting of wildlife is a major issue in today’s society, particularly in tropical ecosystems. In this study, a total of 114 local residents from eight villages located in four wards adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, south-eastern
Gandiwa, E.
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021 Management strategies to reduce human-carnivore conflict are most effective when accepted by local communities. Previous studies have suggested that the acceptance depends on emotions toward carnivores, the cultural importance of carnivores, and ...
Arjun Dheer +6 more
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Carnivores and Communities: A Case Study of Human-Carnivore Conflict Mitigation in Southwestern Alberta [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Facilitating long-term coexistence between people and large carnivores is a persistent, global conservation challenge. Evidence-based decisions to help design and implement programs that promote coexistence between people and carnivores are required.
Andrea T. Morehouse +5 more
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Recreational harvest and incident‐response management reduce human–carnivore conflicts in an anthropogenic landscape [PDF]
Journal of Applied Ecology, 2016 Summary Conserving viable large carnivore populations requires managing their interactions with humans in increasingly anthropogenic landscapes. Faced with declining budgets and escalating wildlife conflicts, agencies in North America continue to grapple with uncertainty surrounding the efficacy of socially divisive management actions such as harvest
Jarod D. Raithel +4 more
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The Integral Nature of Encounter Rate in Predicting Livestock Depredation Risk
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022 Carnivore depredation of livestock is one of the primary drivers of human-carnivore conflict globally, threatening the well-being of livestock owners, and fueling large carnivore population declines. Interventions designed to reduce carnivore depredation
Claire F. Hoffmann +6 more
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Hierarchical multi-species modeling of carnivore responses to hunting, habitat and prey in a West African protected area. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Protected areas (PAs) are a cornerstone of global efforts to shield wildlife from anthropogenic impacts, yet their effectiveness at protecting wide-ranging species prone to human conflict--notably mammalian carnivores--is increasingly in question.
A Cole Burton +3 more
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Assessment of leopard translocations in South Africa
Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022 Translocations are commonly employed to mitigate human–carnivore conflict but rarely evaluated, resulting in conflicting reports of success, particularly for leopards (Panthera pardus).
Jeannine McManus +11 more
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