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Human-Wildlife Conflict and Its Amelioration

Wild animals can pose direct threats to the safety, livelihoods, and well-being of humans, often leading to retaliatory actions against the species perceived to be responsible, which in turn triggers conflicts among different groups about how to address the situation. While human-wildlife conflict is not a new phenomenon, it has become a growing global
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Capacity and limitations of US wild meat donation programmes

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Historically, sharing of wild harvests to facilitate food security followed concepts of kin selection and reciprocal altruism. However, cultural shifts have reduced access to foods for some populations in modern times. Cultural altruism through sustainably harvested wild meat donation programmes (WDPs) can reduce food and nutritional ...
David S. Mason, Mark E. Bell, Kenneth F. Kellner, Chad M. Stewart, Jerrold L. Belant   +4 more
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Human-wildlife conflict at high altitude: A case from Gaurishankar conservation area, Nepal. [PDF]

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Pathak A, Lamichhane S, Dhakal M, Karki A, Dhakal BK, Chetri M, Mintz J, Pun P, Neupane P, Dahal TP, Rayamajhi T, Paudel P, Thapa A, Regmi PR, Thami S, Thapa G, Khanal S, Lama S, Karki J, Khanal S, Ferdin AEJ.   +20 more
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Patterns of wild meat and other protein consumption in the periphery of Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract In Central Africa, human activities are severely impacting terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, threatening the food security of millions of people. Accordingly, sustainable use of wildlife is crucial for the nutrition and livelihoods of many rural communities in the region.
Zolo Admettons, Mattia Bessone, Josué Ausse Baraka, Josué Engombe Botomia, Espérance Miezi, Bénédicte Nsilu, Jonathan Nkamisha Mukole, Michel Opelele Omeno, Jean Semeki Ngabinzeke, Barbara Fruth   +9 more
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A study of diel and seasonal patterns of loss of commercial lychee fruits to vertebrate frugivores: implications for mitigating a human-wildlife conflict. [PDF]

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Bhanda G, Oleksy RZ, Reinegger RD, Baider C, Florens FBV.   +4 more
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Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan, Achili Mihu, Iho Tapo, Alinji Rondo, Jibi Pulu, Marcus Rowcliffe   +5 more
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Human Wildlife Conflict in Ethiopia- A Review

International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology, 2021
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Broad support for lethal control of wild deer among subscribers of nature organisations in England and Wales

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild deer populations are increasing across the northern hemisphere, posing challenges to the environment and people. Deer impacts can be managed using lethal and non‐lethal practices, but research suggests lethal control receives mixed support.
Elena Cini, Rebecca Spake, Louise McMillan, Amy Gresham, Graeme Shannon, Felix Eigenbrod, Christopher P. Nichols, Paul Orsi, Alastair I. Ward, Freya A. V. St John   +9 more
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Implications of human-wildlife conflict on the diet of an endangered avian top predator in the northern Andes. [PDF]

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Restrepo-Cardona JS, Kohn S, Renjifo LM, Vásquez-Restrepo JD, Zuluaga S, Vargas FH, Narváez F, Salagaje LA, Recalde A, Gaitán-López EC, Salazar A, Hull V.   +11 more
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Bushmeat consumption frequency and preferences among rural households in a West African savanna landscape: Implications for food security and conservation

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The drivers of consumer demand for bushmeat are relatively well studied in tropical forest systems, but much less so in savanna areas. This is important because differing ecological and socio‐economic conditions lead to different factors affecting the relationship between local communities and their natural resources.
Hannah N. K. Sackey, James McNamara, E. J. Milner‐Gulland, Yaa Ntiamoa‐Baidu   +3 more
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