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Conservation and sustainable use of wildlife-based resources: the bushmeat crisis [PDF]

, 2008
This document addresses the hunting of tropical forest wildlife for food (known as "bushmeat", "wild-meat", and/or "game meat"; see 1.2 for the definition).
Bennett, Elisabeth, Brown, David, Christophersen, Tim, Nasi, Robert, Tutin, Caroline E.G., Van Tol, Gijs, Wilkie, David S.   +6 more
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Planning for Density in a Driverless World [PDF]

, 2016
Automobile-centered, low-density development was the defining feature of population growth in the United States for decades. This development pattern displaced wildlife, destroyed habitat, and contributed to a national loss of biodiversity. It also meant,
Fox, Sarah J.
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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li, Lude Kinzonzi, Paul Loundou, Divin Malekani, Krossy Mavakala, Christian Mikolo Yobo, Katharine Abernethy, Matilda Eve Dunn, Donald Midoko Iponga, Robert Mwinyihali, Joss Wright, Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland, Lauren Coad, Juliet H. Wright, Daniel W. S. Challender   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioural and physiological responses of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) to human‐induced mortality in anthropogenically modified habitat

People and Nature
As a result of expanding human populations and the anthropogenic modification of natural habitats, many wildlife populations are living in increasing proximity to humans.
Md Mokhlesur Rahman, Russell A. Hill, Ann M. MacLarnon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary producers' positions towards bears and bear conservation: Insights for human–bear coexistence

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract We present primary producers' (farmers', livestock breeders', beekeepers') positions towards bears and bear conservation as documented through semi‐structured interviews within the frame of human dimensions actions of LIFE projects implemented between 2015 and 2022 in Greece.
Tasos Hovardas, Dimitris Bormpoudakis, Giorgos Chatzinakos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learning with owls: Human–wildlife coexistence as a guide for urban design

People and Nature
Urban encroachment increasingly threatens wildlife survival and well‐being, underscoring the need for design and management to consider nonhuman species. This article analyses cases of positive coexistence between humans and Powerful Owls (Ninox strenua)
Dan Parker, Kylie Soanes, Stanislav Roudavski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Some love them, others hate them: Understanding farmers' tree planting decisions in Scotland

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agroforestry is increasingly recognized as a sustainable agricultural land use system with potential to sequester carbon, create and repair habitats, enhance biodiversity and offer environmental and socio‐economic benefits, including improved agricultural productivity.
Albert Mvula, Katrin Prager, Josie Geris
wiley   +1 more source

Human–wildlife coexistence on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau: The correlation between Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and avian community composition

People and Nature
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries are widely distributed throughout the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and are significant locations for human–wildlife coexistence.
Gesang Wangjie, Yingqiang Lou, Kai Song, Xinhai Li, Yun Fang, Jianhua Hou, Yuehua Sun   +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
wiley   +1 more source

Social and ecological dimensions are needed to understand human‐wildlife conflict in subsistence farming context

People and Nature
This study explores the social, economic and environmental dimensions of human‐wildlife conflict (HWC) in four districts of Bhutan. Looking beyond the common unidimensional approach to the evaluation of HWCs, it documents the multifaceted nature of HWCs ...
Yeshey, Rodney J. Keenan, Rebecca M. Ford, Craig R. Nitschke   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source