A culture of tolerance: coexisting with large carnivores in the Kafa Highlands, Ethiopia

Gebresenbet, Fikirte; Baraki, Brhane; Yirga, Gidey; Sillero‐Zubiri, Claudio; Bauer, Hans

doi:10.1017/s0030605316001356

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“…This does not take away from the potential impact of leopard depredation for individual, marginal farmers. As a result of these impacts India, like many countries, has created a compensation system which is designed to redistribute the costs of protected species from the individual farmer to wider society (Gebresenbet et al, 2018). As well as representing a form of distributive justice, the philosophy (albeit rarely demonstrated) is that compensation will reduce the antipathy of the affected farmers towards the carnivore (Dhungana et al, 2016).…”

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The impact of leopards (Panthera pardus) on livestock losses and human injuries in a human-use landscape in Maharashtra, India

Athreya

Isvaran

Odden

et al. 2020

PeerJ

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There are many ways in which large carnivores and humans interact in shared spaces. In this study we provide insights into human-leopard relationships in an entirely modified, human-dominated landscape inhabited by dense populations of humans (266 per km2), their livestock (162 per km2) and relatively high densities of large predators (10 per 100 km2). No human deaths were recorded, and livestock losses to leopards numbered only 0.45 per km2per year (averaged over three years) despite the almost complete dependency of leopards on domestic animals as prey. Predation was not the major cause of livestock mortality as diseases and natural causes caused higher losses (80% of self-reported losses). We also found that ineffective night time livestock protection and the presence of domestic dogs increased the probability of a farmer facing leopard attacks on livestock. Resident farmers faced much lower livestock losses to leopard predation in contrast to the migratory shepherds who reported much higher losses, but rarely availed of the government compensation schemes. We recommend that local wildlife managers continue to shift from reactive measures such as leopard captures after livestock attacks to proactive measures such as focusing on effective livestock protection and informing the affected communities about safety measures to be taken where leopards occur in rural landscapes. The natural causes of livestock deaths due do diseases may be better prevented by involving animal husbandry department for timely vaccinations and treatment.

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The impact of leopards (Panthera pardus) on livestock losses and human injuries in a human-use landscape in Maharashtra, India

Athreya

Isvaran

Odden

et al. 2020

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“…Moreover, they may also be influenced by different degrees of compensation efficacy (see below), different communication efforts made by the PNALM authority, and finally they may also reflect different levels of acceptance for bear damages across the park (Treves & Bruskotter, 2014). Indeed, it is possible that while residents of AM do believe there are more damages, the economic benefits they receive from bear tourism and perhaps even the cultural benefits they receive by bear sightings, outweigh the costs of damages they incur (Gebresenbet, Baraki, Yirga, Sillero-Zubiri, & Bauer, 2018;Goodale, Parsons, & Sherren, 2015).…”

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Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues

Glikman

Ciucci²,

Marino

et al. 2019

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Human‐carnivore coexistence is a multi‐faceted issue that requires an understanding of the diverse attitudes and perspectives of the communities living with large carnivores. To inform initiatives that encourage behaviors in line with conservation goals, we focused on assessing the two components of attitudes (i.e., feelings and beliefs), as well as norms of local communities coexisting with Apennine brown bears (Ursus arctos marsicanus) for a long time. This bear population is under serious extinction risks due to its persistently small population size, which is currently confined to the long‐established protected area of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park (PNALM) and its surrounding region in central Italy. We interviewed 1,611 residents in the PNALM to determine attitudes and values toward bears. We found that support for the bear's legal protection was widespread throughout the area, though beliefs about the benefits of conserving bears varied across geographic administrative districts. Our results showed that residents across our study areas liked bears. At the same time, areas that received more benefits from tourism were more strongly associated with positive feelings toward bears. Such findings provide useful information to improve communication efforts of conservation authorities with local communities.

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Peer Review #2 of "The impact of leopards (Panthera pardus) on livestock losses and human injuries in a human-use landscape in Maharashtra, India (v0.1)"

2020

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Manuscript to be reviewed There are many ways in which large carnivores and humans interact in shared spaces. In this study we provide insights into human-leopard relationships in an entirely modified, human-dominated landscape inhabited by dense populations of humans (266 per km), their livestock (162 per km 2) and relatively high densities of large predators (10 per 100 km 2). No human deaths were recorded, livestock losses to leopards numbered only 0.45 per km 2 per year (averaged over three years) despite the almost complete dependency of leopards on domestic animals as prey. Predation was not the major cause of livestock mortality as diseases and natural causes caused higher losses (80% of self-reported losses). We also found that ineffective night time protection and the presence of domestic dogs increased the probability of a farmer facing leopard attacks on livestock. Resident farmers faced much lower livestock losses to leopard predation in contrast to the migratory shepherds who reported much higher losses, but rarely availed of the government compensation schemes. We recommend that local wildlife managers continue to shift from reactive measures such as leopard captures after livestock attacks to proactive measures such as focusing on effective livestock protection and informing the affected communities about safety measures to be taken where leopards occur in rural landscapes. The natural causes of livestock deaths due do diseases may be better prevented by involving animal husbandry department for timely vaccinations and treatment.

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A culture of tolerance: coexisting with large carnivores in the Kafa Highlands, Ethiopia

Cited by 50 publications

References 69 publications

The impact of leopards (Panthera pardus) on livestock losses and human injuries in a human-use landscape in Maharashtra, India

The impact of leopards (Panthera pardus) on livestock losses and human injuries in a human-use landscape in Maharashtra, India

Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues

Peer Review #2 of "The impact of leopards (Panthera pardus) on livestock losses and human injuries in a human-use landscape in Maharashtra, India (v0.1)"

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