Contribution of community knowledge of vertebrate fauna to management and planning

Lunney, Daniel; O’Neill, Lisa; Matthews, Alison; Coburn, Dionne

doi:10.1046/j.1442-8903.2000.00036.x

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“…This result compares well with return rates from other community based wildlife surveys, 28 % (Miller et al 1999), 12 % (Lunney et al 2000), 36-77 % (Miller and McGee 2000), 57 % (FitzGibbon and Jones 2006) and 26 % (Hill et al 2007). Answers to both parts of the questionnaire were calculated as percentages of responses as not all questions were answered by all respondents (Table 1).…”

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confidence: 73%

“…trapping and spotlighting) may prove difficult. Not only do surveys elicit information from the public, but they are also a good way of disseminating information on intended management plans and of creating awareness and discussion around conservation issues (Lunney et al 2000). Survey data may indicate both affinities and antipathies towards wildlife, providing valuable insights into the nature of any conflicts with wildlife.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Surveys have shown that the Australian community appears to have an affinity with urban wildlife and the natural environment (Lunney et al 2000;Miller 2003;Fitzgibbon and Jones 2006;Hill et al 2007). Community-based surveys are one of the few ways to gain information about wildlife activity on private property (Lunney et al 2000), particularly in urban areas where traditional animal survey methodologies (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Community-based surveys are one of the few ways to gain information about wildlife activity on private property (Lunney et al 2000), particularly in urban areas where traditional animal survey methodologies (e.g. trapping and spotlighting) may prove difficult.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Suburban attitudes towards the common brushtail possumTrichosurus vulpeculaand the common ringtail possumPseudocheirus peregrinusin the northern suburbs of Sydney

Russell

Bowman

Herbert

et al. 2011

Australian Zoologist

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Community based urban wildlife surveys are a two way exchange of information. They allow the researcher to gain information on urban wildlife living, or travelling through, private property that would normally remain inaccessible, whilst simultaneously informing the participants of current research and conservation initiatives. In Sydney's northern suburbs, 600 residences were surveyed on their attitudes to urban possums, with a return rate of 33 %. The majority of respondents were accepting of these animals on their properties and showed an enthusiasm to learn more on living peaceably with possums. A minority were found to have a high level of conflict with these animals. The relatively high proportion of respondents who admitted to removing possums from their properties (20 % of respondents), shows the extent to which human -possum interactions reach a point where peaceable coexistence is no longer possible. Despite this, when informed of a conservation initiative in the area to mitigate possum road-kill, significantly more respondents were willing to support the project than not.

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confidence: 73%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Suburban attitudes towards the common brushtail possumTrichosurus vulpeculaand the common ringtail possumPseudocheirus peregrinusin the northern suburbs of Sydney

Russell

Bowman

Herbert

et al. 2011

Australian Zoologist

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“…Our observations are consistent with those studies undertaken in other communities affected by urban wildlife including mountain lions (Felis concolor), black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), beavers (Castor canadensis), giant Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima) in North America (Zinn and Andelt 1999;Coluccy et al 2001;Lamb and Cline 2003;Casey et al 2005), wolves (Canis lupus) and urban foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in northern Europe (Heberlein and Ericsson 2005;Bisi et al 2007;König 2008), wildlife outside conservation parks in Africa (Gadd 2005) and possums (Trichosurus vulpecular), pythons (Morelia spilotaI), koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and general vertebrate fauna in Australia (Lunney et al 1997;Lunney et al 2000;Fearn et al 2001;FitzGibbon and Jones 2006;Hill et al 2007). These studies reflect increased engagement of local communities with wildlife conservation issues as wildlife managers strive to include sociological and ecological information in their conservation management strategies (Casey et al 2005).…”

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confidence: 98%

Attitudes to native bandicoots in an urban environment

Dowle

Deane

2008

Eur J Wildl Res

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Urbanization along the eastern seaboard of Australia has increased the potential for conflict between humans and wildlife. The northern suburbs of Sydney are home to the southern brown (Isoodon obesulus) and the long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta). Both are known to enter yards of home owners causing a disturbance to yard plantings and an interaction with domestic pets. Understanding the driving factors behind the public's perception of bandicoots will enable wildlife managers to develop effective and socially acceptable conservation strategies. Six hundred and thirty questionnaires were distributed to the residents bordering Ku-ring-gai Chase and Garigal National Park in Sydney, Australia, to assess the sources of conflict. Eighty-three percent of respondents had experienced bandicoot interactions and 27% had experienced interactions on a daily basis. This interaction with bandicoots influenced respondents' perception of a bandicoot as a nuisance or pest. The age of the resident and pet ownership status also influenced respondents' attitudes. Contrary to anecdotal reports, there was an overall positive response from the community. The information gained from this survey will inform the development community-based management strategies for the bandicoots of northern Sydney.

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Local Ecological Learning: Creating Place-based Knowledge through Collaborative Wildlife Research on Private Lands

Taylor,

Davison,

Harwood

2023

Environmental Management

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Wildlife on private land is under threat from anthropogenic drivers including climate change, invasive species, and habitat loss. Effective management of private lands for wildlife conservation requires locally relevant knowledge about wildlife populations, habitat condition, threatening ecological processes, and social drivers of and barriers to conservation. Collaborative socio-ecological research can inform wildlife management by integrating the local ecological and social knowledge of private landholders with the scienti c and applied knowledge of researchers and practitioners. In privately owned landscapes, landholders are an often-overlooked source of local ecological knowledge, which develops and changes through continuous interaction and engagement with their environment and community. Here we report on a transdisciplinary socio-ecological research collaboration called WildTracker involving 160 landholders in Tasmania, Australia. This wildlife-focused citizen science project generated and integrated local ecological and social knowledge in the research process. The project gathered quantitative and qualitative data on wildlife ecology, land management practices, and landholder learning via wildlife cameras, sound recorders, workshops, questionnaires, and semi-structured interviews. Through this ongoing collaboration, landholders, researchers, and conservation practitioners established relationships based on mutual learning, gathering, and sharing knowledge and insights about wildlife conservation. Our project highlights how local ecological knowledge develops and changes continuously through processes of enquiry and interaction with other knowledge holders including researchers and conservation practitioners. Collaborative enquiry involving landholders and researchers can produce rich cultural and ecological insights derived from the direct experience and observation of landholders, complementing quantitative assessments of wildlife populations and habitat condition.

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Contribution of community knowledge of vertebrate fauna to management and planning

Cited by 21 publications

References 5 publications

Suburban attitudes towards the common brushtail possumTrichosurus vulpeculaand the common ringtail possumPseudocheirus peregrinusin the northern suburbs of Sydney

Suburban attitudes towards the common brushtail possumTrichosurus vulpeculaand the common ringtail possumPseudocheirus peregrinusin the northern suburbs of Sydney

Attitudes to native bandicoots in an urban environment

Local Ecological Learning: Creating Place-based Knowledge through Collaborative Wildlife Research on Private Lands

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