Crop-raiding deterrents around Budongo Forest Reserve: an evaluation through farmer actions and perceptions

Hsiao, Sara S.; Ross, Caroline; Hill, Catherine M.; Wallace, Graham E.

doi:10.1017/s0030605312000853

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“…The strategy is effective because the harnessed combined effects of the techniques deters a variety of wildlife species in the long-term and reduces the level of farm damage within a perceived tolerable limit that guarantees food and income security to farmers. These findings contradict other studies in which farmers" evaluation were based on two indicators: (i) animals should be kept away from damaging or eating the crops and (ii) the strategy should be easy and cheap to maintain (King et al, 2009;Hsiao et al, 2013). This study, however, differs because of the elements of farmers' perceived period of effectiveness (that is, long-term) and the limit of farm damage for determining the effectiveness of the two strategies.…”

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confidence: 77%

“…Studies on crop depredation are extensive and diverse. The central focus of some studies has been to investigate the patterns and spatiotemporal correlates of crop damage so as to better inform conflict management strategies (Hsiao et al, 2013;Karanth et al, 2013;Ango et al, 2017). Other studies have focused on economics (Kaswamila et al, 2007;Mackenzie and Ahabyona, 2012), benefits, problems and solutions (MacKenzie et al, 2017), vulnerability of farming to crop depredation and the technical effectiveness of management strategies through field verification (Vollrath and Douglas-Hamilton, 2002;King et al, 2009).…”

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Farmers perceptions of the effectiveness of strategies for managing wildlife crop depredation in Ghana

Agyeman¹,

Baidoo²

2019

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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Wildlife crop depredation represents a serious human-wildlife conflict around protected areas globally. It undermines farming livelihoods and local support for long-term conservation. Though studies have focused on different aspects such as the economics, spatiotemporal and vulnerability of farms to crop depredation, little attention has been given to the farmers' evaluation of the effectiveness of the strategies used to manage crop depredation. This paper aimed to examine the strategies used to manage wildlife by smallholding farmers who are among those closest to national parks, and how they evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies around Bui National Park in Ghana. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews, involving 17 farmers from Makala community living close to the park. The results indicated that farmers apply a single strategy and/or a multiple strategies, to manage crop depredation. The single strategy is generally ineffective in the long-term, but short-term and temporary successes were observed. However, farmers sought effective results by using strategies in different combinations depending on the major crop cultivated, the wildlife diversity involved, and the frequent experience of farm damage. Understanding the effectiveness of the strategies provides knowledge about how the strategies could be made effective against crop depredation to protect farms and facilitate local support for wildlife conservation.

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Farmers perceptions of the effectiveness of strategies for managing wildlife crop depredation in Ghana

Agyeman¹,

Baidoo²

2019

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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“…The anti‐crop raiding strategies employed by the community likely vary as a function of perceived intensity of raiding, importance of the planted crop and stage of maturity of the crop (Hill & Wallace, ; Naughton‐Treves, ). Declines in crop raiding have been documented to be associated with persistent human presence in crop fields (i.e., chasing from fields, noisemaking; Hsiao, Ross, Hill, & Wallace, ). While we found temporal variability in crop raiding, none of the variables examined related to this pattern of crop feeding.…”

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The nutritional value of feeding on crops: Diets of vervet monkeys in a humanized landscape

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Anthropogenic influences have dramatically altered the environments with which primates interact. In particular, the introduction of anthropogenic food sources to primate groups has implications for feeding behaviour, social behaviour, activity budgets, demography and life history. While the incorporation of anthropogenic foods can be beneficial to primates in a variety of nutritional ways including increased energetic return, they also carry risks associated with proximity to humans, such as risk of being hunted, disease risk and risk of conflict. Given such risks, we initiated a 3-year study where we sought to understand the underlying nutritional motivations for anthropogenic food resource use by vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) in the humanized matrix surrounding the Nabugabo Field Station in central Uganda. Feeding effort, defined as proportion of feeding scans spent on anthropogenic food, was not associated with ripe fruit availability nor with crop availability as determined by phenological monitoring. Likewise, there was no difference in the protein, fibre, or lipid composition of crop food items compared to wild food items. Individuals spent less time feeding overall in months over the 3 years with a higher proportion of time spent feeding on crop foods, suggesting a potential benefit in terms of accessibility (reduction in the proportion of activity budget devoted to feeding).

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“…Crop or livestock guarding is common and often seen as one of the most effective ways to reduce raiding for a wide diversity of species (Ogada et al, 2003;Sitati & Walpole, 2006;Hill & Wallace, 2012;Hsiao et al, 2013). Crop or livestock guarding is common and often seen as one of the most effective ways to reduce raiding for a wide diversity of species (Ogada et al, 2003;Sitati & Walpole, 2006;Hill & Wallace, 2012;Hsiao et al, 2013).…”

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“…different, thus potentially shifting the location of conflict and refuge locations. Crop or livestock guarding is common and often seen as one of the most effective ways to reduce raiding for a wide diversity of species (Ogada et al, 2003;Sitati & Walpole, 2006;Hill & Wallace, 2012;Hsiao et al, 2013). However, the baboons appear to be sensitive to risk variability that arises due to inter-individual differences in ranger management strategy.…”

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Adaptive space use by baboons (Papio ursinus) in response to management interventions in a human-changed landscape

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Growing human populations are increasingly competing with wildlife for limited resources and this can result in chronic human-wildlife conflict. In the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, chacma baboons Papio ursinus are habitual raiders of urban and rural areas, foraging on a variety of human-derived foods. Raiding behaviour is considered a threat to human health and safety, may result in damage to property, and has adverse welfare and conservation impacts on baboons. To mitigate this conflict, Cape Town municipality employs field rangers with paintball markers that 'herd' baboons away from the urban edge. While this strategy is successful in reducing the time baboons spend in urban spaces, baboons still raid successfully. Here, we use direct observation and GPS data to investigate how one troop uses the peri-urban space and exploits human-derived foods in urban areas and on farmland. We contrast this behaviour with the individual management strategies adopted by field rangers which we assessed in individual interviews. We find that baboons utilize space (1) where inter-individual variation in field ranger management strategy is highest, (2) that is close to refuges in forested habitat and (3) that is close to the urban edge. Overall, this suggests adaptive space use by the baboons, whereby they minimize distances to refuges and potential food rewards, while exploiting uncertainty in risk variability that arises due to inter-individual differences in ranger management strategy. Together these results highlight the need for ranger consensus to reinforce management efficiency when dealing with a highly adaptive primate.Adaptive space use by baboons G. Fehlmann et al.

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Crop-raiding deterrents around Budongo Forest Reserve: an evaluation through farmer actions and perceptions

Cited by 22 publications

References 19 publications

Farmers perceptions of the effectiveness of strategies for managing wildlife crop depredation in Ghana

Farmers perceptions of the effectiveness of strategies for managing wildlife crop depredation in Ghana

The nutritional value of feeding on crops: Diets of vervet monkeys in a humanized landscape

Adaptive space use by baboons (Papio ursinus) in response to management interventions in a human-changed landscape

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