How Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Can Coexist: Review and Case Studies

Perco, Franco

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“…However, a detailed study needs to be pursued, to understand the general perception of people regarding the control measures, as König et al [4] suggest people's perceptions as being central to achieving coexistence. If culling is to be instituted, it becomes critical to streamline various elements, such as preventing excessive culling, and educating farmers [98].…”

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Exploring Human–Wildlife Conflict and Implications for Food Self-Sufficiency in Bhutan

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The conflict between humans and wildlife is a global issue in the increasingly shared landscape. Human–Wildlife Conflict (HWC) is often viewed as a threat to most of the rural populace of the world, as crop losses to wildlife remove the household’s food supply, and are an economic drain on the homestead. In this paper, we study the extent of crop damage by wild animals in two districts of Bhutan: Trashiyangtse and Tsirang. We surveyed 431 respondents from the two districts and interviewed 40 central and local government officials and residents. The vast majority of respondents from both study districts (Trashiyangtse = 98.7%; Tsirang = 92.2%) reported having experienced conflicts with wild animals from 2017 to 2019. On average, respondents’ households lost over half a month to more than a month’s worth of household food requirements, with some households claiming to have lost over six months’ worth of household food requirements, annually to wild animals. The loss of crops to wild animals removes households’ food supply and discourages farming, resulting in increased fallow lands. The fallow lands which are close to human settlements, then become habitats for wild animals, aggravating the incidence of HWC, and as such are directly linked to reduced food production.

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Blind shots: non‐natural mortality counteracts conservation efforts of a threatened waterbird

Pérez‐García,

Sebastián‐González,

Rodríguez‐Caro

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Animal Conservation

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Waterbirds are particularly affected by the high hunting pressure they face in many regions, which in some cases is compromising conservation actions for threatened species. The marbled teal Marmaronetta angustirostris is one of the most endangered waterbirds in Europe. In order to restore its population, several conservation actions have recently been undertaken, including a population reinforcement programme in Spain using captive‐bred birds. With the aim of assessing the success of the reinforcement programme to establish a long‐term self‐sustaining population, we identified mortality causes of marbled teal, evaluated the survival of individual birds of the reinforcement programme and estimated the viability of the population under different management scenarios. We used data from wild and captive‐bred individuals tracked by GPS since 2018 (n = 42) and from a mark–recapture programme initiated in 2015 (n = 297). We recovered 15 dead birds or transmitters: 20% died of natural causes, 60% of non‐natural causes (including all anthropic causes) and 20% of unknown causes. Furthermore, the GPS tags of 24 birds unexpectedly stopped transmitting without any indication of malfunction, and for 66.7% of these disappeared birds, the cessation was suspected to be caused by illegal shooting. Survival during the hunting season was higher for males (31.3%) than for females (12.5%), and for the wild (50%) than for the captive‐bred birds (9.4%), probably due to differences in migration patterns to North Africa. Population viability models revealed that maintaining the breeding population at the current mortality rates is only possible with a permanent release programme of captive‐bred individuals, and that in order to establish a self‐sustaining population, non‐natural mortality would have to be reduced by at least 40%. We recommend management measures to reduce marbled teal mortality, such as limiting legal hunting to hours with clear visibility, prosecuting illegal shootings, controlling exotic predators and improving water management to reduce disease outbreaks. Some improvements can be implemented in captive‐breeding programmes, such as earlier release times and incorporating anti‐predator training.

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A roadmap to an evolutionarily significant conservation strategy for Cervus corsicanus

Gippoliti

Lai

Milana

2020

JAD

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How Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Can Coexist: Review and Case Studies

Cited by 3 publications

References 75 publications

Exploring Human–Wildlife Conflict and Implications for Food Self-Sufficiency in Bhutan

Exploring Human–Wildlife Conflict and Implications for Food Self-Sufficiency in Bhutan

Blind shots: non‐natural mortality counteracts conservation efforts of a threatened waterbird

A roadmap to an evolutionarily significant conservation strategy for Cervus corsicanus

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