Influence of diet overlap and nest-site aggression on human–black caiman conflict in Guyana

Maharaj, Gyanpriya; Hallett, Matthew T.; Pierre, Meshach Andres

doi:10.1080/10871209.2022.2043491

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“…In the Rupununi wetlands of southwestern Guyana, fishing is especially important to the subsistence and commercial livelihoods of resident Indigenous Makushi communities (Ozanne et al, 2014). The combination of recovering black caiman populations and widely reported local declines in fish populations (Ingwall, 2013) are driving an increasing perception of competition with caiman over fish resources (Harris et al, 2022). The resulting impacts on community members' livelihoods, in addition to their lives and/or well‐being, may also be exacerbated by overfishing (Scott & Scott, 1994), and therefore may threaten both the food security of Makushi communities, as well as the recovery of a conservation dependent species (Ross, 2000).…”

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Drivers of human–black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) conflict in Indigenous communities in the North Rupununi wetlands, southwestern Guyana

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Jacobsen

Hallett

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Conservat Sci and Prac

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Recovering populations of large carnivores impact the people that live alongside them, sometimes leading to conflict and lethal retaliation. One such carnivore, the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) has been implicated in the destruction of fishing equipment, depredation of livestock and pets, and attacks on humans. In order to understand how various stakeholder groups are affected by the negative impacts of living alongside caiman, and their resulting attitudes and behaviors towards caiman, we conducted semistructured interviews in seven Indigenous communities in southwestern Guyana from November 2017 to October 2019. We used logistic and ordinal regression to identify demographic indicators of fishing behavior and factors that are associated with negative attitudes and antagonistic behavior. Loss of pets in addition to an effect of gender, rather than competition overfishing resources (as hypothesized) may drive conflict between Indigenous communities and black caiman. We propose site differences, such as ecotourism may affect attitudes about and behavior towards caiman. The presence of impacts on communities and retaliatory behavior indicates that human-wildlife and wildlife-human impacts involving black caiman may be a concern for the recovery of the species' populations, and the communities that coexist with them.

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Drivers of human–black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) conflict in Indigenous communities in the North Rupununi wetlands, southwestern Guyana

Pierre

Jacobsen

Hallett

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“…We share a common interest in the challenges of the expanding human–wildlife interface. Our work addresses the problems faced by communities living alongside elephants (Chen et al, 2016), jaguars (Caruso et al, 2020), tigers (Dhanwatey et al, 2013), leopards (Kittle et al, 2014), lions (Jacobsen et al, 2022), wolves (Eshete et al, 2015), caimans (Harris et al, 2022), Komodo dragons (Azmi et al, 2021) and other species.…”

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From conflict to coexistence: the challenges of the expanding human–wildlife interface

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Caruso

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Influence of diet overlap and nest-site aggression on human–black caiman conflict in Guyana

Cited by 2 publications

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Drivers of human–black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) conflict in Indigenous communities in the North Rupununi wetlands, southwestern Guyana

Drivers of human–black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) conflict in Indigenous communities in the North Rupununi wetlands, southwestern Guyana

From conflict to coexistence: the challenges of the expanding human–wildlife interface

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