Local perceptions of jaguars ( Panthera onca ) and pumas ( Puma concolor ) in the Iguaçu National Park area, south Brazil

Conforti, Valéria Amorim; Azevedo, Fernando César Cascelli de

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(02)00277-x

Cited by 175 publications

(157 citation statements)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

121

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…A study in Brazil reported that livestock predation by mammalian carnivore is the most frequent sources of conflict between human and wildlife (Conforti and Azevedo, 2003). However, the conflict with common jackal was serious.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Human population growth and associated increase in rates of resource use, habitat modification and fragmentation is forcing wildlife's to live in increasing proximity to humans (Blair, 2008). The highest intensity of conflicts tends to occur where humans live adjacent to protected areas (Conforti and Azevedo, 2003). When humans live adjacent to larger wildlife habitats and increasingly altered their habitat, conflict between human and wildlife may occur (Michalski et al, 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Human-wildlife conflict in Choke Mountains, Ethiopia

Nibret¹,

Yihune²,

Takele³

2017

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Human-wildlife conflict is widely known situation where people and wildlife share common resource. This study was conducted to investigate the perceived impact human-wildlife conflict (HWC) in the Choke Mountains, Ethiopia. Data were collected in 2014 and 2015 using semi-structured questionnaires and focus group discussion. Pearson correlation was used to test the relationship between different factors. Majority of respondents (56%) reported the existence of HWC manifested through both crop damage and livestock predation. Anubis baboon, bush pig and porcupine were identified as major crop raiders in the study area. The most prominent sheep predation was caused by common jackal (51.6%). The average crop loss per household per year was 1.56 ± 0.42 quintal. There was a strong negative correlation between the extent of crop damage event and distance of the study area from forest edge (r = -0.67, P < 0.05). The average sheep loss per household by the common jackal in the last five year was 2.12 ± 0.63. Fire wood collection in the study area is negatively correlated with distance from the natural forest (r =-0.58, P < 0.05). Encouraging local communities to prepare private grazing land from their own farmland and to keep intact the habitat of wildlife should be done.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Human-wildlife conflict in Choke Mountains, Ethiopia

Nibret¹,

Yihune²,

Takele³

2017

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Environmental perception has been used to guide the management of PAs (Sammarco 2005;Carneiro 2011 ;Kärre 2007;Rodriguez-Carreras et al 201 4;Trakolis 2001 ), define long-term strategies for animal conservation (Ceríaco 201 2; Conforti and Azevedo 2003;Nyhus et al1 999), assess the knowledge of plant users (Cunningham 2001 ;Medeiros 201 3) and the local environmental knowledge of traditional communities about fishing resources (Alves and Nishida 2002;Alves et al 2005). People's perceptions might produce useful information that could be incorporated into the decision-making process and lead to the resolution of conflicts between local people and Park authorities by improving attitudes and altering behavior (Manfredo et al 2004;Trakolis 2001 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Environmental Perception and Local Knowledge to improve the effectiveness of an Urban Park in Northeast Brazil

Silva¹,

Santos²

2017

Ethnobio Conserv

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Xem-Xem Forest State Park (Parque Estadual da Mata do Xém-Xém) is a 1 82-ha Atlantic forest remnant located in the metropolitan region of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. Since its legal creation in 2000, it has been facing several management problems and social conflicts that jointly has reduced its effectiveness. In this study we examined the environmental perception of residents surrounding the Park and the staff of the Paraíba state environmental agency (SUDEMA) in order to clearly identify those problems and conflicts and provide possible solutions. Semi structured interviews with both residents (n = 29) and staff members (n = 4) revealed that the Park is clearly valuable as a repository of biodiversity and a place for leisure and recreation, highlighting its great socioecological function. These benefits, however, were impaired or hindered mainly by fear of violence, lack of infrastructure, extremely limited staff and virtual absence of administrative structure. Furthermore, the protective measures of the Park were considered incipient and did not match the expectations and needs of local communities. We urgently recommend (1 ) the creation of the Park's management council, (2) the development of its management plan, (3) the implementation of public policies surrounding the area to ameliorate conditions for public use and improve biodiversity protection and (4) the continuity of ethnographic researches focusing on the relationship between local communities and the Park.

show abstract

“…The interactions between wild nature and human beings are often studied through the questionnaires applied to the characters involved in these interactions, analyzing their visions, knowledge, and attitudes, thus orienting themselves to proper conservation and understanding proposals for different species in different situations [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. In this way, the present study aimed to analyze the environmental perception of the interviewees about the coatis' approximation to anthropic areas in an Atlantic Forest fragment in the urban center of Juiz de Fora city, Minas Gerais State.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wild Neighbors: Perception of Residents of the Environment of a Fragment of Atlantic Forest in Urban Areas on the Presence and Approximation of Coatis (Nasua nasua)

Ferreira¹

2017

IJAWB

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Coatis (Nasua nasua) are often found in the forest areas, but are also adaptable to small urban fragments. This may represent disorders and problems with living with human populations. Here, we showed the residents' perceptions, recorded through questionnaires, about the coati's approximation to urban areas, in the margin of a remnant fragment of Atlantic forest. Of interviewees, 66.23% did not attribute the coati's visitation to risk or considerable problems. Among those interviewed 80.52% offered food to the animals. They have also reported the coatis exploiting solid waste deposits. We reported a few isolated cases involving negative interactions between coatis and humans or domestic animals. Although we verified a positive outlook by the population to this interaction, there are several risks arising from the approach of these animals. We need to develop environmental education strategies to the population close to the forest fragment, as well as in-depth studies to verify and reduce such risks.

show abstract

Local perceptions of jaguars ( Panthera onca ) and pumas ( Puma concolor ) in the Iguaçu National Park area, south Brazil

Cited by 175 publications

References 7 publications

Human-wildlife conflict in Choke Mountains, Ethiopia

Human-wildlife conflict in Choke Mountains, Ethiopia

Using Environmental Perception and Local Knowledge to improve the effectiveness of an Urban Park in Northeast Brazil

Wild Neighbors: Perception of Residents of the Environment of a Fragment of Atlantic Forest in Urban Areas on the Presence and Approximation of Coatis (Nasua nasua)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About