Multidisciplinary team highlights the importance of Indigenous and local communities for jaguar conservation

Marchini, Silvio; Cummings, Anthony R.; Arisi, Barbara M.; Argudín‐Violante, Cristina; Süssekind, Felipe; Shepard, Glenn H.; Daly, Lewis; Bordones, Liliana Jauregui; Guaita, Lucia; Arias, Melissa

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“…For example, by integrating the cosmological belief systems of indigenous peoples to complement conservation strategies based on Western science (Dickson 2018), as there is evidence that the belief systems of indigenous peoples promote coexistence with wildlife (Athreya et al 2018;Nair et al 2021;Ocholla et al 2013). The need of incorporating the views of indigenous peoples to improve interactions with the jaguar (Panthera onca) has recently been emphasized (Castaño-Uribe 2016; Marchini et al 2022).…”

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Potential conflict as an opportunity for coexistence: cosmovision and attitudes of Arhuaco people towards jaguars

Pinto-Marroquin¹,

Castaño-Uribe²,

Pérez‐Torres³

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Ethnobio Conserv

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Human responses to alterations caused by wildlife in human livelihoods depend on psychological and cultural factors, in addition to tangible factors. The ideas of transforming the discourse of conflict into a vision of coexistence, as well as of promoting a dialogue between science and ancestral knowledge, have been increasingly valued in biodiversity conservation. In ten communities of the Arhuaco people (Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia), we qualitatively explored the role of the jaguar (Panthera onca) and its main prey (deer, peccary and paca) in the Arhuaco cosmovision (vision and interpretation of the world and cosmos) as well as how these people interpret and manage the alterations caused by these species on their livelihood from a cultural perspective. We also evaluated quantitatively their cognitive, affective, and behavioral attitudes towards coexistence with these species. Our findings show that attitudes towards coexistence with the jaguar and its main prey were significantly more positive among those who have been affected by wildlife (i.e., livestock depredation and crop consumption) or who, according to their occupation (ranchers-farmers), have a higher risk of being affected. These attitudes could be better understood in light of the principles of the Arhuaco cosmovision, that have a profoundly ecological ethic, in which the jaguar plays a primordial role in the spiritual, cosmogonic, and natural order. Guaranteeing the protection of Arhuaco culture and territory could be very valuable for the conservation of the jaguar and biodiversity in the ecoregion of the

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confidence: 99%