The numbers of the beast: Valuation of jaguar (Panthera onca) tourism and cattle depredation in the Brazilian Pantanal

Tortato, Fernando Rodrigo; Izzo, Thiago J.; Hoogesteijn, Rafael; Peres, Carlos A.

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2017.05.003

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“…Reintroduction and ecotourism are being carried out effectively in some parts of the Argentinean Chaco, as happens in Iberá -Corrientes province (Caruso and Jiménez Pérez 2013, Di Blanco et al 2015, Zamboni et al 2017, where local hunters started working as provincial park rangers or local guides, which created a socioeconomic change in the region. Another example of the application of these strategies is the case of the Pantanal regions (Tortato et al 2017) or the case of the Mocagua island in Colombia, where local inhabitants work as guides for tourists who travel specifically to observe and learn about the rare species Crax globulosa (Bennet 2003). All these actions should be accompanied by strong education programs, information campaigns, and community engagement activities, such as those made in the Central Amazon, Brazil, by Chaves et al (2017).…”

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Determining the factors that influence the occurrence of Bare-faced Curassows (Crax fasciolata) in Humid Chaco, northern Argentina

Zalazar¹,

Benitez²,

Giacomo³

2018

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2018. Determining the factors that influence the occurrence of Bare-faced Curassows (Crax fasciolata) in Humid Chaco, northern Argentina. Avian Conservation and Ecology 13(2):1. https://doi. ABSTRACT. Identifying factors that determine the spatial distribution of threatened species is key to ensuring their conservation. The Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) is a globally threatened bird that is categorized as Vulnerable, and its populations are declining in the gallery forests of the Humid Chaco. To evaluate the effect of human activities and environmental characteristics on the occupancy of Bare-faced Curassows, we sampled 48 sites along two rivers in northern Argentina. Bare-faced Curassows were recorded in 46% of the sites visited. The anthropic activities were identified as hunting pressure, selective logging of timber, and livestock production. Hunting and logging were positively associated with each other, and in turn, negatively related to village distance. We evaluated 17 occupancy models using six predictive variables. Occupancy by the Bare-faced Curassow was positively influenced by the distance to the nearest village and by forest cover. To a lesser extent, occupancy was also positively associated with an increase in availability of trees with fleshy fruits and with river course length. Our results indicate that hunting pressure and selective logging are limited by the cost of access from populated areas. Thus, distance to the villages was a good indicator of these human activities along the gallery forests and could be used to determine the spatial distribution of the Bare-faced Curassow in its southern range. Our study highlights the value of using presence/absence surveys and occupancy models for assessing threats of threatened and elusive species such as cracids. Identification des facteurs qui influent sur l'occurrence du Hocco à face nue (Crax fasciolata) dans le Chaco humide du nord de l'ArgentineRÉSUMÉ. L'identification des facteurs qui influent le plus sur la répartition spatiale d'espèces menacées est fondamentale si l'on veut assurer leur conservation. Le Hocco à face nue (Crax fasciolata) est un oiseau menacé à l'échelle planétaire et classé comme « vulnérable »; ses populations sont en diminution dans les forêts-galeries du Chaco humide. Pour évaluer l'effet des activités humaines et des caractéristiques environnementales sur la présence des Hoccos à face nue, nous avons échantillonnés 48 sites le long de deux rivières dans le nord de l'Argentine. Des Hoccos à face nue ont été trouvés dans 46 % des sites visités. Les activités d'origine anthropique qui ont été identifiées sont la pression de chasse, la coupe sélective de bois et l'élevage de bétail. La chasse et la coupe de bois étaient positivement associées l'une à l'autre, mais négativement liées à la distance d'un village. Nous avons évalué 17 modèles de présence au moyen de six variables explicatives. La présence du Hocco à face nue était positivement associée avec la distance au village le plus proche et le couvert forestier. Dan...

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Section: Conservation Implicationsmentioning

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Determining the factors that influence the occurrence of Bare-faced Curassows (Crax fasciolata) in Humid Chaco, northern Argentina

Zalazar¹,

Benitez²,

Giacomo³

2018

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“…; Tortato et al. ). This asymmetry of costs and benefits has likely contributed to a polarizing public discourse about conservation of large carnivores and makes it difficult to develop noncontroversial legislation (Linnell et al.…”

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“…People who live close to carnivores, especially those who raise livestock, can experience greater risks from carnivores compared with people who live farther away (Karlsson & Sjöström 2007). Some people can benefit from carnivores more than others, such as owners of ecolodges or small businesses that receive income from wildlife-viewing tourists (Duffield et al 2006;Tortato et al 2017). This asym-metry of costs and benefits has likely contributed to a polarizing public discourse about conservation of large carnivores and makes it difficult to develop noncontroversial legislation (Linnell et al 2010).…”

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Tracking a half century of media reporting on gray wolves

Killion

Melvin

Lindquist

et al. 2018

Conservation Biology

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Natural resource and wildlife managers must balance the disparate priorities of a diversity of stakeholders. To manage these priorities, a firm understanding of topics salient to the public is needed. The media often report on issues of importance to the public; therefore, these reports may be a useful measure of public interest. However, efficient methods for distinguishing diverse topics related to a wildlife management issue reported in the media and changes in the salience of those topics have been lacking. We used latent Dirichlet allocation, a Bayesian mixture model, to quantitatively assess the salience of topics surrounding the gray wolf (Canis lupus), which was reintroduced to Idaho (U.S.A.) in 1995. We analyzed articles published from 1960 to 2015 in an Idaho newspaper. We identified 6 distinct topics associated with gray wolves: policy, hunting, biological status, implementation of management, recovery, and human‐wolf conflict. The salience of topics pre‐ and postreintroduction of wolves (1995) and pre‐ and postdelisting of wolves from the U.S. Endangered Species Act (2009) differed significantly, underscoring that these events were turning points in how issues were being publicly discussed and framed. Articles written by the local reporters were more likely to report on topics regarding conflict between humans and wolves, whereas articles sourced from a national outlet reported more on topics pertaining to wolf policy and biological status. In the context of managing a contentious, far‐ranging, and long‐lived wildlife species, our methods can help guide the location and timing of a suite of management strategies (e.g., media relation plans and stakeholder engagement) that promote human‐wildlife coexistence across different landscapes.

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“…In its place, wildlife tourism is growing in the Pantanal. Today, earnings from jaguar tourism in the northern Pantanal are three times higher than those of cattle ranching, in terms of profits per unit space (Tortato, Izzo, Hoogesteijn, & Peres, 2017).…”

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Have natural disasters created opportunities to initiate Big Cat Tourism in South America?

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Livestock is the predominant biomass in terrestrial systems around the world, and conflict with livestock inventories continues to threaten large carnivore persistence in increasingly fragmented habitats. Nevertheless, social tolerance for large carnivores is increasing, as is interest in predator tourism, which can facilitate wildlife–livestock coexistence strategies. We report two case studies in which natural disasters led to a reduction in local livestock inventories, and subsequent economic hardships that in turn created opportunities for initiating predator tourism: jaguar tourism in the Pantanal of Brazil and puma tourism in the Patagonia steppe grasslands of southern Chile. Any time livestock numbers are reduced, whether through management decisions or natural disasters, may be considered opportunities to reduce dependency upon livestock and to weigh diversifying revenue streams via alternative activities, such as tourism. Livestock reductions in combination with a surge in the global demand for wildlife tourism have made jaguar and puma tourism an increasingly important economic activity for both regions. Well‐managed predator tourism can be effective carnivore conservation, and if integrated among other strategies, can augment conservation agendas. Abstract in Spanish is available with online material.

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The numbers of the beast: Valuation of jaguar (Panthera onca) tourism and cattle depredation in the Brazilian Pantanal

Cited by 70 publications

References 40 publications

Determining the factors that influence the occurrence of Bare-faced Curassows (Crax fasciolata) in Humid Chaco, northern Argentina

Determining the factors that influence the occurrence of Bare-faced Curassows (Crax fasciolata) in Humid Chaco, northern Argentina

Tracking a half century of media reporting on gray wolves

Have natural disasters created opportunities to initiate Big Cat Tourism in South America?

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