Youth Experiences with Wildlife During a Period of Significant Cultural Change in Laikipia, Kenya

Thomas, Rebecca; Bruyere, Brett L.; Sundaresan, Siva R.; Bouzo, Suzy; Welden, Robert F.; Trimarco, Jon

doi:10.1080/10871209.2015.968891

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“…Traditionally in Kafa if individuals lose livestock to lions they are happy because they believe it to be a sign that their livestock number is to increase. People's response to conflict with carnivores is culturally contextualized and complex; rational choice theory would predict retaliation but culture can be a stronger incentive and encourage the conservation of carnivores (Karanth & Chellam, 2009; Kopnina, 2015; Thomas et al, 2015). Increasing levels of depredation and external influences may erode tolerance and lead to different narratives (Ikanda & Packer, 2008; Maclennan et al, 2009) but thus far people in Kafa have proved to be tolerant, with few retaliatory killings.…”

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A culture of tolerance: coexisting with large carnivores in the Kafa Highlands, Ethiopia

Gebresenbet

Baraki

Yirga

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We assessed losses of livestock to lions Panthera leo and leopards Panthera pardus in the Adiyo and Gimbo districts in Kafa Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia. We quantified the economic impact, conducted household and group interviews, and explored potential solutions with local people. During 2009–2013 there were 350 and 62 attacks by lions and leopards, respectively. Households that suffered attacks on their livestock lost a mean of USD 287 and USD 310 in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Although lion attacks are more frequent than leopard attacks, our qualitative data indicate that tolerance for the former is higher because lions are more respected in the local culture. We describe how depredation is culturally mitigated and how retaliatory killing is avoided. Given people's tolerance towards them, carnivores may persist in their highland refugium, opening an arena for conservation that is not strictly linked to protected areas or to classical economics.

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A culture of tolerance: coexisting with large carnivores in the Kafa Highlands, Ethiopia

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Baraki

Yirga

et al. 2017

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“…Furthermore, several studies (including the current study) have performed content analysis for questionnaires, interviews, and essay responses. However, previous studies have focused on tourism [43], the perceptions of farmers on wildlife management [44], and the risks of living with wildlife [45][46][47], but no study has utilized text-based questionnaires to assess individual perceptions of wildlife.…”

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Investigating Gaps in Perception of Wildlife between Urban and Rural Inhabitants: Empirical Evidence from Japan

2019

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A decline in natural resource management by rural communities has significantly contributed to human–wildlife conflicts, especially crop-raiding, in Japan. Collaborative wildlife management between existing rural stakeholders and new urban stakeholders is essential to address this problem. However, differences in the perception regarding wildlife exist between rural populations, which have ample direct experience with wildlife, and urban populations, which lack direct experience with wildlife. Consequently, this gap in perception can potentially lead to conflicts between stakeholders during collaborative wildlife management. In this study, content analysis, which has been extensively employed to analyze qualitative data, was performed to elucidate the differences in perception of wildlife between urban and rural stakeholders. An online survey was conducted in December 2016 to understand the perception of wildlife by stakeholders, in which 1401 responses were received. The results indicate that the urban individuals did not have a comprehensive understanding of wildlife and any positive views were primarily abstract. Conversely, rural individuals had diverse perceptions, both positive and negative. Therefore, a novel perceptual gap-narrowing approach based on staged interactions with the rural environment, is suggested. Introduction to rural issues through field-based experiences to urban stakeholders is likely to the narrow gaps in perception between urban and rural stakeholders, in order to allow for efficient and collaborative wildlife management.

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“…Following the protocol by Thomas et al (), 2 researchers completed initial coding of 20 articles and then discussed any discrepancies in their coding to establish a shared understanding of the coding scheme. Both researchers then coded all articles (392 in total), and reviewed their coding together on each of the variables.…”

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Media reporting of conflict between wildlife and people spending time in nature

2018

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There is a great deal of investment in the United States by land management agencies and conservation organizations to promote visitation and experiencing of natural and wild places. Given the relationship between outdoor experiences and support for conservation and pro-environmental behavior, such campaigns are critical. We examined 392 articles about conflict between wildlife and humans recreating in the natural world between 2010 and 2015 to address how the conflict was framed by news media and discuss implications of the frames on how people might think and feel about time spent in nature. Sampled articles were from newspapers in 7 states in the Intermountain West region of the United States. We studied how articles were framed, to whom articles most often assigned blame for the incident, and if articles included information for how to prevent or mitigate such situations. We found that a majority of articles were framed episodically; therefore, were more likely to evoke an emotional response by readers that were more likely to negatively influence attitudes and behaviors about spending time in nature. In addition, wildlife were most often blamed for the conflict, and safety tip information was typically not included. Ó 2018 The Wildlife Society.

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Youth Experiences with Wildlife During a Period of Significant Cultural Change in Laikipia, Kenya

Cited by 7 publications

References 25 publications

A culture of tolerance: coexisting with large carnivores in the Kafa Highlands, Ethiopia

A culture of tolerance: coexisting with large carnivores in the Kafa Highlands, Ethiopia

Investigating Gaps in Perception of Wildlife between Urban and Rural Inhabitants: Empirical Evidence from Japan

Media reporting of conflict between wildlife and people spending time in nature

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