Skip to main content
WCS
Menu
Library
Library Catalog
eJournals & eBooks
WCS Research
Archives
Research Use
Finding Aids
Digital Collections
WCS History
WCS Research
Research Publications
Science Data
Services for WCS Researchers
Archives Shop
Bronx Zoo
Department of Tropical Research
Browse By Product
About Us
FAQs
Intern or Volunteer
Staff
Donate
Search WCS.org
Search
search
Popular Search Terms
WCS History
Library and Archives
Library and Archives Menu
Library
Archives
WCS Research
Archives Shop
About Us
Donate
en
fr
Title
Co-managing human–wildlife conflicts: A review
Author(s)
Treves, Adrian; Wallace, Robert B.; Naughton-Treves, Lisa; Morales, Andrea
Published
2006
Publisher
Human Dimensions of Wildlife
Published Version DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/10871200600984265
Pre-Publication DOI
DOI for Open Access preprint or postprint version of article
10.5281/zenodo.7222822
Abstract
Conservationists recognize the need to work beyond protected areas if they are to sustain viable populations of wildlife. But ambitious plans to extend wildlife corridors beyond protected areas must consider the economic and political implications when wildlife forage on crops, attack livestock, or otherwise threaten human security. Traditionally, humans respond by killing ?problem? wildlife and transforming wild habitats to prevent further losses. This traditional response, however, is now illegal or socially unacceptable in many areas, changing a simple competitive relationship between people and wildlife into a political conflict. Here we draw from experience in Bolivia, Uganda, and Wisconsin to outline a strategy for mitigating human?wildlife conflict based on participatory methods and co-management with twin objectives of wildlife conservation and safeguarding human security. Incorporating local stakeholders as partners in planning and implementation can help to win space for wildlife beyond protected area boundaries. We also show why systematic study of local people's perceptions of risk and participant planning of interventions are irreplaceable components of such projects.
Keywords
stakeholder participation; community-based conservation; interventions; monitoring; planning; crop damage; livestock loss
Access Full Text
A full-text copy of this article may be available. Please email the
WCS Library
to request.
Back
PUB35783