Identification of human–carnivore conflict hotspots to prioritize mitigation efforts

Ecology and Evolution - Tập 7 Số 24 - Trang 10630-10639 - 2017
Femke Broekhuis1,2, Samuel A. Cushman3, Nicholas B. Elliot4,2
1Mara Cheetah Project, Kenya Wildlife Trust, Nairobi, Kenya
2Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Tubney, UK
3USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
4Mara Lion Project, Kenya Wildlife Trust, Nairobi, Kenya

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AbstractHuman–carnivore conflict is a primary driver of carnivore declines worldwide and resolving these conflicts is a conservation priority. However, resources to mitigate conflicts are limited and should be focused on areas of highest priority. We conducted 820 semistructured interviews with community members living within Kenya's Maasai Mara ecosystem. A multiscale analysis was used to determine the influence of husbandry and environmental factors on livestock depredation inside livestock enclosures (bomas). Areas with a high proportion of closed habitat and protected areas had the highest risk of depredation. Depredation was most likely to occur at weak bomas and at households where there were fewer dogs. We used the results to identify potential conflict hotspots by mapping the probability of livestock depredation across the landscape. 21.4% of the landscape was classified as high risk, and within these areas, 53.4% of the households that were interviewed had weak bomas. Synthesis and applications. With limited resources available to mitigate human–carnivore conflicts, it is imperative that areas are identified where livestock is most at risk of depredation. Focusing mitigation measures on high‐risk areas may reduce conflict and lead to a decrease in retaliatory killings of predators.

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Ecology and Evolution

Tập 7 Số 24

10630-10639

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