5 research outputs found
Safeguarding humanâwildlife cooperation
Humanâwildlife cooperation occurs when humans and free-living wild animals actively coordinate their behavior to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome. These interactions provide important benefits to both the human and wildlife communities involved, have wider impacts on the local ecosystem, and represent a unique intersection of human and animal cultures. The remaining active forms are humanâhoneyguide and humanâdolphin cooperation, but these are at risk of joining several inactive forms (including humanâwolf and humanâorca cooperation). Humanâwildlife cooperation faces a unique set of conservation challenges, as it requires multiple componentsâa motivated human and wildlife partner, a suitable environment, and compatible interspecies knowledgeâwhich face threats from ecological and cultural changes. To safeguard humanâwildlife cooperation, we recommend: (i) establishing ethically sound conservation strategies together with the participating human communities; (ii) conserving opportunities for human and wildlife participation; (iii) protecting suitable environments; (iv) facilitating cultural transmission of traditional knowledge; (v) accessibly archiving Indigenous and scientific knowledge; and (vi) conducting long-term empirical studies to better understand these interactions and identify threats. Tailored safeguarding plans are therefore necessary to protect these diverse and irreplaceable interactions. Broadly, our review highlights that efforts to conserve biological and cultural diversity should carefully consider interactions between human and animal cultures.
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Safeguarding humanâwildlife cooperation
Humanâwildlife cooperation occurs when humans and free-living wild animals actively coordinate their behavior to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome. These interactions provide important benefits to both the human and wildlife communities involved, have wider impacts on the local ecosystem, and represent a unique intersection of human and animal cultures. The remaining active forms are humanâhoneyguide and humanâdolphin cooperation, but these are at risk of joining several inactive forms (including humanâwolf and humanâorca cooperation). Humanâwildlife cooperation faces a unique set of conservation challenges, as it requires multiple componentsâa motivated human and wildlife partner, a suitable environment, and compatible interspecies knowledgeâwhich face threats from ecological and cultural changes. To safeguard humanâwildlife cooperation, we recommend: (i) establishing ethically sound conservation strategies together with the participating human communities; (ii) conserving opportunities for human and wildlife participation; (iii) protecting suitable environments; (iv) facilitating cultural transmission of traditional knowledge; (v) accessibly archiving Indigenous and scientific knowledge; and (vi) conducting long-term empirical studies to better understand these interactions and identify threats. Tailored safeguarding plans are therefore necessary to protect these diverse and irreplaceable interactions. Broadly, our review highlights that efforts to conserve biological and cultural diversity should carefully consider interactions between human and animal cultures
Safeguarding humanâwildlife cooperation
Abstract: Humanâwildlife cooperation occurs when humans and freeâliving wild animals actively coordinate their behavior to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome. These interactions provide important benefits to both the human and wildlife communities involved, have wider impacts on the local ecosystem, and represent a unique intersection of human and animal cultures. The remaining active forms are humanâhoneyguide and humanâdolphin cooperation, but these are at risk of joining several inactive forms (including humanâwolf and humanâorca cooperation). Humanâwildlife cooperation faces a unique set of conservation challenges, as it requires multiple componentsâa motivated human and wildlife partner, a suitable environment, and compatible interspecies knowledgeâwhich face threats from ecological and cultural changes. To safeguard humanâwildlife cooperation, we recommend: (i) establishing ethically sound conservation strategies together with the participating human communities; (ii) conserving opportunities for human and wildlife participation; (iii) protecting suitable environments; (iv) facilitating cultural transmission of traditional knowledge; (v) accessibly archiving Indigenous and scientific knowledge; and (vi) conducting longâterm empirical studies to better understand these interactions and identify threats. Tailored safeguarding plans are therefore necessary to protect these diverse and irreplaceable interactions. Broadly, our review highlights that efforts to conserve biological and cultural diversity should carefully consider interactions between human and animal cultures. Please see AfricanHoneyguides.com/abstractâtranslations for Kiswahili and Portuguese translations of the abstract