Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West
Carnivore and humans live in proximity due to carnivore recovery efforts and ongoing human encroachment into carnivore habitats globally. The American West is a region that uniquely exemplifies these human-carnivore dynamics, however, it is unclear how the research community here integrates social a...
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| author | Mónica Expósito-Granados Antonio J Castro Jorge Lozano Jose A Aznar-Sanchez Neil H Carter Juan M Requena-Mullor Aurelio F Malo Agnieszka Olszańska Zebensui Morales-Reyes Marcos Moleón José A Sánchez-Zapata Ainara Cortés-Avizanda Joern Fischer Berta Martín-López |
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| description | Carnivore and humans live in proximity due to carnivore recovery efforts and ongoing human encroachment into carnivore habitats globally. The American West is a region that uniquely exemplifies these human-carnivore dynamics, however, it is unclear how the research community here integrates social and ecological factors to examine human-carnivore relations. Therefore, strategies promoting human-carnivore coexistence are urgently needed. We conducted a systematic review on human-carnivore relations in the American West covering studies between 2000 and 2018. We first characterized human-carnivore relations across states of the American West. Second, we analyzed similarities and dissimilarities across states in terms of coexistence, tolerance, number of ecosystem services and conflicts mentioned in literature. Third, we used Bayesian modeling to quantify the effect of social and ecological factors influencing the scientific interest on coexistence, tolerance, ecosystem services and conflicts. Results revealed some underlying biases in human-carnivore relations research. Colorado and Montana were the states where the highest proportion of studies were conducted with bears and wolves the most studied species. Non-lethal management was the most common strategy to mitigate conflicts. Overall, conflicts with carnivores were much more frequently mentioned than benefits. We found similarities among Arizona, California, Utah, and New Mexico according to how coexistence, tolerance, services and conflicts are addressed in literature. We identified percentage of federal/private land, carnivore family, social actors, and management actions, as factors explaining how coexistence, tolerance, conflicts and services are addressed in literature. We provide a roadmap to foster tolerance towards carnivores and successful coexistence strategies in the American West based on four main domains, (1) the dual role of carnivores as providers of both beneficial and detrimental contributions to people, (2) social-ecological factors underpinning the provision of beneficial and detrimental contributions, (3) the inclusion of diverse actors, and (4) cross-state collaborative management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7211412a5fb540a483dffd8b904fcd6f2023-08-09T15:01:09ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262019-01-01141212300510.1088/1748-9326/ab5485Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American WestMónica Expósito-Granados0Antonio J Castro1Jorge Lozano2Jose A Aznar-Sanchez3Neil H Carter4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4399-6384Juan M Requena-Mullor5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5120-7947Aurelio F Malo6Agnieszka Olszańska7Zebensui Morales-Reyes8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4529-8651Marcos Moleón9José A Sánchez-Zapata10Ainara Cortés-Avizanda11Joern Fischer12Berta Martín-López13Department of Economics and Business, Research Centre CIAIMBITAL and CAESCG, University of Almería , La Cañada de San Urbano, E-04120, Almería, SpainDepartment of Biology and Geology, Social-Ecological Research Laboratory, Research Centre CAESCG, University of Almería , La Cañada de San Urbano, E-04120, Almería, Spain; Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University , 921 South 8th Avenue, Pocatello, ID, 83209, United States of AmericaDepartment of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid , C/José Antonio Novais 12, E-28040, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Economics and Business, Research Centre CIAIMBITAL and CAESCG, University of Almería , La Cañada de San Urbano, E-04120, Almería, SpainSchool for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan 440 Church Street Ann Arbor , MI 48109, United States of AmericaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive , ID-83725, Boise, United States of AmericaDepartment of Life Sciences, GloCEE Global Change Ecology and Evolution Research Group, University of Alcalá , E-28805, Madrid, Spain; Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Ascot, United KingdomInstitute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Adama Mickiewicza 33, 31-120 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Applied Biology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche , Avda. de la Universidad, s/n, E-03202, Elche, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Zoology, University of Granada , Avda. de Fuente Nueva s/n, E-18071, Granada, SpainDepartment of Applied Biology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche , Avda. de la Universidad, s/n, E-03202, Elche, Alicante, SpainAnimal Demography and Ecology Unit (GEDA), IMEDEA (CSIC)-UIB, C/. Miquel Marqués 21, E-07190, Esporles, Illes Balears, SpainLeuphana University of Lüneburg , Faculty of Sustainability, Universitätsallee 1, D-21335, Lüneburg, GermanyLeuphana University of Lüneburg , Faculty of Sustainability, Universitätsallee 1, D-21335, Lüneburg, GermanyCarnivore and humans live in proximity due to carnivore recovery efforts and ongoing human encroachment into carnivore habitats globally. The American West is a region that uniquely exemplifies these human-carnivore dynamics, however, it is unclear how the research community here integrates social and ecological factors to examine human-carnivore relations. Therefore, strategies promoting human-carnivore coexistence are urgently needed. We conducted a systematic review on human-carnivore relations in the American West covering studies between 2000 and 2018. We first characterized human-carnivore relations across states of the American West. Second, we analyzed similarities and dissimilarities across states in terms of coexistence, tolerance, number of ecosystem services and conflicts mentioned in literature. Third, we used Bayesian modeling to quantify the effect of social and ecological factors influencing the scientific interest on coexistence, tolerance, ecosystem services and conflicts. Results revealed some underlying biases in human-carnivore relations research. Colorado and Montana were the states where the highest proportion of studies were conducted with bears and wolves the most studied species. Non-lethal management was the most common strategy to mitigate conflicts. Overall, conflicts with carnivores were much more frequently mentioned than benefits. We found similarities among Arizona, California, Utah, and New Mexico according to how coexistence, tolerance, services and conflicts are addressed in literature. We identified percentage of federal/private land, carnivore family, social actors, and management actions, as factors explaining how coexistence, tolerance, conflicts and services are addressed in literature. We provide a roadmap to foster tolerance towards carnivores and successful coexistence strategies in the American West based on four main domains, (1) the dual role of carnivores as providers of both beneficial and detrimental contributions to people, (2) social-ecological factors underpinning the provision of beneficial and detrimental contributions, (3) the inclusion of diverse actors, and (4) cross-state collaborative management.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab5485ecosystem serviceshuman-wildlife interactionsmulti-use landscapesshared landscapessocio-ecological systems |
| spellingShingle | Mónica Expósito-Granados Antonio J Castro Jorge Lozano Jose A Aznar-Sanchez Neil H Carter Juan M Requena-Mullor Aurelio F Malo Agnieszka Olszańska Zebensui Morales-Reyes Marcos Moleón José A Sánchez-Zapata Ainara Cortés-Avizanda Joern Fischer Berta Martín-López Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West Environmental Research Letters ecosystem services human-wildlife interactions multi-use landscapes shared landscapes socio-ecological systems |
| title | Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West |
| title_full | Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West |
| title_fullStr | Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West |
| title_short | Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West |
| title_sort | human carnivore relations conflicts tolerance and coexistence in the american west |
| topic | ecosystem services human-wildlife interactions multi-use landscapes shared landscapes socio-ecological systems |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab5485 |
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