Wild About Wolves: Using collaboration and innovation to bridge parks, people, and predators
Abstract Human‐carnivore conflicts present an array of conservation challenges, especially in complex and cross‐cultural settings. Described here is a facilitated, multi‐method, collaborative process in the Nuu‐chah‐nulth First Nations' Traditional Territory, British Columbia, Canada, aimed at...
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| author | Ethan D. Doney Beatrice Frank Zoheb Khan Todd Windle Adam T. Ford Caron Olive Jenna K. Scherger Barney Williams Dennis Hetu Derek Peters Wišqii Yuri Zharikov Bob Hansen Sarah Forbes Stephanie Coulson Douglas A. Clark |
| author_facet | Ethan D. Doney Beatrice Frank Zoheb Khan Todd Windle Adam T. Ford Caron Olive Jenna K. Scherger Barney Williams Dennis Hetu Derek Peters Wišqii Yuri Zharikov Bob Hansen Sarah Forbes Stephanie Coulson Douglas A. Clark |
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| description | Abstract Human‐carnivore conflicts present an array of conservation challenges, especially in complex and cross‐cultural settings. Described here is a facilitated, multi‐method, collaborative process in the Nuu‐chah‐nulth First Nations' Traditional Territory, British Columbia, Canada, aimed at building a project to address human‐wolf conflicts following the species' natural re‐colonization of a national park reserve. Participants reported that this project prompted dialogue and engagement that will help bridge the gap between First Nations and non‐Indigenous people in the Territory. Although the project remains ongoing, pragmatic lessons about its process can already be identified: (1) an early, and ongoing collaboration was crucial in setting the project's priorities; (2) adopting a co‐learning approach set a respectful tone for the project; and (3) reframing human‐wolf conflicts using a tolerance‐oriented lens bridged diverse perspectives and worldviews. The preliminary outcomes of these efforts to date are constitutively different from conventional collaborative efforts because the process has already changed relationships in ways that many such previous efforts have not. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf182a09d5364d1195b1c9f149ccc7bc2023-07-04T10:23:04ZengWileyConservation Science and Practice2578-48542023-07-0157n/an/a10.1111/csp2.12949Wild About Wolves: Using collaboration and innovation to bridge parks, people, and predatorsEthan D. Doney0Beatrice Frank1Zoheb Khan2Todd Windle3Adam T. Ford4Caron Olive5Jenna K. Scherger6Barney Williams7Dennis Hetu8Derek Peters9Wišqii10Yuri Zharikov11Bob Hansen12Sarah Forbes13Stephanie Coulson14Douglas A. Clark15School of Environment & Sustainability University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Saskatchewan CanadaResilient Habitats, WWF Canada Victoria British Columbia CanadaSchool of Environment & Sustainability University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Saskatchewan CanadaPacific Rim National Park Reserve, Parks Canada Agency Ucluelet British Columbia CanadaDepartment of Biology University of British Columbia Kelowna British Columbia CanadaPacific Rim National Park Reserve, Parks Canada Agency Ucluelet British Columbia CanadaDepartment of Biology University of British Columbia Kelowna British Columbia CanadaTla‐o‐qui‐aht First Nation Tofino British Columbia CanadaToquaht First Nation Ucluelet British Columbia CanadaHuu‐ay‐aht First Nations Anacla British Columbia CanadaHuu‐ay‐aht First Nations Anacla British Columbia CanadaPacific Rim National Park Reserve, Parks Canada Agency Ucluelet British Columbia CanadaWildSafe BC Kamloops British Columbia CanadaCapital Regional District Victoria British Columbia CanadaGulf Islands National Park Reserve, Parks Canada Agency Sidney British Columbia CanadaSchool of Environment & Sustainability University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon Saskatchewan CanadaAbstract Human‐carnivore conflicts present an array of conservation challenges, especially in complex and cross‐cultural settings. Described here is a facilitated, multi‐method, collaborative process in the Nuu‐chah‐nulth First Nations' Traditional Territory, British Columbia, Canada, aimed at building a project to address human‐wolf conflicts following the species' natural re‐colonization of a national park reserve. Participants reported that this project prompted dialogue and engagement that will help bridge the gap between First Nations and non‐Indigenous people in the Territory. Although the project remains ongoing, pragmatic lessons about its process can already be identified: (1) an early, and ongoing collaboration was crucial in setting the project's priorities; (2) adopting a co‐learning approach set a respectful tone for the project; and (3) reframing human‐wolf conflicts using a tolerance‐oriented lens bridged diverse perspectives and worldviews. The preliminary outcomes of these efforts to date are constitutively different from conventional collaborative efforts because the process has already changed relationships in ways that many such previous efforts have not.https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12949collaborationconservationFirst Nationshuman‐wildlife interactionparks and protected areaswolf |
| spellingShingle | Ethan D. Doney Beatrice Frank Zoheb Khan Todd Windle Adam T. Ford Caron Olive Jenna K. Scherger Barney Williams Dennis Hetu Derek Peters Wišqii Yuri Zharikov Bob Hansen Sarah Forbes Stephanie Coulson Douglas A. Clark Wild About Wolves: Using collaboration and innovation to bridge parks, people, and predators Conservation Science and Practice collaboration conservation First Nations human‐wildlife interaction parks and protected areas wolf |
| title | Wild About Wolves: Using collaboration and innovation to bridge parks, people, and predators |
| title_full | Wild About Wolves: Using collaboration and innovation to bridge parks, people, and predators |
| title_fullStr | Wild About Wolves: Using collaboration and innovation to bridge parks, people, and predators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wild About Wolves: Using collaboration and innovation to bridge parks, people, and predators |
| title_short | Wild About Wolves: Using collaboration and innovation to bridge parks, people, and predators |
| title_sort | wild about wolves using collaboration and innovation to bridge parks people and predators |
| topic | collaboration conservation First Nations human‐wildlife interaction parks and protected areas wolf |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12949 |
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