Characterizing trends in human-wildlife conflicts in the American Midwest using wildlife rehabilitation records
Human-wildlife conflict is difficult to measure, but the analysis of records from wildlife rehabilitation facilities has shown potential as a technique for characterizing human impacts on wildlife. To examine the value of wildlife rehabilitation records for characterizing local human-wildlife confli...
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| author | Rachel B. Long Kristi Krumlauf Anna M. Young Paulo Corti |
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| description | Human-wildlife conflict is difficult to measure, but the analysis of records from wildlife rehabilitation facilities has shown potential as a technique for characterizing human impacts on wildlife. To examine the value of wildlife rehabilitation records for characterizing local human-wildlife conflicts and prevalence of select wildlife diseases, we reviewed 45,668 records representing over 280 species admitted to a wildlife rehabilitation facility over a 10-year period (2005–2014). We identified the most frequently recorded causes of admission for commonly admitted species, and evaluated how causes of admission may vary across taxa throughout the year. Our analyses support the value of wildlife rehabilitation facility data for characterizing some pressures from human-wildlife conflict and select disease trends for certain taxa, as well as utility for informing topics to emphasize in local conservation education efforts. For example, orphaned neonatal wildlife accounted for the largest proportion of admissions to this facility, and highlights a opportunity for conservation education regarding when wildlife is truly orphaned and requires professional intervention. Additionally, domestic dog attack cases accounted for a proportion of admissions comparable to that of domestic cat attacks, demonstrating a need for the conversation surrounding the impact of domestic pets on local wildlife to expand to include dogs in addition to cats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3825d3ab06242f9aa71b5866403589f2022-12-22T00:08:32ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-01159Characterizing trends in human-wildlife conflicts in the American Midwest using wildlife rehabilitation recordsRachel B. LongKristi KrumlaufAnna M. YoungPaulo CortiHuman-wildlife conflict is difficult to measure, but the analysis of records from wildlife rehabilitation facilities has shown potential as a technique for characterizing human impacts on wildlife. To examine the value of wildlife rehabilitation records for characterizing local human-wildlife conflicts and prevalence of select wildlife diseases, we reviewed 45,668 records representing over 280 species admitted to a wildlife rehabilitation facility over a 10-year period (2005–2014). We identified the most frequently recorded causes of admission for commonly admitted species, and evaluated how causes of admission may vary across taxa throughout the year. Our analyses support the value of wildlife rehabilitation facility data for characterizing some pressures from human-wildlife conflict and select disease trends for certain taxa, as well as utility for informing topics to emphasize in local conservation education efforts. For example, orphaned neonatal wildlife accounted for the largest proportion of admissions to this facility, and highlights a opportunity for conservation education regarding when wildlife is truly orphaned and requires professional intervention. Additionally, domestic dog attack cases accounted for a proportion of admissions comparable to that of domestic cat attacks, demonstrating a need for the conversation surrounding the impact of domestic pets on local wildlife to expand to include dogs in addition to cats.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7485781/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Rachel B. Long Kristi Krumlauf Anna M. Young Paulo Corti Characterizing trends in human-wildlife conflicts in the American Midwest using wildlife rehabilitation records PLoS ONE |
| title | Characterizing trends in human-wildlife conflicts in the American Midwest using wildlife rehabilitation records |
| title_full | Characterizing trends in human-wildlife conflicts in the American Midwest using wildlife rehabilitation records |
| title_fullStr | Characterizing trends in human-wildlife conflicts in the American Midwest using wildlife rehabilitation records |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterizing trends in human-wildlife conflicts in the American Midwest using wildlife rehabilitation records |
| title_short | Characterizing trends in human-wildlife conflicts in the American Midwest using wildlife rehabilitation records |
| title_sort | characterizing trends in human wildlife conflicts in the american midwest using wildlife rehabilitation records |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7485781/?tool=EBI |
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