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Human Wildlife Conflict across Landscapes—Second Edition
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Human Wildlife Conflict across Landscapes—Second Edition

A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity Conservation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 2412

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Dr. Thomas Göttert

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Research Center [Sustainability–Transformation–Transfer], Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, 16225 Eberswalde, Germany
Interests: mammalian ecology; protected area networks; wildlife conservation
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Dear Colleagues,

I cordially invite you to submit your work to this 2nd edition of a Special Issue entitled “Human Wildlife Conflict across Landscapes”.

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Since human–wildlife interrelations take place on many levels, it would be desirable to illustrate the breadth of topics and phenomena. Fortunately, there seems to be a paradigm shift from an anthropocentric perspective on “conflicts” to more empathetic approaches that give greater importance to the “wildlife side of the coin”. In light of rapidly transforming landscapes, effective concepts and tools are needed to address the consequences of human resource use and habitat demands as well as the environmental requirements of wildlife. At the same time, it is important to understand and adequately capture the ecological plasticity of different species in order to understand the adaptability of humans and non-human species to a rapidly changing world.

Dr. Thomas Göttert
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Keywords

  • carnivore–livestock conflicts
  • comparative (regional) approaches
  • edge effects and land use contrasts
  • indigenous knowledge as a mitigation tool
  • wildlife corridors and buffer zones

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Analysis of the Raccoon (Procyon lotor) and Common Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) Spatiotemporal Changes Based on Hunting Bag Data in Hungary
by Gergely Schally, Hanna Bijl, Bhraaz Kashyap, Mihály Márton, Szilvia Bőti, Krisztián Katona, Zsolt Biró, Miklós Heltai and Sándor Csányi
Diversity 2024, 16(9), 532; https://doi.org/10.3390/d16090532 - 2 Sep 2024
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Sustainable wildlife management requires reliable data on population, habitat, and the interaction between them. Since 1993, Hungary has maintained the National Game Management Database, which collects data on game populations and hunting bags annually. During the last three decades, populations of medium-sized predators [...] Read more.
Sustainable wildlife management requires reliable data on population, habitat, and the interaction between them. Since 1993, Hungary has maintained the National Game Management Database, which collects data on game populations and hunting bags annually. During the last three decades, populations of medium-sized predators have remarkably increased in the country. Our study analyzed changes in hunting bag data and spatial distribution of two invasive alien species, the raccoon (Procyon lotor) and the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), utilizing annual game management reports from Game Management Units from 1997 to 2021. For spatial analysis, we employed a UTM grid system (10 × 10 km) covering the country. Our findings confirmed increasing trends in the hunting bag and area (number of grid cells) containing hunting bags for both species. From the first (1997–2001) to the last (2017–2021) period, the average annual hunting bag increased (raccoon: 0.40 → 11.00 ind/year; raccoon dog: 3.40 → 8.00 ind/year), and the average number of cells with hunting bags also expanded significantly (raccoon: 2.00 → 9.60 UTM cells/year; raccoon dog: 5.80 → 15.20 UTM cells/year). These trends and the size of potentially suitable habitats suggest a further spread and population increase, posing challenges for nature conservationists and wildlife managers. Full article
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Synergistic Threats to Wild Fauna in Ecuador: Using a Novel Data Source to Estimate the Impacts of Trafficking and Human–Wildlife Conflict
by Ricardo Villalba-Briones, Patricia Mendoza, Daniel Garces, Eliana Belen Molineros, Juan S. Monros and Sam Shanee
Diversity 2024, 16(8), 490; https://doi.org/10.3390/d16080490 - 11 Aug 2024
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Wildlife trafficking and human–wildlife conflict are major causes of species decline. The illegal nature of wildlife trafficking makes it hard, and sometimes dangerous, to study. ‘Mansión Mascota’ is a veterinary clinic in Guayaquil, Ecuador, which, through agreement with the Ecuadorian Ministry of the [...] Read more.
Wildlife trafficking and human–wildlife conflict are major causes of species decline. The illegal nature of wildlife trafficking makes it hard, and sometimes dangerous, to study. ‘Mansión Mascota’ is a veterinary clinic in Guayaquil, Ecuador, which, through agreement with the Ecuadorian Ministry of the Environment, receives confiscated wildlife for treatment. Mansión Mascota also receives injured and abandoned wildlife brought in by the authorities and the public. Between January 2018 and September 2022, the clinic received 3212 wild animals from ≥171 taxa, including mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Through the classification of records based on reported use, native distribution, and evidence of capture/pet keeping, we were able to classify 1127 animals of 68 species as subject to wildlife trafficking. Turtles were the most abundant group (69%). The majority of turtles (91%) and primates (80%) were of Amazonian origin, whereas 90% of psittacines and 97% of carnivores had potential coastal origins. Threatened and conservation-dependent species were common in the traffic. Furthermore, ≥955 animals of 106 species were brought to the clinic due to anthropogenic wildlife conflict. Trafficking, combined with the high number of injured animals, highlights the synergistic threats facing wildlife in Ecuador. Full article
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