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Predicting animal abundance through local ecological knowledge: an internal validation using consensus analysis.

Published online: 15 Jul 2024

Authors: Braga-Pereira, F. & Mayor, P. & Morcatty, T. Q. & Pérez-Peña, P. E. & Bowler, M. T. & Mattos Vieira, M. A. R. de & Nóbrega Alves, R. R. da & Fa, J. E. & Peres, C. A. & Tavares, A. S. & Mere-Roncal, C. & González-Crespo, C. & Bertsch, C. & Rodriguez, C. R. & Bardales-Alvites, C. & Muhlen, E. von & Paim, F. P. & Tamayo, J. S. & Valsecchi, J. & Gonçalves, J. & Torres-Oyarce, L. & Lemos, L. P. & Gilmore, M. P. & Correa, M. A. & Perez, N. C. A. & Puertas, P. & Bizri, H. R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Given the ongoing environmental degradation from local to global scales, it is fundamental to develop more efficient means of gathering data on specie...

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Opinions, attitudes and perceptions of local people towards the conservation of Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees in Mpem-Djim National Park, Central Cameroon.

Published online: 14 Jul 2024

Authors: Fotsing, E. D. B. & Kamkeng, M. M. F. & Zinner, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Local ecological knowledge (LEK), tied to specific cultures, is crucial for sustainability in conservation initiatives. Therefore, including holders o...

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Densities of mammals in partially protected areas: the Katavi ecosystem of western Tanzania.

Published online: 17 Jul 1999

Authors: Caro, T. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large and medium-sized mammal densities in 3 different sorts of partially protected area were compared with mammal densities in the adjacent Katavi Na...

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Bushmeat harvest in tropical forests: knowledge base, gaps and research priorities.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Swamy, V. & Pinedo-Vasquez, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Food security is increasingly becoming a priority for tropical countries. This has led to reconsideration of the need to find systems and practices of...

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Can livestock grazing dampen density-dependent fluctuations in wild herbivore populations?

Published online: 12 Sep 2024

Authors: Sharma, M. & Khanyari, M. & Khara, A. & Bijoor, A. & Mishra, C. & Suryawanshi, K. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation policy for the high mountains of Asia increasingly recognises the need to encompass large multi-use landscapes beyond the protected area ...

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Hunting for large carnivore conservation.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Treves, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Carnivores are difficult to conserve because of direct and indirect competition with people. Public hunts are increasingly proposed to support carnivo...

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The demographic collapse of hunting in the Iberian Peninsula.

Published online: 20 May 2025

Authors: Gaspar, M. & Acevedo, P. & Arrondo, E. & García-Martínez, I. & Herrero, J. & Pascual-Rico, R. & Sánchez-Zapata, J. A. & Anadón, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Hunting is one of the oldest and most relevant extractive activities performed by humans in nature. Over the last century hunting has experienced prof...

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Exploring values, rules, and knowledge around traditional hunting in a rapidly developing society.

Published online: 21 Apr 2025

Authors: Plieninger, T. & Bogadóttir, R. & Fagerholm, N. & Magnussen, E. & Olafsson, A. S. & Raymond, C. M. & Verbrugge, L. N. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Consideration of traditional practices of natural resource management in decision-making is crucial to meet the challenges of the world's intersecting...

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Canada's commercial seal hunt: past, present, and future.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Published by: International Fund for Animal Welfare

Content type: Miscellaneous

This booklet discusses Canada's commercial seal hunt in spring on the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador and Gulf of St. Lawrence, in order to obtain ...

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Fluid hunter motivation in Central Africa: effects on behaviour, bushmeat and income.

Published online: 13 Oct 2023

Authors: Froese, G. Z. L. & Mbélé, A. E. & Beirne, C. & Bazza, B. & N'noh, S. D. & Ebeba, J. & Edzidzie, J. & Koto, S. E. & Metandou, J. L. & Mossindji, C. & Ngoboutseboue, I. & Nzemfoule, E. & Ingram, D. J. & Krapu, C. & Baral, A. & Saha, S. & Poulsen, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Individual motivation for the rural use of common-pool resources (CPRs) can be fluid, with the line between subsistence and commercial often unclear a...

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