Human-Carnivore Conflict and Perspectives on Carnivore Management Worldwide
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Carnivore conservation depends on the sociopolitical landscape as much as the biological landscape. Changing political attitudes and views of nature have shifted the goals of carnivore management from those based on fear and narrow economic interests to those based on a better understanding of ecosystem function and adaptive management. In parallel, aesthetic and scientific arguments against lethal control techniques are encouraging the development of nonlethal approaches to carnivore management. We anticipate greater success in modifying the manner and frequency with which the activities of humans and domestic animals intersect with those of carnivores. Success should permit carnivore populations to persist for decades despite human population growth and modification of habitat. Conflicto entre Humanos y Carńıvoros y Perspectivas de la Gestión Mundial de Carńıvoros Resumen: La conservación de carnı́voros depende tanto del paisaje sociopoĺıtico como del paisaje biológico. Cambios en las actitudes poĺıticas y percepciones de la naturaleza han cambiado las metas de manejo de carnı́voros de aquéllas basadas en el miedo y las intereses económicos estrechos a metas basadas en un mejor entendimiento del funcionamiento del ecosistema y en el manejo adaptativo. A su vez, los argumentos estéticos y cient́ıficos en contra de las técnicas de control letal están fomentando el desarrollo de planteamientos no letales en la gestión de carnı́voros. Anticipamos un mayor éxito en la modificación del modo y la frecuencia en que las actividades de humanos y animales domésticos intersectan con las de carnı́voros. El éxito debe permitir que las poblaciones de carnı́voros persistan por décadas a pesar del crecimiento de la población humana y la modificación de hábitats.
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تاریخ انتشار 2003