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Novel Approach to Assessing the Prevalence and Drivers of Illegal Bushmeat Hunting in the Serengeti

Conservation biology, 2013-12, Vol.27 (6), p.1355-1365 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2013 Society for Conservation Biology ;2013 The Authors. published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc., on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology. ;2015 INIST-CNRS ;2013 The Authors. Conservation Biology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc., on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology. ;2013, Society for Conservation Biology ;2013 The Authors. published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc., on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology. 2013 ;ISSN: 0888-8892 ;EISSN: 1523-1739 ;DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12124 ;PMID: 24001112 ;CODEN: CBIOEF

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Title:
Novel Approach to Assessing the Prevalence and Drivers of Illegal Bushmeat Hunting in the Serengeti
Author: NUNO, ANA ; BUNNEFELD, NILS ; NAIMAN, LOIRUCK C ; MILNER‐GULLAND, E. J
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Animal, plant and microbial ecology ; anthropogenic activities ; Applied ecology ; behavior change ; Biodiversity ; Biological and medical sciences ; bushmeat ; caza furtiva ; compliance ; conformidad ; Conservation biology ; Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence ; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife ; Contributed Papers ; cuestionamientos indirectos ; employment ; Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.) ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; General aspects ; households ; Human Activities ; human behavior ; Human influences ; Humans ; Hunting ; incertidumbre ; income ; indirect questioning ; Linear Models ; Middle Aged ; motivation ; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking ; people ; poaching ; preguntas delicadas ; Seasons ; sensitive questions ; Socioeconomic Factors ; surveys ; Tanzania ; técnica de conteos sin equivalente (TCSE) ; UCT ; uncertainty ; unmatched-count technique ; villages
Is Part Of: Conservation biology, 2013-12, Vol.27 (6), p.1355-1365
Description: Assessing anthropogenic effects on biological diversity, identifying drivers of human behavior, and motivating behavioral change are at the core of effective conservation. Yet knowledge of people's behaviors is often limited because the true extent of natural resource exploitation is difficult to ascertain, particularly if it is illegal. To obtain estimates of rule‐breaking behavior, a technique has been developed with which to ask sensitive questions. We used this technique, unmatched‐count technique (UCT), to provide estimates of bushmeat poaching, to determine motivation and seasonal and spatial distribution of poaching, and to characterize poaching households in the Serengeti. We also assessed the potential for survey biases on the basis of respondent perceptions of understanding, anonymity, and discomfort. Eighteen percent of households admitted to being involved in hunting. Illegal bushmeat hunting was more likely in households with seasonal or full‐time employment, lower household size, and longer household residence in the village. The majority of respondents found the UCT questions easy to understand and were comfortable answering them. Our results suggest poaching remains widespread in the Serengeti and current alternative sources of income may not be sufficiently attractive to compete with the opportunities provided by hunting. We demonstrate that the UCT is well suited to investigating noncompliance in conservation because it reduces evasive responses, resulting in more accurate estimates, and is technically simple to apply. We suggest that the UCT could be more widely used, with the trade‐off being the increased complexity of data analyses and requirement for large sample sizes. Una Aproximación Novedosa para Evaluar la Prevalencia y Factores de la Cacería Ilegal en el Serengueti
Publisher: Hoboken, NJ: Blackwell Scientific Publications
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0888-8892
EISSN: 1523-1739
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12124
PMID: 24001112
CODEN: CBIOEF
Source: MEDLINE
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