Spatial Factors and Management Associated with Livestock Predations by Puma concolor in Central Mexico

Effective conservation strategies for large cats depends in part on understanding and resolving conflicts between cats and people, especially those landowners within or near protected areas. Understanding these conflicts requires knowledge about the actual impacts of predation events as landowners p...

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Published in:Human ecology : an interdisciplinary journal 2012-08, Vol.40 (4), p.631-638
Main Authors: Zarco-González, Martha M., Monroy-Vilchis, Octavio, Rodríguez-Soto, Clarita, Urios, Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal husbandry
Anthropology
Biodiversity conservation
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Conservation biology
Ecological modeling
Environmental Management
Geography
Goats
Habitat conservation
Livestock
Livestock industry
Predation
Protected areas
Social Sciences
Sociology
Species
Wildcats
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management
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Summary:Effective conservation strategies for large cats depends in part on understanding and resolving conflicts between cats and people, especially those landowners within or near protected areas. Understanding these conflicts requires knowledge about the actual impacts of predation events as landowners perceptions of impacts can be biased. It is also important to understand perceptions and tolerance of local people to felids. .
ISSN:0300-7839
1572-9915
DOI:10.1007/s10745-012-9505-4