Promoting bird conservation in wetland-associated landscapes: Factors influencing avian crop damage and farmers’ attitudes

Htay, Thazin; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Ranke, Peter Sjolte

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02212

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“…Saat ini, secara global lanskap buatan di luar kawasan dilindungi telah dikembangkan sebagai bagian terintegrasi untuk konservasi keanekaragaman hayati dengan kawasan dilindungi (de Zwaan et al, 2022;Htay et al, 2022), sehingga lanskap buatan termasuk juga di dalamnya lanskap pedesaan merupakan bagian penting dalam mendukung konservasi keanekaragaman hayati. Konservasi dilakukan tidak hanya memandang batas status kawasan karena keanekaragaman hayati dapat hidup melewati batas-batas administratif (Puri et al, 2022).…”

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Keanekaragaman Jenis Burung di Kecamatan Sukamakmur Kabupaten Bogor Provinsi Jawa Barat

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Kurnia

2022

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Burung adalah komponen unik ekosistem yang dapat dijumpai di berbagai lanskap termasuk lanskap pedesaan. Dominasi kegiatan pertanian menjadi ciri lanskap ini. Kecamatan Sukmakmur Kabupaten Bogor merupakan lanskap pedesaan yang belum pernah terdapat publikasi berkaitan dengan ornitologi di wilayah ini. Peran penting burung serta manfaatnya bagi lingkungan, menjadikannya alasan penting untuk melakukan penelitian yang terkait dengan keanekaragaman jenis burung di suatu wilayah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi keanekaragaman jenis burung di Kecamatan Sukamakmur Kabupaten Bogor. Penelitian dilakukan pada Bulan Maret sampai Mei 2021 di delapan tipe habitat yaitu hutan sengon, hutan akasia, kebun campuran, semak belukar, padang rumput, sawah, danau, dan sungai. Data burung diambil dengan metode IPA berukuran diameter 40 meter selama 10 menit. Data habitat diambil dengan mendeskripsikan kondisi vegetasi yang dominan. Data dianalisis secara kualitatif untuk status jenis burung, sementara data kuantitatif dianalisis dengan chi-square, indeks keanekaragaman jenis, dan indeks kemerataan. Keanekaragaman jenis burung yang dijumpai sebanyak 35 jenis dari 22 suku dan 10 ordo tersebar di seluruh tipe habitat. Seluruh jenis burung merupakan catatan baru ornitologi untuk Kecamatan Sukamakmur. Enam jenis burung termasuk dilindungi perundangan Indonesia dan dua jenis termasuk dalam Daftar Apendiks CITES. Satu jenis burung yaitu Ayamhutan hijau (Gallus varius) termasuk jenis unik yang tidak dijumpai pada wilayah lain yang berdekatan sehingga menjadi ciri jenis burung di lanskap pedesaan Kecamatan Sukamakmur. Jenis burung paling banyak ditemukan di habitat kebun campuran dan padang rumput (25 jenis burung), sementara yang paling sedikit adalah habitat sawah (tujuh jenis burung). Tiga jenis burung dapat ditemukan di seluruh tipe habitat. Nilai indeks keanekaragaman jenis burung tertinggi di habitat sungai (H’=2,71) dan terendah di habitat hutan sengon (H’=1,67). Nilai indeks kemerataan jenis burung tertinggi di habitat hutan akasia (E=0,97) dan terendah di habitat sawah (E=0,70).

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Keanekaragaman Jenis Burung di Kecamatan Sukamakmur Kabupaten Bogor Provinsi Jawa Barat

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“…Permission to conduct this research was granted from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Myanmar. The study design and sampling protocol followed Htay, Ringsby, et al (2022) (see details in Supporting information S1). Before conducting household surveys, prior informed consent was obtained from each participant, and their anonymity was assured.…”

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“…According to CBPA Law, hunting is defined as “harming, catching, or killing wild fauna by any means, including transporting wild fauna without permission.” With this study, we aimed to examine the spatial distribution where hunting activities are occurring, who were involved in these activities, and the underlying ecological and socioeconomic drivers that influence illegal harvesting and consumption of birds in the Indawgyi wetland ecosystem in Myanmar. Given that the study area is primarily devoted to agriculture, we predicted (P1) that the more negative impacts avian communities have on local crop yields, the higher the engagement in hunting activities in the affected avian communities (Htay, Ringsby, et al, 2022). We predicted that the occurrence of bird hunting by using nets, traps, and poisoning would be higher among people who were subject to higher levels of avian crop damage.…”

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“…We predicted that the occurrence of bird hunting by using nets, traps, and poisoning would be higher among people who were subject to higher levels of avian crop damage. In particular, we predicted that (P2) catching and consuming birds would be higher among people who have negative attitudes toward crop‐utilizing avian species (Htay, Ringsby, et al, 2022; Travers et al, 2019). As the lakes and streams are primary roosting habitats for birds, we also predicted (P3) that hunting practices, as well as the consumption of eggs and bird meat, would be more prevalent in villages closer to water sources (Benítez‐López et al, 2019; Chaves et al, 2020; Destro et al, 2020; Htay et al, 2023; Htay, Ringsby, et al, 2022).…”

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“…Nonetheless, people's intentions to kill or not to kill a wildlife species are mediated by their attitudes and values toward that particular species (Carter et al, 2017;Travers et al, 2019). According to previous studies, hunting is more prevalent among people who lack positive conservation attitudes, whereas it is less prevalent among those who support conservation (Dickman, 2010;Htay, Ringsby, et al, 2022;Travers et al, 2019). Even so, the attitudes, perceptions, and behavior of people harvesting from the avian community can still differ depending on socioecological and cultural contexts, making it crucial to understand the complex interplay in order to manage bird harvesting in a sustainable way (Angkaew et al, 2022;Dickman, 2010).…”

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Social and ecological drivers of illegal bird hunting in the Indawgyi wetland ecosystem in Myanmar

Htay,

Htoo,

Røskaft

et al. 2023

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Hunting and illegal bird killing are major concerns for avian conservation globally. Unsustainable bird hunting in wetland habitats, particularly those located along important flyways, has contributed to avifauna defaunation and species endangerment. Since wetlands are primary habitats for migratory birds and are associated with anthropogenic landscapes, a comprehensive understanding of bird harvesting, and its drivers is fundamental to reduce threats to current avifauna. In this study, we examined the distribution of illegal bird hunting and its socioecological drivers in the Indawgyi wetland ecosystem in Myanmar by integrating data from bird surveys, household surveys, and market surveys. We found that illegal bird hunting using nets, traps, and poisonous substances is prevalent in areas close to water and during the migration season. People who had negative attitudes toward avian species were more likely to engage in bird hunting, primarily because of the conflicts between bird conservation and crop production. Socioeconomic needs were not the major driving factors of bird killing. We therefore suggest sustainable management interventions promoting coexistence by integrating bird conservation and agricultural production, accompanied by increasing awareness to improve avian conservation in an internationally important wetland in Myanmar.

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Environmental Factors Affecting Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Crop-Exploiting Species: Implications for Coexistence Between Agricultural Production and Avifauna Conservation in Wetlands

Htay,

Htoo,

Røskaft

et al. 2024

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Bird communities in agroecosystems bring both ecosystem services (e.g., pollination) and disservices (e.g., crop exploitation) to farmers. However, in the proximity of wetland reserves, farmers disproportionately experience harvest yield loss due to large aggregation of bird species that can utilize various agricultural resources. This often results in negative human–wildlife interactions which lower conservation support among farmers. Knowledge about the distribution of avian species that negatively influence yields, and its environmental drivers is thus fundamental to reconcile crop production and bird conservation. This study aims to examine the spatio-temporal patterns in richness and abundance of bird species known to cause agricultural yield loss as well as species-specific distribution patterns for the six bird species that are most challenging for local farmers. In combination with interview surveys of local farmers (n = 367) and seasonal bird surveys (n = 720), we investigated distribution of crop-exploiting avian species in the Indawgyi wetland ecosystem in Myanmar. Our results showed high richness and abundance of crop-exploiting species in the water habitat across all seasons, with most challenging species exhibiting higher presence closer to these water sources. The crop phenology had positive effect on species richness and abundance during the growing season. The agricultural use of crop-exploiting species was season- and species-specific, where the presence probability in the agricultural habitat was higher in habitat generalists than wetland specialists. Therefore, we suggest improved management of natural wetland habitats (e.g., habitat restoration), sustainable coexistence mechanisms in farms close to water (e.g., bird-friendly rice farming and Ecolabel certification) to reduce avian impacts on the farming communities and, at the same time, to promote bird conservation in wetlands of international importance.

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Promoting bird conservation in wetland-associated landscapes: Factors influencing avian crop damage and farmers’ attitudes

Cited by 4 publications

References 51 publications

Keanekaragaman Jenis Burung di Kecamatan Sukamakmur Kabupaten Bogor Provinsi Jawa Barat

Keanekaragaman Jenis Burung di Kecamatan Sukamakmur Kabupaten Bogor Provinsi Jawa Barat

Social and ecological drivers of illegal bird hunting in the Indawgyi wetland ecosystem in Myanmar

Environmental Factors Affecting Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Crop-Exploiting Species: Implications for Coexistence Between Agricultural Production and Avifauna Conservation in Wetlands

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