Taking the Bite out of Wildlife Damage The Challenges of Wildlife Compensation Schemes

Nyhus, Philip J.; Fischer, Hank; Madden, Francine; Osofsky, Steven A.

doi:10.1111/j.1526-4629.2003.tb00061.x

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“…Since this covers just a small area of the ecosystem, considering only reported cases, this suggests a very high cost to the local communities. It also depends on significant funds to be provided by the organization, and without proper fundraising and support by government and other stakeholders in conservation, this critical program cannot be guaranteed (Nyhus et al, 2003(Nyhus et al, , 2005. From discussions with communities bearing this cost, retaliation and killing of carnivore rates will be very high in the absence of such schemes, leading to concerns of carnivore extinction in the Amboseli ecosystem, raised by National Geographic (2008).…”

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The pattern and cost of carnivore predation on livestock in maasai homesteads of Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya: Insights from a carnivore compensation programme

Okello¹,

Bonham²,

Hill³

2014

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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Results show that predation has been increasing with time, especially in recent years and during droughts; it is widespread across the Amboseli Ecosystem, but the frequency and intensity is higher near protected areas. The most common predators in the area studied are hyena, jackal, cheetah, lion and leopard; hyenas are the major predators, targeting all livestock types, while lion primarily target cattle. Between 2008 and 2012, more than KSh28 million was spent on compensation for over 9,000 livestock killed in bomas only. Poor Maasai homestead (boma) maintenance encouraged predation further. We recommend the compensation scheme to continue so that it cushions the Maasai from predation costs. Also, current measures of predation prevention such as improved livestock husbandry, construction of predator proof fences, and vigilance at night by the Maasai (especially the morans) should be encouraged, as it is within the MPCF. Benefit systems that complement predator compensation, such as generation of local employment, educational opportunities and involvement in carnivore conservation strategies, will help to conserve predators in the Amboseli ecosystem.

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The pattern and cost of carnivore predation on livestock in maasai homesteads of Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya: Insights from a carnivore compensation programme

Okello¹,

Bonham²,

Hill³

2014

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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“…Compensation efforts can also be used to encourage the adoption of livestock husbandry practices that reduce conflict (Nyhus et al, 2003). Strategies for efficiently and effectively distributing such programs in remote areas of Sumatra would be valuable.…”

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Agroforestry, elephants, and tigers: balancing conservation theory and practice in human-dominated landscapes of Southeast Asia

Nyhus

Tilson

2004

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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Large mammal populations theoretically are best conserved in landscapes where large protected areas are surrounded by buffer zones, connected by corridors, and integrated into a greater ecosystem. Multi-use buffer zones, including those containing complex agroforestry systems, are promoted as one strategy to provide both economic benefits to people and conservation benefits to wildlife. We use the island of Sumatra, Indonesia to explore the benefits and limitations of this strategy. We conclude that conservation benefits are accrued by expanding the habitat available for large mammals but more attention needs to be focused on how to reduce and respond to human-wildlife conflict that is likely to occur in these multiple use areas. Agroforestry systems are likely to play an increasingly valuable role in the conservation of large mammalian species. We believe this value can be increased still further if the agroforestry community decides to assume a leadership role in addressing the issue of human-wildlife conflict, which is fast becoming a central threat to the survival of many large endangered species like tigers and elephants. Both people and wildlife can benefit enormously if appropriate methods are developed to more rigorously define the distribution and frequency of conflict between tigers and elephants with people along the edge of protected areas. Sharp forest-agriculture boundaries may reduce tiger-human conflicts, but not elephant-human conflict according to the data we currently have.

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“…16 It is important to outline the goals of a compensation program to enable evaluation of a program's success. Beeland 17 highlights some of the common goals of compensation programs:…”

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“…Nyrus et al note that for compensation programs to be most effective they should be tied into best management practices as an incentive to reduce cattle and carnivore interactions. 16 Compensation programming needs to be set in the context of broader carnivore management, as human carnivore interactions are a result of land use practices, prey density, and habitat loss.…”

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Quantifying Economic Impacts of Large-Carnivore Depredation on Bovine Calves

Sommers¹,

Price²,

Urbigkit³

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Journal of Wildlife Management

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Taking the Bite out of Wildlife Damage The Challenges of Wildlife Compensation Schemes

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The pattern and cost of carnivore predation on livestock in maasai homesteads of Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya: Insights from a carnivore compensation programme

The pattern and cost of carnivore predation on livestock in maasai homesteads of Amboseli ecosystem, Kenya: Insights from a carnivore compensation programme

Agroforestry, elephants, and tigers: balancing conservation theory and practice in human-dominated landscapes of Southeast Asia

Quantifying Economic Impacts of Large-Carnivore Depredation on Bovine Calves

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