Chapter 6. Contemporary Views of Human–Carnivore Conflicts on Wild Rangelands

  1. Johan T. du Toit Head professor7,
  2. Richard Kock Manager8,
  3. James C. Deutsch9
  1. Alexandra Zimmermann D.Phil Researcher1,2,
  2. Nick Baker Lecturer3,
  3. Chloe Inskip Ph.D. Research Focus1,4,
  4. John D. C. Linnell Senior Researcher5,
  5. Silvio Marchini Coordinates2,
  6. John Odden Researcher5,
  7. Gregory Rasmussen Researcher Director2,
  8. Adrian Treves6

Published Online: 10 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444317091.ch6

Book Title

Wild Rangelands: Conserving Wildlife While Maintaining Livestock in Semi-Arid Ecosystems

Wild Rangelands: Conserving Wildlife While Maintaining Livestock in Semi-Arid Ecosystems

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How to Cite

Zimmermann, A., Baker, N., Inskip, C., Linnell, J. D. C., Marchini, S., Odden, J., Rasmussen, G. and Treves, A. (2009) Contemporary Views of Human–Carnivore Conflicts on Wild Rangelands, in Wild Rangelands: Conserving Wildlife While Maintaining Livestock in Semi-Arid Ecosystems (eds J. T. du Toit, R. Kock and J. C. Deutsch), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444317091.ch6

Editor Information

  1. 7

    Utah State University, USA

  2. 8

    Zoological Society of London, UK

  3. 9

    Cambridge University and Imperial College, UK

Author Information

  1. 1

    North of England Zoological Society, Chester Zoo, UK

  2. 2

    Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford, UK

  3. 3

    University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

  4. 4

    University of Kent, UK

  5. 5

    Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway

  6. 6

    Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 10 NOV 2009
  2. Published Print: 8 JAN 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405177856

Online ISBN: 9781444317091

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Keywords:

  • human–carnivore conflicts on wild rangelands;
  • human and carnivore conflicts;
  • dynamics of human–wildlife conflict;
  • carnivore removal and ecosystem structure and function implications;
  • hunter versus predator wolves in North America;
  • human–dingo conflict and ‘pest’ dingo protection in Australia;
  • Bardia National Park and human–tiger conflict in rangelands;
  • European lynx and conservation-orientated legislation;
  • conflict mitigation techniques;
  • spatial and ecological dynamics of human/wild interfaces

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Hunter versus predator: wolves in North America

  • Developing a risk assessment protocol: wild dogs in Africa

  • Protecting a ‘pest’: dingos in Australia

  • Culture and conflict: jaguars in South America

  • When people become prey: tigers in Asia

  • Re-emerging conflict: lynx in Europe

  • Conclusion

  • References

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