Local Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Large Carnivores in a Human-Dominated Landscape of Northern Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15327107 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Felix J Mkonyi (0000-0003-4395-9775, School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania, corresponding author), Anna B Estes (0000-0002-8257-2920, School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania), Maurus J Msuha (Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, Arusha, Tanzania), Maurus Msuha (Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute), Laly L Lichtenfeld (Tanzania People & Wildlife Fund, Arusha, Tanzania), Sarah M Durant (0000-0003-0724-0878, Zoological Society of London) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 314-330 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10871209.2017.1323356 |
| OpenAlex | W2613986464 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 38 |
We conducted 300 semi-structured interviews with local people adjacent to Tarangire National Park, northern Tanzania, to determine their attitudes and perceptions toward large carnivores. We analyzed the relationships between attitudes and age, gender, education, occupation, years at residence, income, distance from protected area, livestock owned, livestock lost to predators and knowledge of carnivores. Three-quarters of respondents (79%) held negative attitudes toward large carnivores, while 20% were generally positive. Three variables were positively associated with attitudes towards different species: formal education (all carnivore species), years at residence (lions and cheetahs), and knowledge of carnivores (cheetahs). Attitudes toward large carnivores were not significantly related to distance from protected area, livestock owned. or livestock lost to predators. Findings suggested that interventions aimed at fostering positive attitudes toward large carnivores should focus on improving formal education and securing long-term residency for people in the region
Biology · Carnivore · Environmental planning · Focus group · Geography · Human–wildlife conflict · Leopard · Livestock · National park · Predation · Psychological intervention · Residence · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tanzania · Wildlife · Animal and Plant Science Education · Demography · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Psychology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology · Marketing
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Brief Comment
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |