Attitudes Toward Predators and Conservancies Among Namibian Farmers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15327558 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Niki Rust (0000-0002-0421-6461, Cheetah Conservation Fund, corresponding author), Laurie Marker (0000-0002-1636-2191, Cheetah Conservation Fund), Laurie L Marker |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 463-468 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-24 |
| 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 | 10.1080/10871209.2013.819537 |
| OpenAlex | W2065393190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 10 |
Conservancies provide the opportunity for land-occupiers to manage natural resources in a collaborative, sustainable, and profitable manner. Human–wildlife conflict, however, has limited their success due to the financial loss of crops, livestock and game by certain wildlife species. Questionnaires (n = 147) were conducted in five conservancies and four resettled farms in Namibia to determine the attitudes toward predators and conservancy membership. Attitudes were significantly affected by perceived depredation and when respondents asked for help to reduce predation. Attitudes toward predators and conservancies were more positive when individuals perceived they received benefits from both. Improving livestock husbandry practices in conjunction with increasing tangible benefits of predators and conservancies may improve the attitudes of rural communities, leading to an increase in the viability of integrated carnivore conservation and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa
Biology · Business · Carnivore · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Fishery · Geography · Human–wildlife conflict · Livestock · Predation · Socioeconomics · Wildlife · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |