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Indigenous territories, habitat suitability and conservation of the three large carnivores (Mammalia: Carnivora) of Oaxaca, Mexico

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ID5282713
AuthorsEmilia Guerrero-Montes De Oca, Emilia Guerrero-Montes De (0000-0002-4456-9245), Camilo Gómez Hoyos, Fabián Mejía Franco, Francisco Javier Botello López, Francisco Botello (0000-0002-1133-2831), Víctor Sánchez-Cordero, Víctor Sánchez‐cordero (0000-0003-1459-2046), Andrés Arias-Alzate, Andrés Arias‐alzate (0000-0001-9139-5690)
Year2021
Volume10
Publication date2021-07-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnobiology and Conservation (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2238-4782 • E-ISSN: 2238-4782
PublisherUniversidade Estadual da Paraiba/Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (Ethnobiology and Conservation) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15451/ec2021-07-10.26-1-21
OpenAlexW3189083949
LanguageEN
References cited34

Human and wildlife conflicts pose conservation challenges for several charismatic species worldwide. Given their close long-standing interactions with wildlife, indigenous communities set an interesting framework to identify factors establishing these relationships. The first step is to account the perceptions and symbolisms of indigenous communities to define and complement conservation efforts. We used multi-temporal and multi-criteria analyses to assess species habitat suitability of three large carnivores (jaguar, puma, and coyote), and quantified the overlap with the Mixtec and Zapotec indigenous territories in southern Mexico. We observed a positive and proactive relationship between indigenous communities' self-identification and a high species habitat suitability for the conservation of these large carnivores in the Sierra Norte, Sierra Sur, Coastal, and Mixtec regions. Given that most of these areas occur outside natural protected areas, the inclusion of indigenous communities in the management and planning of their territory is crucial for preserving their ethnocentric vision and ensuring long-term conservation of these charismatic large carnivores and their habitat

Biology · Geography · Habitat · Indigenous · Jaguar · Wildlife · Wildlife conservation · Wildlife management · Animal and Plant Science Education · Species Distribution and Climate Change · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology

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