Exploring the Knowledge and Perceptions of Local Communities on Illegal Hunting: Long Term Trends in a West African Protected Area

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F21%3A87006" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/21:87006 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60460709:41340/21:87006

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/11/1454" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/11/1454</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12111454" target="_blank" >10.3390/f12111454</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Exploring the Knowledge and Perceptions of Local Communities on Illegal Hunting: Long Term Trends in a West African Protected Area

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Local communities in rural areas are dependent on hunting for their livelihoods and rely on their knowledge to understand wildlife ecology. Their knowledge and perceptions may be vital for forming effective and sustainable management plans related to wildlife conservation. We aimed to examine perceptions of local people living inside,153 households, and outside (n = 178 households, the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, KSNR, Ghana, regarding bushmeat prevalence and long term trends in illegal hunting, and to explore peoples knowledge about hunting tools, species, and reasons to hunt illegally. Perceptions of bushmeat sightings and illegal hunting trends were influenced by living inside or outside the protected area, gender, and residence time. Residents living inside the reserve perceived bushmeat and hunting as frequently present in their environment mainly due to frequent sightings of bushmeat and other wildlife products, while people living adjacent to the KSNR were more knowledgeable about the decrea

Název v anglickém jazyce

Exploring the Knowledge and Perceptions of Local Communities on Illegal Hunting: Long Term Trends in a West African Protected Area

Popis výsledku anglicky

Local communities in rural areas are dependent on hunting for their livelihoods and rely on their knowledge to understand wildlife ecology. Their knowledge and perceptions may be vital for forming effective and sustainable management plans related to wildlife conservation. We aimed to examine perceptions of local people living inside,153 households, and outside (n = 178 households, the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, KSNR, Ghana, regarding bushmeat prevalence and long term trends in illegal hunting, and to explore peoples knowledge about hunting tools, species, and reasons to hunt illegally. Perceptions of bushmeat sightings and illegal hunting trends were influenced by living inside or outside the protected area, gender, and residence time. Residents living inside the reserve perceived bushmeat and hunting as frequently present in their environment mainly due to frequent sightings of bushmeat and other wildlife products, while people living adjacent to the KSNR were more knowledgeable about the decrea

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF19_074%2F0016295" target="_blank" >EF19_074/0016295: Hybné faktory a mechanismy selekce habitatů a charakteristiky pohybu ve společenstvech původních kopytníků ve vztahu k distribuci zdrojů a pastvě hospodářských zvířat v chráněných územích západní Afriky</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

FORESTS

ISSN

1999-4907

e-ISSN

1999-4907

Svazek periodika

12

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

11

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

1-18

Kód UT WoS článku

000727098400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85118261445