Social development and biodiversity conservation synergies for the West African giraffe in a human–wildlife landscape

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F23%3A97395" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/23:97395 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environmental-conservation/article/abs/social-development-and-biodiversity-conservation-synergies-for-the-west-african-giraffe-in-a-humanwildlife-landscape/24820FA4214BEB344628D24F104671F3" target="_blank" >https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environmental-conservation/article/abs/social-development-and-biodiversity-conservation-synergies-for-the-west-african-giraffe-in-a-humanwildlife-landscape/24820FA4214BEB344628D24F104671F3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0376892923000243" target="_blank" >10.1017/S0376892923000243</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Social development and biodiversity conservation synergies for the West African giraffe in a human–wildlife landscape

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The West African giraffe is restricted to Niger, but historically it inhabited much of the Sudano-Sahelian zone. The population is concentrated in the ‘Giraffe Zone’ (GZ), an unprotected area with a high human population density. Since the mid-1990s, the giraffe population has steadily increased mainly due to the collective social and conservation initiatives of the government, non-governmental organizations and the local community. In 2018, the first West African giraffe satellite population was established through the reintroduction of eight individuals into Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve (GBR). In this study, we aimed to describe the current state of human–giraffe coexistence, human attitudes towards giraffe and human habits of natural resources use through a questionnaire survey conducted in the GZ and GBR. Although most of the GZ respondents highlighted crop damage caused by giraffe, we also found overall positive attitudes towards the animals. Most respondents from both sites expressed positive attitudes towards giraffe, highlighting that they do not see poaching as a major current threat. However, the giraffe population continues to be directly threatened by habitat loss through firewood cutting, livestock overgrazing and agriculture expansion. Long-term conservation of the West African giraffe is dependent on better habitat protection and understanding of current human–giraffe coexistence through ensuring that giraffe presence will benefit local communities across their range.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Social development and biodiversity conservation synergies for the West African giraffe in a human–wildlife landscape

Popis výsledku anglicky

The West African giraffe is restricted to Niger, but historically it inhabited much of the Sudano-Sahelian zone. The population is concentrated in the ‘Giraffe Zone’ (GZ), an unprotected area with a high human population density. Since the mid-1990s, the giraffe population has steadily increased mainly due to the collective social and conservation initiatives of the government, non-governmental organizations and the local community. In 2018, the first West African giraffe satellite population was established through the reintroduction of eight individuals into Gadabedji Biosphere Reserve (GBR). In this study, we aimed to describe the current state of human–giraffe coexistence, human attitudes towards giraffe and human habits of natural resources use through a questionnaire survey conducted in the GZ and GBR. Although most of the GZ respondents highlighted crop damage caused by giraffe, we also found overall positive attitudes towards the animals. Most respondents from both sites expressed positive attitudes towards giraffe, highlighting that they do not see poaching as a major current threat. However, the giraffe population continues to be directly threatened by habitat loss through firewood cutting, livestock overgrazing and agriculture expansion. Long-term conservation of the West African giraffe is dependent on better habitat protection and understanding of current human–giraffe coexistence through ensuring that giraffe presence will benefit local communities across their range.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

ISSN

0376-8929

e-ISSN

0376-8929

Svazek periodika

50

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

259-266

Kód UT WoS článku

001080192600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85173871422