Analysis of the abundance and spatial distribution of the common hippopotamus, (Hippopotamus amphibiu s) in the Manjirenji Dam, Zimbabwe, to inform conservation and detect human-wildlife conflict hot spots

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 754-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beaven Utete ◽  
Joshua Tsamba ◽  
Exeverino Chinoitezvi ◽  
Blessing Kavhu
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Wildlife Conflict ◽  
The Common ◽  
Human Wildlife Conflict

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF CONTENT FRAMING ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEDIA AND AUDIENCE PERCEPTION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION DISCOURSE IN KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 111-127
Author(s):  
Paul Mburu Jinaro ◽  
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Juliet Macharia ◽  
Paul Kiumbe ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Wildlife Conflict ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Man ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Human Wildlife Conflict

Audience perception of wildlife conservation discourse in Kenya has been negative as evidenced in the results of conservation efforts. The purpose of this study was to interrogate the moderating influence of media content framing in the relationship between media and audience perception. The study employed convergent parallel mixed methods design. The population in this study comprised of three groups namely; sampled media practitioners in three media houses in Kenya; residents living next to national parks in four out of the eight conservation areas in Kenya as delineated by Kenya Wildlife Service; and park managers in the four sampled national parks. A questionnaire was administered to 83 human-wildlife conflict resolution committee members. This generated quantitative data while qualitative data was generated from interviews with 6 media practitioner, 12 park managers, and Focus Group Discussions with 4 groups of human-wildlife conflict resolution committee officials each comprising of 8 participants The study applied both qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques. Results indicated that half (50%) of the total respondents from the three media houses focus on messages that can solve the conflicts that exist between wildlife and human beings as a factor when framing wildlife conservation messages touching on human-wildlife conflict. There was a general perception among participants that the media tend to emphasize the interests of state (KWS) more than those of the common man, thus the view that the media cannot fully be trusted to report matters from the perspective of the common man. This undermines the role of the media in educating the audience to appreciate wildlife and therefore conserve it. The study concludes that the target audiences are not satisfied with the manner in which these messages are communicated. As the media highlight the plight of the wildlife, it should equally communicate the plight of the communities.The study therefore reocommends more training of journalists and park managers to enhance sensitive flaming and reporting of wildlife conservation messages

Local responses to marginalisation: human—wildlife conflict in Ethiopia's wetlands

Geography ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan B. Dixon ◽  
Afework Hailu ◽  
Tilahun Semu ◽  
Legesse Taffa
Keyword(s):  
Local Responses ◽  
Wildlife Conflict ◽  
Human Wildlife Conflict

Moral dimensions of human-wildlife conflict

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1200-1211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Lute ◽  
Carlos David Navarrete ◽  
Michael Paul Nelson ◽  
Meredith L. Gore
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conflict ◽  
Moral Dimensions ◽  
Human Wildlife Conflict

scholarly journals No single solution: application of behavioural principles in mitigating human–wildlife conflict

2016 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 245-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley F. Blackwell ◽  
Travis L. DeVault ◽  
Esteban Fernández-Juricic ◽  
Eric M. Gese ◽  
Lynne Gilbert-Norton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wildlife Conflict ◽  
Single Solution ◽  
Human Wildlife Conflict

To Protect and Kill: US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Management of Human–Wildlife Conflict, 1996-2011

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
State Agencies ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Green Criminology ◽  
Wildlife Conflict ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
Conflicting Interests ◽  
Human Wildlife Conflict

AbstractHarms against nonhuman animals have become a significant concern in different disciplines (e.g., green criminology). This paper presents a multi-disciplinary discussion of one form of animal harm—wildlife harm—created by state agencies charged with protecting animals. Specifically, this issue is examined by reviewing the complex problems faced by theUSFish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which is charged with competing objectives: between protecting economic and public health interests, and protecting wildlife. In managing the human–wildlife conflicts brought to its attention, theUSFWSmust often make tradeoffs between protecting economic and public health interests, and protecting wildlife. As the data reviewed here indicate, this leads theUSFWSto kill a large number of animals each year to protect economic and public health interests—more than 40 million animals since 1996. The political and economic factors that influence these killings, and how the state balances conflicting interests, are also examined.

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