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Book/Printed Material Best practice guidelines for the prevention and mitigation of conflict between humans and great apes

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Title

  • Best practice guidelines for the prevention and mitigation of conflict between humans and great apes

Summary

  • Executive summary: One of the challenges facing great ape conservation is the rising level of interaction between humans and great apes, and the resulting conflicts that emerge. As human populations continue to grow and human development makes deeper incursions into forest habitats, such conflicts will become more widespread and prevalent in the natural ranges of great apes, especially considering that the majority of great apes live outside protected areas. It is essential that we develop a comprehensive understanding of existing and potential conflict situations, and their current or future impacts on both great apes and humans. This will require the integration of quantitative and qualitative data on multiple aspects of human and great ape behaviour and ecology, along with a good understanding of local people's perceptions of the situation. Such knowledge can then be used to develop effective, locally-adapted, management strategies to prevent or mitigate human-great ape conflicts, whilst respecting both conservation objectives and socio-cultural-economic contexts. These guidelines outline a sequence of logical steps that should be considered prior to any form of human-great ape conflict intervention, and propose possible counter-measures to be used in the management of human-great ape conflicts.

Names

  • Hockings, Kimberley
  • Humle, Tatyana
  • Center for Applied Biodiversity Science
  • IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group

Created / Published

  • Gland, Switzerland : IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, in collaboration with the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International, [2009]
  • ©2009

Headings

  • -  Animals and civilization
  • -  Apes--Behavior
  • -  Apes--Conservation
  • -  Apes--Effect of human beings on
  • -  Human-animal relationships

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-30, 40).
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (iii, 40 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • QL737.P96

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2023691024

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Hockings, Kimberley, Tatyana Humle, Center For Applied Biodiversity Science, and Iucn/Ssc Primate Specialist Group. Best Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Mitigation of Conflict Between Humans and Great Apes. [Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, in collaboration with the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International, ©, 2009] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023691024/.

APA citation style:

Hockings, K., Humle, T., Center For Applied Biodiversity Science & Iucn/Ssc Primate Specialist Group. (2009) Best Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Mitigation of Conflict Between Humans and Great Apes. [Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, in collaboration with the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International, ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2023691024/.

MLA citation style:

Hockings, Kimberley, et al. Best Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Mitigation of Conflict Between Humans and Great Apes. [Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, in collaboration with the Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International, ©, 2009] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2023691024/>.