Journal
HUMAN ECOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 3, Pages 293-306Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-016-9860-7
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Central African forest dwellers; northern Congo Brazzaville; Wildlife management; Wildlife value orientations
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- Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) through the Research Fellow Partnership Programme
- Janggen-Pohn Foundation
- Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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This study of values placed on wildlife by Bantu and Yaka Pygmy forest dwellers (n = 200) in Northern Congo identified and analyzed two wildlife value orientations - anthropocentric and biocentric. The former, strongly displayed across all segments of both societies, was likely motivated by heavy reliance on bushmeat and human-wildlife conflicts, and was linked to attitudes approving the killing of animals for human benefit. The biocentric orientation was more common among formally educated male respondents who do not hunt and positively linked to attitudes favoring conservation. Wildlife management strategies should consider including 1) sustainable local wildlife exploitation, 2) livelihood projects that provide a real alternative to hunting, and 3) human-wildlife conflict mitigation.
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