期刊
AMBIO
卷 50, 期 6, 页码 1211-1221出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-020-01461-2
关键词
Human-wildlife conflict; Predator management; Vulture conservation; Wildlife crime
资金
- NRF-DST Centre of Excellence
- FitzPatrick Institute of Ornithology - Academy of Finland [307909]
The study shows that 22% and 31% of South African commercial farmers used poison over a 1-year and 5-year period, respectively, with hotspots in small stock farming areas. Farmers have a primarily positive attitude towards vultures, and are less likely to use poisons if they frequently encounter vultures on their farm.
The use of poison to eliminate predators is causing African vulture populations to collapse. To understand the prevalence and motivations of this practice we conducted an extensive survey with South African commercial farmers. Using a specialised questioning technique and ad hoc quantitative methods we found that an estimated 22% and 31% of farmers used poison over a 1-year and 5-year period, respectively. Poison use hotspots generally coincided with small stock farming areas. The strongest predictor of poison use was whether farmers believed the practice to be common amongst their peers. Our results suggest that farmers' attitudes to vultures are primarily positive, and farmers are less likely to use poisons if they frequently encounter vultures on their farm. Overall, our findings provide an understanding on poison use that provides leverage points to change farmers' behaviour and help avert the African vulture crisis and possible cascading ecosystem impacts.
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