Human–Bat Relationships in Southwestern Nigerian Communities DOI

Temidayo Esther Adeyanju,

Abideen Abiodun Alarape,

Simon Musila

et al.

Anthrozoös, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 36(3), P. 407 - 425

Published: Jan. 24, 2023

Bat species and their populations are declining globally due to a variety of anthropogenic activities. Human activities, motivated by negative attitudes toward, perceptions of, poor knowledge appreciation these animals, have major effect on conservation. Thus, it is important improve our understanding bat–human interactions help design appropriate bat conservation measures. We investigated human–bat in sample (n = 423) people living around the Omo Forest Reserve International Institute Tropical Agriculture Southwestern Nigeria. People who considered themselves more vulnerable disease transmission from bats held beliefs about bats. A finding this study suggests that respondents' perceived vulnerability diseases did not correlate with destructive behaviors toward Participants low level education intentionally killed than those higher education. The majority participants appreciate role ecosystems had bats' niche nature resulting benefits for humans. suggest positive messages neutralize superstition myths highlight urgently needed. They could lead behavioral changes benefit

Language: Английский

Land use-induced spillover: a call to action to safeguard environmental, animal, and human health DOI Creative Commons
Raina K. Plowright, Jamie K. Reaser, Harvey Locke

et al.

The Lancet Planetary Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 5(4), P. e237 - e245

Published: March 7, 2021

The rapid global spread and human health impacts of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, show humanity's vulnerability to zoonotic disease pandemics. Although anthropogenic land use change is known be major driver pathogen spillover from wildlife populations, scientific underpinnings use-induced have rarely been investigated landscape perspective. We call for interdisciplinary collaborations advance knowledge on implications emergence with a view toward informing decisions needed protect health. In particular, we urge mechanistic focus infect–shed–spill–spread cascade enable protection immunity—the ecological conditions reduce risk reservoir hosts—as conservation biosecurity priority. Results are urgently formulate an integrated, holistic set science-based policy management measures effectively cost-efficiently minimise risk. consider opportunities better institute necessary collaboration, address primary technical challenges, issues warrant particular attention security local scales.

Language: Английский

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302
Bats and their vital ecosystem services: a global review DOI
Leidy Azucena Ramírez-Fráncel, Leidy Viviana García‐Herrera, Sergio Losada‐Prado

et al.

Integrative Zoology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 17(1), P. 2 - 23

Published: May 18, 2021

Abstract Bats play crucial ecosystem services as seed dispersers, pollinators, controllers of insects, and nutrient recyclers. However, there has not been a thorough global review evaluating these roles in bats across all biogeographical regions the world. We reviewed literature published during last two decades identified 283 relevant studies: 78 dealt with control potential insect pests by bats, 80 related to suppression other arthropods, 60 on dispersal native or endemic seeds, 11 seeds introduced plants, 29 pollination 1 study 24 use guano fertilizer. Our search showed that queries combining terms “seed dispersal,” “insectivorous bats,” “nectarivorous “use guano,” “ecosystem services” returned 577 studies, but half were experimental nature. found evaluation mostly conducted Neotropical Palearctic regions. To detect differences explain trends provided we performed generalized linear mixed models (GLMM) fitted Poisson distribution analyze among sampling methods. 409 bat species provide services, 752 consumed 549 plant either dispersed pollinated bats. summarizes importance conserving populations ecological they provide, which is especially important current pandemic.

Language: Английский

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121
The effects of COVID-19 litter on animal life DOI Creative Commons
Auke‐Florian Hiemstra, Liselotte Rambonnet, Barbara Gravendeel

et al.

Animal Biology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 71(2), P. 215 - 231

Published: March 22, 2021

Abstract During the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is massively used, resulting in a new wave of litter: protective face masks and gloves. Here we present first case fish entrapped medical glove, encountered during canal clean-up Leiden, The Netherlands. We also report cases birds using as nesting material, which were found Dutch canals. To place these findings context, collected online reported interactions animals with PPE litter, since start pandemic. This resulted overview entanglement, entrapment ingestion litter by use it material. signal threat to animal life materials designed keep us safe are actually harming around us. understand full scale this problem, welcome anyone contribute our submitting their observations at www.covidlitter.com . further prevent recommended that, when possible, reusable alternatives used.

Language: Английский

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117
The vicious cycle of biophobia DOI Creative Commons
Masashi Soga, Kevin J. Gaston, Yuya Fukano

et al.

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 38(6), P. 512 - 520

Published: Jan. 25, 2023

People can express irrational fears and disgust responses towards certain wild organisms. This so-called 'biophobia' be useful indeed necessary in some circumstances. Biophobia can, however, also lead to excessive distress anxiety which, turn, result people avoiding interactions with nature. Here, we highlight concern that this reduction nature might progressive increases biophobia, entrenching it more individuals across society. We propose the 'vicious cycle of biophobia', a concept encapsulates how aversion emerge grow The vicious biophobia risks accelerating extinction experience, leading long-term adverse consequences for conservation biodiversity.

Language: Английский

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The Critical Importance of Old World Fruit Bats for Healthy Ecosystems and Economies DOI Creative Commons
Sheema Abdul Aziz, Kim R. McConkey, Krizler C. Tanalgo

et al.

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: April 6, 2021

Despite extensive documentation of the ecological and economic importance Old World fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) many threats they face from humans, negative attitudes towards pteropodids have persisted, fuelled by perceptions as being pests undesirable neighbours. Such long-term negativity is now further exacerbated more recent disease-related concerns, particularly associated with current COVID-19 pandemic. There remains an urgent need to investigate highlight positive beneficial aspects across World. While previous reviews summarised these extensively, numerous new studies conducted over last 36 years provided valuable data insights which warrant updated review. Here we synthesise research on pteropodid-plant interactions, comprising diet, roles, ecosystem services, during 1985-2020. We uncovered a total 311 covering 75 out known 201 pteropodid species (37%), in 47 countries. The majority documented diet (52% all studies; 67 species), followed foraging movement (49%; 50 fewer directly investigating roles played seed dispersal (24%; 41 pollination (14%; 19 conflict growers (12%; 11 species). Pteropodids were recorded feeding 1072 plant 493 genera 148 families, fruits parts consumed, flowers/nectar/pollen, leaves, other miscellaneous parts. Sixteen been confirmed act pollinators for 21 species, 29 dispersers species. Anthropogenic disrupting bat-plant interactions include hunting, direct persecution, habitat loss/disturbance, invasive climate change, leading ecosystem-level repercussions. identify notable gaps important priorities support conservation action pteropodids.

Language: Английский

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Collecting eco‐evolutionary data in the dark: Impediments to subterranean research and how to overcome them DOI Creative Commons
Stefano Mammola, Enrico Lunghi, Helena Bilandžija

et al.

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(11), P. 5911 - 5926

Published: May 1, 2021

Caves and other subterranean habitats fulfill the requirements of experimental model systems to address general questions in ecology evolution. Yet, harsh working conditions these environments uniqueness organisms have challenged most attempts pursuit standardized research.Two main obstacles synergistically hampered previous attempts. First, there is a

Language: Английский

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73
Susceptibility of bats to ecological and evolutionary traps DOI
Krizler C. Tanalgo, Kier Celestial Dela Cruz, Danilo Russo

et al.

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 305, P. 111110 - 111110

Published: March 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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Personalised ecology and the future of biodiversity DOI Creative Commons
Kevin J. Gaston, Benjamin B. Phillips, Masashi Soga

et al.

Cambridge Prisms Extinction, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 1

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The future of biodiversity lies not just in the strategies and mechanisms by which ecosystems species are practically best protected from anthropogenic pressures. It also, perhaps foremost, many billions decisions that people make that, intentionally or otherwise, shape their impact on nature conservation policies interventions implemented. Personalised ecology - set direct sensory interactions each us has with is one important consideration understanding make. Indeed, it long been argued people's personalised ecologies have powerful implications, as captured such concepts biophilia, extinction experience shifting baselines. In this paper, we briefly review connections between biodiversity, ways might usefully be enhanced to improve future.

Language: Английский

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Bane or Blessing? Reviewing Cultural Values of Bats across the Asia-Pacific Region DOI Open Access

Mary‐Ruth Low,

Zhi Wong, Zhiyuan Shen

et al.

Journal of Ethnobiology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 41(1), P. 18 - 34

Published: March 1, 2021

Chiroptophobia, or the fear of bats, which encompasses negative perceptions bats as disease vectors, pests, harmful creatures associated with evil spirits, represents an important barrier to bat conservation globally. Derived largely from influence Western cultural perceptions, it ignores diverse other regions, have been overlooked. To better understand local beliefs and regarding across Asia-Pacific region, how they may help design culturally grounded strategies, we conducted a review publications in English-language literature documenting value traditions. We discovered 119 values 60 different cultures 24 countries region found wide spectrum reports, categorized according five wildlife categories further these positive, neutral, negative. that 62% had only positive values, 8% neutral while 10% values. This suggests its contain far more associations than most societies and, such, offer promising examples opportunities promote human-bat coexistence. However, also discuss belief systems not always align daily practices objectives. suggest employing targeted, locally contextualized outreach strategies order carry out effective education countries.

Language: Английский

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Are we hunting bats to extinction? Worldwide patterns of hunting risk in bats are driven by species ecology and regional economics DOI
Krizler C. Tanalgo, Tuanjit Sritongchuay, Angelo Rellama Agduma

et al.

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 279, P. 109944 - 109944

Published: Feb. 9, 2023

Language: Английский

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