Climate change influences the risk of physically harmful human-wildlife interactions

Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 286, P. 110255 - 110255

Published: Sept. 27, 2023

Interactions with wildlife can pose substantial physical risk to humans, as well damage efforts protect the species involved. News reports of increasing dangerous interactions animals indicate climate change may be acting a magnifier for these confrontations, yet its impacts on human-wildlife remain uncertain in scientific discourse. We analysed 331 media driven human conflicts involving physically and verified effects found evidence from literature. Our analysis showed that increase wildlife-induced harm people. This result was consistent venomous species, terrestrial-and aquatic carnivorous large-bodied terrestrial 44 countries across globe. identified four trends impact casualties: i) increased resource competition between humans due drought; ii) range expansion higher average temperatures; iii) temporary displacement extreme weather events; iv) changes temporal behaviour patterns temperatures. The identification overarching different regions show need bridge gap research study climate-related risks. existence of, or potential for, people should taken into account component risk. At same time, we stress importance including current future long-term management- conservation schemes.

Language: Английский

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The impact of climate change on three indicator Galliformes species in the northern highlands of Pakistan

Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 29(36), P. 54330 - 54347

Published: March 17, 2022

Language: Английский

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Climate change threatens striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) distribution in Nepal

Mammal Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 67(4), P. 433 - 443

Published: May 3, 2022

Language: Английский

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A framework for assessing variations in ecological networks to support wildlife conservation and management

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 155, P. 110936 - 110936

Published: Sept. 13, 2023

Habitat fragmentation poses a considerable threat to global biodiversity loss, making the study of landscape connectivity and ecological networks essential in an ever-changing environment. Of particular importance is assessment network dynamics, as it can provide invaluable specific insights for conservation management strategies. This research proposes framework assess variations identify priorities. In this framework, we applied multi-methods collect species occurrence create resistance surfaces based on habitat suitability from MaxEnt model. By using diverse approaches such least-cost model, circuit centrality mapper, identified corridors between core areas determined their centrality. Furthermore, employed multi-level metrics measure changes within networks. Additionally, introduced two indices evaluate human disturbance faced by habitats. We proposed novel method that considers habitats' Specifically, Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) case species, examined across 2000–2020 Western Yunnan, China. Our revealed overall improvement with local losses availability black bear habitats Yunnan 2000 2020. However, have been facing escalating disturbance. approach provides assessing dynamic be landscapes, scenarios. helps guide promote human-wildlife coexistence changing

Language: Английский

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Ecological response of an umbrella species to changing climate and land use: Habitat conservation for Asiatic black bear in the Sichuan‐Chongqing Region, Southwestern China

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(6)

Published: June 1, 2023

Climate and land use changes are increasingly recognized as major threats to global biodiversity, with significant impacts on wildlife populations ecosystems worldwide. The study of how climate impact is paramount importance for advancing our understanding ecological processes in the face environmental change, informing conservation planning management, identifying mechanisms thresholds that underlie species' responses shifting climatic conditions. Asiatic black bear (

Language: Английский

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Climate and conservation challenges facing Marakele National Park and their implications for tourism

Cogent Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(2)

Published: Nov. 19, 2023

Due to climate change’s effects, protected areas, particularly national parks, face conservation challenges, negatively impacting tourism. Sustainable tourism requires understanding the and challenges in parks their implications for Marakele National Park South Africa faces climatic challenges. A purposive snowball sampling strategy was used select study participants. An in-depth interview conducted with employees of African Parks, including top managers, scientists, field, section, honorary rangers, conservationists, hospitality staff. perception survey involving 871 tourists along field observations, archival data, an analysis data. The results indicate that rainfall levels park vary greatly from season are declining. warm high were also observed, increased drought episodes. observed extremes led several ecological bush thickening encroachment, intense soil erosion, wetland degradation frequency wildfires. environmental impact park’s aesthetic value, affect tourist comfort perceptions, cause employee discomfort. paper recommends develops anticipatory action plans identified attraction risks.

Language: Английский

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Identifying the habitat suitability and built-in corridors for Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) movement in the northern highlands of Pakistan

Ecological Informatics, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 68, P. 101532 - 101532

Published: Dec. 16, 2021

Language: Английский

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Climate envelope modeling for ocelot conservation planning: peering inside the black box

Ecosphere, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(4)

Published: April 1, 2023

Abstract Climate envelope models have been used to evaluate the predicted impacts of climate change on species concern and can be a useful planning tool in determining long‐term suitability current habitat potential introduction sites. However, due model complexity, these generally seen as “black boxes” when it comes understanding why they make predictions do. In this study, we examined ocelot ( Leopardus pardalis ) using publicly available records CHELSA bioclimatic variables combined an ensemble approach. We then future under three different emission scenarios five produced at 30 arcsec grid cell size. To better understand what was driving predictions, variety interpretability approaches, including variable importance values, Shapley additive explanations, interaction detection, local surrogate model. These approaches revealed that associated with least 233 mm precipitation during warmest quarter (BIO18) 146 wettest month (BIO13). applied four protected areas across range, were valuable for which climatic predictors drove scale, highest values having consistently more higher temperatures. tools are agnostic assess biological validity further underlying relationships. As shifts range distributions, distribution interpret them may become increasingly valuable, particularly leading edge expansion.

Language: Английский

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Assessing human–Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) conflicts in Kumrat Valley—Western flanks of Hindu Kush Region, northern Pakistan

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 38, P. e02230 - e02230

Published: July 14, 2022

The rapid expansion of the human population into wildlife habitats increases human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) and threatens survival dwindling populations. HWCs are a major problem globally but most prevalent in countries where part adopts agro-pastoralist life as primary source income. In Pakistan, has led to highly negative attitude towards apex predators one chief reasons for retributory killing rare carnivore species. One such involved is Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus), listed vulnerable Pakistan. Surveys human-bear interactions were conducted Kumrat Valley Dir upper district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. We used semi-structured questionnaire interview 104 randomly selected respondents between February-March 2022. According respondents, bears attacked 14 individual livestock over past two years, incurring an economic loss USD 2392. However, incurred higher though damages crops, causing total 7302 with annual 3651 (USD 35.1 per household). Guarding was predominant factor influencing patterns predation. Season main influence on rates crop damage, highest levels observed summer. 67.31% had wanted its elimination or reduction from area owing losses. people's attitudes influenced by four factors: education, agricultural land owned, sightings. Despite losses bears, not single been killed locals. Based findings this study, it recommended that insurance schemes damage implemented. These should be coupled effective awareness campaigns ensure maintain peaceful co-existence humans intact ecosystem.

Language: Английский

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Prediction of Suitable Distribution Area of Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs)

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(19), P. 12114 - 12114

Published: Sept. 25, 2022

The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau is one of the regions most strongly affected by climate change. feedback distribution plateau pika, a key species, closely related to trophic structure ecosystem and development agriculture animal husbandry on plateau. In order understand impact future change suitable area potential areas pika were predicted using MaxEnt model under three scenarios (SSP 1-2.6, SSP 2-4.5, 5-8.5) in near term (2021–2040) medium (2041–2060). predictions found be highly accurate with AUC values 0.997 0.996 for training test sets. main results are as follows: (1) precipitation wettest month (BIO 16), mean diurnal range 2), slope, elevation, temperature seasonality 4), annual 1) influencing factors. (2) historical period, total accounted 29.90% at approximately 74.74 × 104 km2, concentrated eastern central Plateau. (3) exhibited an expansion trend 1-2.6 2-4.5 (2021–2040), was parts largest Qinghai Province, followed Sichuan Province Tibet. contrast, shrank Altun Mountains, Xinjiang. Under 5-8.5 all (2041–2060), decreased different degrees. shrinkage margin Qaidam Basin, Tibet, Qilian Mountains east Province. (4) migrated toward or southeast scenarios. scenarios, migration distance longer than term.

Language: Английский

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