Conflict between cattle ranching and the conservation of jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) in the Amazon arc of deforestation.

ABSTRACT: Livestock predation constitutes the primary source of conflict between humans and large carnivores. Moreover, human factors, such as attitudes and emotions, can affect people's tolerance towards carnivores, exacerbating the conflict. Such conflicts often lead to retaliatory killing of carnivores, which not only poses significant threats to species conservation but also to ecosystem functioning and services. Therefore, mitigating human-carnivore conflicts is essential to promote both species conservation and human well-being. Here, we studied the conflict between extensive cattle ranching and the conservation of jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor) in 129 ranches located in the Amazon arc of deforestation. We interviewed ranchers about livestock management procedures, livestock

SUBMITTER: Diaz-Vaquero V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11578515 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature