Contrasting effects of shooting disturbance on the movement and behavior of sympatric wildfowl species.

ABSTRACT: Human-wildlife conflict is a global conservation issue, necessitating effective mitigation strategies. Hunting is a common management approach to reduce conflict, but the indirect consequences are often overlooked. Chronic hunting-related disturbance can reduce fitness and redistribute species. In recent decades, goose-agricultural conflict has intensified due to increasing abundance and shifts towards agricultural foraging. On Islay, Scotland, escalating conflict culminated in shooting Greenland barnacle geese Branta leucopsis to reduce damage to agricultural grassland. In this study, we contrast the impact of shooting disturbance on the movement, behavior, energy expenditure and habitat selection of the target species (Greenland barnacle goose) and a vulnerable nontarget species (Greenla

SUBMITTER: Ozsanlav-Harris L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11610659 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature