Carnivore conservation needs evidence based livestock protection

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dc.citation.doi10.1371/journal.pbio.2005577en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorvan Eeden, L.M.
dc.contributor.authorEklund, A.
dc.contributor.authorMiller, J.R.B.
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Bao, J.V
dc.contributor.authorChapron, G.
dc.contributor.authorCejtin, M.R.
dc.contributor.authorMcManus, J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-15T13:27:53Z
dc.date.available2020-01-15T13:27:53Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractCarnivore predation on livestock often leads people to retaliate. Persecution by humans has contributed strongly to global endangerment of carnivores. Preventing livestock losses would help to achieve three goals common to many human societies: preserve nature, protect animal welfare, and safeguard human livelihoods. Between 2016 and 2018, four independent reviews evaluated >40 years of research on lethal and nonlethal interventions for reducing predation on livestock. From 114 studies, we find a striking conclusion: scarce quantitative comparisons of interventions and scarce comparisons against experimental controls preclude strong inference about the effectiveness of methods. For wise investment of public resources in protecting livestock and carnivores, evidence of effectiveness should be a prerequisite to policy making or large-scale funding of any method or, at a minimum, should be measured during implementation. An appropriate evidence base is needed, and we recommend a coalition of scientists and managers be formed to establish and encourage use of consistent standards in future experimental evaluations.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianNLB2020en_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.funderNational Science Foundation Couple Human and Natural Systems (grant number 115057).en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationvan Eeden, L.M. et al. 2018. Carnivore conservation needs evidence based livestock protection. PLoS Biology 16(9), Article number e2005577.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1545-7885(electronic)
dc.identifier.issn1544-9173(print)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/28746
dc.journal.issue9en_ZA
dc.journal.titlePLOS BIOLOGYen_ZA
dc.journal.volume16en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_ZA
dc.rights© 2018 van Eeden et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.subjectarticleen_ZA
dc.subjectcarnivoreen_ZA
dc.subjectcomparative effectivenessen_ZA
dc.subjectcontrolled studyen_ZA
dc.subjecthumanen_ZA
dc.subjectAnimalsen_ZA
dc.subjectCarnivoraen_ZA
dc.subjectConflict (Psychology)en_ZA
dc.titleCarnivore conservation needs evidence based livestock protectionen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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