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Hunters and hunting across indigenous and colonist communities at the forest-agriculture interface: An ethnozoological study from the Peruvian Amazon

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dc.contributor.author Francesconi, Wendy
dc.contributor.author Bax, Vincent
dc.contributor.author Blundo Canto, Genowefa Maria
dc.contributor.author Willcock, Simon
dc.contributor.author Cuadros, Sandra
dc.contributor.author Vanegas, Martha
dc.contributor.author Quintero, Marcela
dc.contributor.author Torres Vitolas, Carlos
dc.date.accessioned 2019-08-02T03:13:46Z
dc.date.available 2019-08-02T03:13:46Z
dc.date.issued 2018-08
dc.identifier.citation Francesconi, W., Bax, V., Blundo Canto, G., Willcock, S., Cuadros, S., Vanegas, M., Quintero, M. & Torres Vitolas, C. A. (2018). Hunters and hunting across indigenous and colonist communities at the forest-agriculture interface: an ethnozoological study from the Peruvian Amazon. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 14(1), 54. en_PE
dc.identifier.issn 1746-4269
dc.identifier.uri http://repositorio.uch.edu.pe/handle/uch/297
dc.identifier.uri http://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0247-2
dc.identifier.uri https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13002-018-0247-2
dc.description.abstract Background: Wildlife has been traditionally used by forest communities as a source of protein, and the Peruvian Amazon is no exception. The articulation of colonist and indigenous communities to urban centers and markets results in changes in livelihood strategies and impacts on wildlife populations. To address the threat of overhunting and forest conversion, we provide a generalized characterization of colonist and indigenous communities and their hunting activities near Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru. Methods: A semi-structured household survey was conducted to characterize hunters and describe their prey collections. The data were analyzed by conducting a Kruskal-Wallis test, a multiple regression analysis, and by estimating the harvest rate (H). Results: Less wealthy households were more actively engaged in hunting for food security and as a livelihood strategy. Additionally, older hunters were associated with higher hunting rates. Although the percentage of hunters was relatively low, estimated hunting rates suggest overharvesting of wildlife. Lowland pacas (Cuniculus paca) were the most frequently hunted prey, followed by red brocket deer (Mazama americana) and primates. While hunting intensity was not significantly different between indigenous and colonist communities, hunting rate disparities suggest there are different types of hunters (specialized vs. opportunistic) and that prey composition differs between communities. Conclusion: Close monitoring of wildlife populations and hunting activities is ideal for more accurately determining the impact of hunting on wildlife population and in turn on forest health. In lack of this type of information, this study provides insight of hunting as a shifting livelihood strategy in a rapidly changing environment at the forest/agriculture frontier. en
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dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher BioMed Central Ltd. en_PE
dc.relation info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.relation.isPartOf Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.source Repositorio Institucional - UCH en_PE
dc.source Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades en_PE
dc.subject Peru en
dc.subject Agriculture en
dc.subject Environmental protection en
dc.subject Wildlife en
dc.subject Forest en
dc.subject Food security en
dc.title Hunters and hunting across indigenous and colonist communities at the forest-agriculture interface: An ethnozoological study from the Peruvian Amazon en_PE
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi 10.1186/s13002-018-0247-2 en_PE
dc.identifier.journal Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine en_PE
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-85051497160


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