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| Hoogesteijn, R.; Hoogesteijn, A. | |
| Anti-predation strategies for cattle ranching in Latin America: a guide | |
| 2014 Full Book | |
The problem of jaguar conservation in cattle country has three fundamental facets: A) the jaguar is protected by law, its hunting is prohibited in all countries where it is present, but the laws are not enforced, B) there are no legal or judicial mechanisms, to prevent illegal hunting of jaguars, pumas and their natural prey species, all of them are under an intense poaching pressure, C) when a rancher has a livestock predation problem, even if he or she does not want to kill the feline and airs the grievance to the competent authorities, there is usually no reaction. This vacuum causes ranchers to seek solutions to the problem on their own, with fatal consequences for all the felines in the area. Conservation Society (WCS) and currently PANTHERA, are trying to fill this void. The latter organization through its "Jaguar Corridor Initiative" at a continental level, is developing a collaborative work with farmers, ranchers, local communities, government agencies and other organizations, to ameliorate this conflict. The information contained herein, is part of this effort. It is an illusion to think that the problem can be completely controlled and that we will eliminate predation and the possibilities of conflict. But it is undeniable that we have a large battery of available strategies and practices hitherto little used, that allow us to greatly reduce the conflict. We can minimize the problems of predation and increase livestock productivity through better management practices and additionally in some cases, by organizing tourism operations. This publication is based on the "Manual on Predation Problems" (Hoogesteijn & Hoogesteijn, 2005, published by WCS), however, here we extend the information previously presented, based on subsequent experiences, new methods proven by ranchers and biologists with whom we had the privilege to collaborate and an updated literature review which includes the information generated in the last years by colleagues throughout the geographic range of the jaguar. Much progress has been made. It is our sincere hope that this publication helps ranchers and private landowners, biologists and government agents, providing proven tools to help untangle the Gordian knot which exists between food production and the safeguard of our ecological, cultural and aesthetic heritage, through jaguar and forest conservation. |
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