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| Sogbohossou, E. | |
| Study of conflicts between large carnivores and local populations in the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, North Benin | |
| 2000 Full Book | |
According to this study, the cheetah is not responsible for the predation cases on livestock. The carnivores responsible of the attacks are lions and hyenas. About the traditional uses of animals for magical and medicinal purposes, the cheetah is not used by villagers living in the periphery of the Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, contrarily to the lion and the hyena. However, 3% of the recipes listed concern the cheetah of which the products could be found in local markets. These traditional practices could be a threat for the species. However, the cheetah is also a totem for some of the villagers that can protect it from illegal slaughter. D'aprŠs cette ‚tude, le gu‚pard n'est pas responsable des cas de pr‚dations relev‚s auprŠs des ‚leveurs. Les seuls carnivores responsables de ces attaques sont les lions et les hyŠnes. Concernant les usages traditionnels des animaux … des fins m‚dico-magiques, le gu‚pard n'est pas utilis‚ par les villageois en p‚riph‚rie de la R‚serve de BiosphŠre de la Pendjari, contrairement au lion et … l'hyŠne. Cependant, parmi les recettes inventori‚es, 3% concerne le gu‚pard, dont les produits sont retrouv‚s dans les march‚s locaux. Ces pratiques traditionnelles pourraient donc constituer une menace pour l'espŠce. Cependant, le gu‚pard est ‚galement un animal totem pour certains villageois, ce qui le protŠge de l'abattage ill‚gal. |
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