Perceptions and human-fauna conflicts in the buffer zone of La Amistad International Park, Costa Rica
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2021 |
| Descripción: | Introduction: Currently, many animals leave protected wild areas in search of resources, suffering conflicts with people from nearby areas. Objective: To evaluate the conflicts between people and fauna in the Buffer Zone of La Amistad International Park, Costa Rica. Methods: We applied semi-structured interviews and questionnaires in five communities. Results: The most conflictive species in agriculture were Ortalis cinereiceps, Atta cephalotes and Phyllophaga sp.; and in livestock, Panthera onca, Desmodus rotundus and Canis latrans. Losses amount to US$44,000, with Tres Colinas and Santa María de Brunka being the most affected communities, although their inhabitants have both positive and negative opinions of these animals. Conclusion: Six species cause most of the losses in the area, but the inhabitants differ in their perception. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Institución: | Universidad Estatal a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/3856 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/3856 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | communities deforestation human-animal interactions losses producers comunidades deforestación interacciones humano-animal pérdidas productores |