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Community perspectives of flagship species: can conservation motivators mitigate human-wildlife conflict?
Ist Teil von
Frontiers in ecology and evolution, 2024-02, Vol.12
Ort / Verlag
Frontiers Media S.A
Erscheinungsjahr
2024
Quelle
EZB Electronic Journals Library
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Public perception of endangered species is crucial for successful management of community-based conservation and sustainability of national parks. By the method of choice experiment, our study evaluated conservation preferences and willingness to donate money for flagship and non-flagship species using a choice experiment with 409 residents living near the Lanstang river source of Sanjiangyuan National Park, China. We found that flagship species such as the Snow leopard (
Pristine plateau
) and White-lipped deer (
Przewalskium albirostris
) generated more conservation funds than non-flagship species. However, not all flagship species were accepted. Respondents disliked Tibetan brown bears (
Ursus arctos pruinosus
) due to direct human-wildlife conflicts such as bodily injury and property damage. Heterogeneity of preference was influenced by household income, religious beliefs, ethnicity, culture, and conservation awareness. Results can be used to establish a local community-participative framework by combining conservation motivations that alleviate human-wildlife conflict.