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The effect of warning signs on the presence of snare traps in a Ugandan rainforest

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Date
19/03/2022
Author
Fedurek, Pawel
Akankwasa, John W.
Danel, Dariusz P.
Fensome, Samuel
Zuberbühler, Klaus
Muhanguzi, Geoffrey
Crockford, Catherine
Asiimwe, Caroline
Keywords
Conservation
Pan troglodytes
Poaching
Snare setting
Warning signs
GE Environmental Sciences
BF Psychology
DAS
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Abstract
Since chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) conservation often involves local human populations, conservation strategies must consider psychological factors that impact their behavior. In Budongo Forest, Uganda, for example, local communities commonly engage in snare trap (hereafter: snare) setting for wild meat. This illegal activity posits a substantial threat to wild chimpanzees, causing permanent wounds or death for those who are snared. Despite various schemes previously implemented to address snare setting?an activity that is fueled by poverty, the problem and its detrimental impact on chimpanzees persists. Here, we experimentally tested a novel intervention, a systematic display of specially designed warning signs aimed at local poachers. We monitored the presence of snares before and after introducing these signs over a total period of two years and compared it with that of a similar sized control area with no intervention. Results show that snares were less likely to be present during the ?sign? period than during the ?non-sign? period in the experimental but not in the control area. We discuss the potential of this cost-effective intervention for limiting illegal activities that pose a severe threat to chimpanzees and other species inhabiting tropical forests.
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Fedurek , P , Akankwasa , J W , Danel , D P , Fensome , S , Zuberbühler , K , Muhanguzi , G , Crockford , C & Asiimwe , C 2022 , ' The effect of warning signs on the presence of snare traps in a Ugandan rainforest ' , Biotropica , vol. Early View . https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13088
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Biotropica
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13088
ISSN
0006-3606
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Biotropica published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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BCFS receives core funding from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. The Budongo Snare Removal Project is funded by Oakland Zoo. PF was funded by the European Research Council project grant to CC (grant agreement number: 679787). DPD was funded by the National Science Centre (grant number: 2020/04/X/NZ8/00865).
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/25083

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