Abstract:
Species reintroductions are growing in popularity, and example motivations include supporting species populations or the restoration of ecosystem function. Interactions between humans and the reintroduced species are likely to occur post-reintroduction. Coexistence between humans and wildlife is adaptive and dynamic, in part requiring management of conflicts between humans and wildlife, or of conflicts between humans over wildlife management. We seek to learn from the experiences of steering group members in a Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) project in England and identify how governance of coexistence with reintroduced species may differ from the governance of coexistence with species that are already present in the landscape. Using a qualitative thematic analysis of an online survey, we identify a series of lessons in six key areas: (1) project governance, (2) stakeholder engagement, (3) research and monitoring programme, (4) strategy to manage arising conflicts, (5) public engagement, and (6) broad perspectives on reintroduction trials. We advocate for reflective evaluation as an essential component of reintroduction projects to enable knowledge-sharing from experiences, leading to improved practices in the future. Reflecting on our analysis, we identify and define \'Renewed Coexistence\'-a new term that draws on pre-existing coexistence knowledge but identifies the unique elements that relate to governing coexistence with reintroduced species.
UNASSIGNED: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10344-021-01555-6.
摘要:
物种重新引进越来越受欢迎,例如,动机包括支持物种种群或恢复生态系统功能。人类与重新引入的物种之间的相互作用很可能在重新引入后发生。人类和野生动物之间的共存是自适应和动态的,部分需要管理人类和野生动物之间的冲突,或者人类之间在野生动物管理方面的冲突。我们寻求从英格兰欧亚海狸(Castor纤维)项目中指导小组成员的经验中学习,并确定与重新引入的物种共存的治理可能与与已经存在于景观中的物种共存的治理有何不同。使用对在线调查的定性主题分析,我们在六个关键领域找到了一系列教训:(1)项目治理,(2)利益相关者参与,(3)研究和监测方案,(4)管理出现的冲突的策略,(5)公众参与,(6)重新引入试验的广泛观点。我们主张将反思性评估作为重新引入项目的重要组成部分,以实现从经验中分享知识,导致未来改进的做法。反思我们的分析,我们确定并定义了“更新的共存”-一个新术语,它借鉴了先前存在的共存知识,但确定了与管理与重新引入的物种共存有关的独特元素。
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