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1 - Human–Wildlife Conflicts and the Need to Include Coexistence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2019

By
Beatrice Frank  and
Jenny A. Glikman
Edited by
Beatrice Frank ,
Jenny A. Glikman  and
Silvio Marchini
Beatrice Frank
Affiliation:
Capital Regional District of Victoria Regional Parks
Jenny A. Glikman
Affiliation:
Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global
Silvio Marchini
Affiliation:
Universidade de São Paulo
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Summary

To explore the linkages between social meanings of wildlife and human–wildlife interactions, an animal geography perspective of the rationalizations used by Western societies to define nature and wildlife over time is presented. This helps illustrate the ways individuals, social groups and societies organize, perceive and communicate about wildlife. How societies view wildlife determine the outcome of any human–wildlife interaction, and depending on the context, translates into a coexistence, neutral or conflict situation. This chapter explores the meaning of conflict and coexistence, discusses the conflict-to-coexistence continuum and sets the stage for the following chapters of the book, which focus on turning conflict into coexistence.
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Human–Wildlife Interactions
Turning Conflict into Coexistence
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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