TY - JOUR
T1 - Coexisting With Different Human-Wildlife Coexistence Perspectives
AU - Glikman, Jenny Anne
AU - Frank, Beatrice
AU - Ruppert, Kirstie A.
AU - Knox, Jillian
AU - Sponarski, Carly C.
AU - Metcalf, Elizabeth Covelli
AU - Metcalf, Alexander L.
AU - Marchini, Silvio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 Glikman, Frank, Ruppert, Knox, Sponarski, Metcalf, Metcalf and Marchini.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Over the last decade, there has been a remarkable increase in scientific literature addressing human–wildlife interactions (HWI) and associated concepts, such as coexistence, tolerance, and acceptance. Despite increased attention, these terms are rarely defined or consistently applied across publications. Indeed, the meaning of these concepts, especially coexistence, is frequently assumed and left for the reader to interpret, making it hard to compare studies, test metrics, and build upon previous HWI research. To work toward a better understanding of these terms, we conducted two World Café sessions at international conferences in Namibia, Africa and Ontario, Canada. Here, we present the array of perspectives revealed in the workshops and build upon these results to describe the meaning of coexistence as currently applied by conservation scientists and practitioners. Although we focus on coexistence, it is imperative to understand the term in relation to tolerance and acceptance, as in many cases these latter terms are used to express, measure, or define coexistence. Drawing on these findings, we discuss whether a common definition of these terms is possible and how the conservation field might move toward clarifying and operationalizing the concept of human-wildlife coexistence.
AB - Over the last decade, there has been a remarkable increase in scientific literature addressing human–wildlife interactions (HWI) and associated concepts, such as coexistence, tolerance, and acceptance. Despite increased attention, these terms are rarely defined or consistently applied across publications. Indeed, the meaning of these concepts, especially coexistence, is frequently assumed and left for the reader to interpret, making it hard to compare studies, test metrics, and build upon previous HWI research. To work toward a better understanding of these terms, we conducted two World Café sessions at international conferences in Namibia, Africa and Ontario, Canada. Here, we present the array of perspectives revealed in the workshops and build upon these results to describe the meaning of coexistence as currently applied by conservation scientists and practitioners. Although we focus on coexistence, it is imperative to understand the term in relation to tolerance and acceptance, as in many cases these latter terms are used to express, measure, or define coexistence. Drawing on these findings, we discuss whether a common definition of these terms is possible and how the conservation field might move toward clarifying and operationalizing the concept of human-wildlife coexistence.
KW - World Café
KW - conservation lexicon
KW - human-wildlife acceptance
KW - human-wildlife conflict
KW - human-wildlife interactions
KW - human-wildlife tolerance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85118532863&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fcosc.2021.703174
DO - 10.3389/fcosc.2021.703174
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85118532863
VL - 2
JO - Frontiers in Conservation Science
JF - Frontiers in Conservation Science
M1 - 703174
ER -