How much is a puma worth?: economic compensation as an alternative for the conflict between wildlife conservation and livestock production in Brazil

Verdade, Luciano M.; Campos, Cláudia B.

doi:10.1590/S1676-06032004000200014

Abstracts

In this article a case of sheep predation by pumas is presented and used as an example for evaluating the damage and the cost of economic compensation mitigating action for the conflicts between wildlife conservation and livestock production in Brazil. The relative advantages of this kind of action are discussed, considering the Brazilian scenario.

conservation; wildlife management; damage control; puma; carnivore; extension

No presente artigo, um caso de predação de ovelhas por pumas é apresentado e usado como exemplo para o cálculo de danos e do custo da compensação econômica como medida mitigadora dos conflitos entre a conservação da fauna e a produção animal no Brasil. As vantagens deste tipo de medida em relação a outras são discutidas no contexto brasileiro.

conservação; manejo de fauna; controle de danos; pumas; carnívoros; extensão

How much is a puma worth? economic compensation as an alternative for the conflict between wildlife conservation and livestock production in Brazil

Luciano M. Verdade & Cláudia B. Campos

Laboratório de Ecologia Animal / LZT / ESALQ / USP Caixa Postal 09 Piracicaba, SP 13418-900 BRASIL Fone: 55-19-34294223 Fax: 55-19-34294055 Email: lmv@esalq.usp.br

ABSTRACT

In this article a case of sheep predation by pumas is presented and used as an example for evaluating the damage and the cost of economic compensation mitigating action for the conflicts between wildlife conservation and livestock production in Brazil. The relative advantages of this kind of action are discussed, considering the Brazilian scenario.

Key words: conservation, wildlife management, damage control, puma, carnivore, extension

RESUMO

No presente artigo, um caso de predação de ovelhas por pumas é apresentado e usado como exemplo para o cálculo de danos e do custo da compensação econômica como medida mitigadora dos conflitos entre a conservação da fauna e a produção animal no Brasil. As vantagens deste tipo de medida em relação a outras são discutidas no contexto brasileiro.

Palavras-chave: conservação, manejo de fauna, controle de danos, pumas, carnívoros, extensão

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ALLEN, L.R. & SPARKES, E.C. 2001. The effect of dingo control on sheep and beef cattle in Queensland. Journal of Applied Ecology 38:76-87.

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DOLBEER, R. A., HOLLER, N. R., & HAWTHORNE, D. W. 1996. Identification and control of wildlife damage. pp. 474-506. In: BOOKHOUT, T. A. [Ed.]. Research and Management Techniques for Wildlife and Habitats. 5th ed. The Wildlife Society. Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.

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Date received: 01/28/2004

Revised: 06/24/2004

Accepted: 07/01/2004

ISSN 1676-0611

ABBOTT, I. 2000. Improving the conservation of threatened and rare mammal species through translocation to islands: case study Western Australia. Biological Conservation 93:195-201.
ALLEN, L.R. & SPARKES, E.C. 2001. The effect of dingo control on sheep and beef cattle in Queensland. Journal of Applied Ecology 38:76-87.
ANDELT, W. F. 1992. Effectiveness of livestock guarding dogs for reducing predation on domestic sheep. Wildlife Society Bulletin 20:55-62.
ANDELT, W. F. AND S. N. HOPPER. 2000. Livestock guard dogs reduce predation on domestic sheep in Colorado. Journal of Range Management 53(3):259-267.
BOWNS, J. E. 1976. Field criteria for predator damage assessment. Utah Science 37(1):26-30.
CAMPBELL, K. & HOFER, H. 1995. People and wildlife: spatial dynamics and zones of interaction. pp. 534-570. In: Sinclair, A. R. E. and P. Arcese. [Eds.]. Serengeti II: Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an Ecosystem. University of Chicago Press. Chicago, USA.
CAUGHLEY, G. & SINCLAIR, A. R. E. 1994. Wildlife Ecology and Management. Blackwell. Boston, MA, USA.
CAVALCANTI, S. M. C. 2003. Manejo e controle de danos causados por espécies da fauna. pp.203-242. In: CULLEN, L., JR., RUDRAN, R. & VALLADARES-PADUA, C. [Eds.]. Métodos de Estudo em Biologia da Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre. Editora da UFPR. Curitiba, PR, Brasil.
CHURCHER, P. B. & LAWTON, J. H.. 1987. Predation by domestic cats in an English village. Journal of Zoology, Lond. 212:439-455.
CIUCCI, P. & BOITANI, L. 1998. Wolf and dog depredation on livestock in central Italy. Wildlife Society Bulletin 26(3):504-514.
CONNER, M. M., JAEGER, M. M., WELLER, T. J., & MCCULLOUGH, D. R. 1998. Effect of coyote removal on sheep depredation in northern California. Journal of Wildlife Management 62(2):690-699.
COZZA, K., FICO, R., & BATTISTINI, M.-L. 1996. The damageconservation interface illustrated by predation on domestic livestock in central Italy. Biological Conservation 78:329-336.
DOLBEER, R. A., HOLLER, N. R., & HAWTHORNE, D. W. 1996. Identification and control of wildlife damage. pp. 474-506. In: BOOKHOUT, T. A. [Ed.]. Research and Management Techniques for Wildlife and Habitats. 5th ed. The Wildlife Society. Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.
GREENTREE, C., SAUNDERS, G., MCLEOD, L. & HONE, J. 2000. Lamb predation and fox control in south-eastern Australia. Journal of Applied Ecology 37:935-943.

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07 June 2013
Date of issue
2004

History

Accepted
01 July 2004
Reviewed
24 June 2004
Received
28 Jan 2004

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[1] ABBOTT, I. 2000. Improving the conservation of threatened and rare mammal species through translocation to islands: case study Western Australia. Biological Conservation 93:195-201.

[2] ALLEN, L.R. & SPARKES, E.C. 2001. The effect of dingo control on sheep and beef cattle in Queensland. Journal of Applied Ecology 38:76-87.

[3] ANDELT, W. F. 1992. Effectiveness of livestock guarding dogs for reducing predation on domestic sheep. Wildlife Society Bulletin 20:55-62.

[4] ANDELT, W. F. AND S. N. HOPPER. 2000. Livestock guard dogs reduce predation on domestic sheep in Colorado. Journal of Range Management 53(3):259-267.

[5] BOWNS, J. E. 1976. Field criteria for predator damage assessment. Utah Science 37(1):26-30.

[6] CAMPBELL, K. & HOFER, H. 1995. People and wildlife: spatial dynamics and zones of interaction. pp. 534-570. In: Sinclair, A. R. E. and P. Arcese. [Eds.]. Serengeti II: Dynamics, Management, and Conservation of an Ecosystem. University of Chicago Press. Chicago, USA.

[7] CAUGHLEY, G. & SINCLAIR, A. R. E. 1994. Wildlife Ecology and Management. Blackwell. Boston, MA, USA.

[8] CAVALCANTI, S. M. C. 2003. Manejo e controle de danos causados por espécies da fauna. pp.203-242. In: CULLEN, L., JR., RUDRAN, R. & VALLADARES-PADUA, C. [Eds.]. Métodos de Estudo em Biologia da Conservação e Manejo da Vida Silvestre. Editora da UFPR. Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

[9] CHURCHER, P. B. & LAWTON, J. H.. 1987. Predation by domestic cats in an English village. Journal of Zoology, Lond. 212:439-455.

[10] CIUCCI, P. & BOITANI, L. 1998. Wolf and dog depredation on livestock in central Italy. Wildlife Society Bulletin 26(3):504-514.

[11] CONNER, M. M., JAEGER, M. M., WELLER, T. J., & MCCULLOUGH, D. R. 1998. Effect of coyote removal on sheep depredation in northern California. Journal of Wildlife Management 62(2):690-699.

[12] COZZA, K., FICO, R., & BATTISTINI, M.-L. 1996. The damageconservation interface illustrated by predation on domestic livestock in central Italy. Biological Conservation 78:329-336.

[13] DOLBEER, R. A., HOLLER, N. R., & HAWTHORNE, D. W. 1996. Identification and control of wildlife damage. pp. 474-506. In: BOOKHOUT, T. A. [Ed.]. Research and Management Techniques for Wildlife and Habitats. 5th ed. The Wildlife Society. Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.

[14] GREENTREE, C., SAUNDERS, G., MCLEOD, L. & HONE, J. 2000. Lamb predation and fox control in south-eastern Australia. Journal of Applied Ecology 37:935-943.