Indigenous–Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence in the Altiplano

Author:

Villar D. A.1,Thomsen Bastian2,Paca-Condori Anahi Cosky345,Gutiérrez Tito Edwin R.6,Velásquez-Noriega Paula7,Mamani Edilio8,Vilca Mario Arivilca8,Moreno Terrazas Edmundo G.9,Marino Jorgelina1,Gosler Andrew G.110

Affiliation:

1. Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

2. School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

3. Aves Bolivianas, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

4. Academia Nacional de Ciencia de Bolivia-Departmental Santa Cruz, Fundación Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

5. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, La Paz, Bolivia

6. Parque Nacional Bahuaja Sonene, SERNANP, Puerto Maldonado, Peru

7. Colección Boliviana de Fauna, Museo Nacional de Historia Nacional, La Paz, Bolivia

8. Reserva Nacional del Titicaca, SERNANP, Puno, Peru

9. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno, Peru

10. Institute of Human Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Abstract

Understanding the drivers of conflict and coexistence in human–wildlife relations are critical to conservation. This study sought to understand th varying attitudes of local indigenous people towards wildlife, focusing on the Titicaca Grebe ( Rollandia microptera), an endangered endemic species found in Lake Titicaca and surrounding waters in the Altiplano of Peru and Bolivia. We used an ethnobiology approach to understand which demographic, sociocultural, and economic factors influenced (a) attitudes and local ecological knowledge (LEK) towards the grebe and (2) their effects on Indigenous–wildlife conflict or coexistence. We used a qualitative, semi-structured questionnaire to interview 221 individuals over six months in villages surrounding Lake Titicaca. Participants primarily consisted of locals from the Aymara, Quechan, and Uro Indigenous groups. We found that most individuals expressed apathy towards the grebe, with a significant minority being hostile towards it. Hostility was concentrated amongst fishers and was driven by economic concerns. Knowledge of the grebe was low in the general population, but higher amongst fishers. There was, however, widespread willingness to conserve the grebe amongst the general population, particularly when informed that the grebe is endemic to the Altiplano. This small environmental education intervention suggested increased positive attitudes and a willingness to conserve the grebe. Non-homogenous perspectives towards the grebe were held within and between indigenous groups, suggesting the need for future research into intra-indigenous group dynamics in indigenous–wildlife relations. Future conservation work on the Titicaca Grebe should focus on reducing grebe-fisher conflict, both real and perceived, and on educating people on the grebe's endemic status.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

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