Reflecting on the role of human-felid conflict and local use in big cat trade

Melissa Arias; Peter Coals; Ardiantiono; Joshua Elves-Powell; Jessica Bell Rizzolo; Arash Ghoddousi; Valeria Boron; Mariana da Silva; Vincent Naude; Vivienne Williams; Shashank Poudel; Andrew Loveridge; Esteban Payán; Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi; Amy Dickman

doi:10.1111/csp2.13030

Reflecting on the role of human-felid conflict and local use in big cat trade

Melissa Arias, Peter Coals, Ardiantiono, Joshua Elves-Powell, Jessica Bell Rizzolo, Arash Ghoddousi, Valeria Boron, Mariana da Silva, Vincent Naude, Vivienne Williams, Shashank Poudel, Andrew Loveridge, Esteban Payán, Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi, Amy Dickman^*

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Abstract

Illegal trade in big cat (Panthera spp.) body parts is a prominent topic in scientific and public discourses concerning wildlife conservation. While illegal trade is generally acknowledged as a threat to big cat species, we suggest that two enabling factors have, to date, been under-considered. To that end, we discuss the roles of human-felid conflict, and “local” use in illegal trade in big cat body parts. Drawing examples from across species and regions, we look at generalities, contextual subtleties, ambiguities, and definitional complexities. We caution against underestimating the extent of “local” use of big cats and highlight the potential of conflict killings to supply body parts.

Original language	English
Article number	e13030
Journal	Conservation Science and Practice
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13030
Publication status	Published - Jan 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

conflict
illegal trade
jaguar
leopard
lion
Panthera
snow leopard
tiger
wildlife crime

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Arias, M., Coals, P., Ardiantiono, Elves-Powell, J., Rizzolo, J. B., Ghoddousi, A., Boron, V., da Silva, M., Naude, V., Williams, V., Poudel, S., Loveridge, A., Payán, E., Suryawanshi, K., & Dickman, A. (2024). Reflecting on the role of human-felid conflict and local use in big cat trade. Conservation Science and Practice, 6(1), Article e13030. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13030

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