Diagnóstico Socio ambiental de la fauna silvestre en la cuenca del río Jambue, parte sur del corredor Podocarpus-Yacuambi: Usos e interacciones conflictivas

Abstract

In the present work the uses and conflicting interactions of humans with the wild fauna are analyzed. To develop this, structured interviews were applied on a sample of the population comprising both families that have suffered the conflict as well as families that do not. The results show that the uses corresponding to the fauna are mainly medicinal than food. Attacks from wildlife to farm animals are the main conflict. Livestock management practices that breed freely, close to forested areas, in small groups, with very docile breeds and with little care of their owners, represent conditions conducive for the conflict to be established. The reactions of villagers are more frequent and intense when the attack occurs on cattle than when it occurs on smaller animals. It is necessary to act in the short term with the monitoring and attention of the authorities to these conflicts. In the long term, it is necessary to restructure local production systems, to make them more efficient and sustainable within the framework of land use planning.