Evaluación de las interacciones conflictivas entre humano-fauna silvestre en la zona de amortiguamiento del Parque Nacional Podocarpus: sector Timbara-San Carlos

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Abstract: The present work is aimed at evaluating the conflictive interactions between people-wildlife inthe buffer zone of the Podocarpus National Park in the Timbara-San Carlos de las Minas sectors. Twenty-four semi-structured interviews were applied to people in the study area, differentiating those interviewed into those affected and not affected by people-wildlife conflict, who were asked about aspects related to the use of fauna, conflict with wildlife, perceptions regarding the wildlife and the authority in charge of managing this issue in the territory.It was determined that wild species are not consumed for food in the study area,however, other uses such as medicine or clothing are reported. The main peoplewildlife conflict involves species such as Tremarctos ornatusand Panthera onca, which cause the death of livestock. On the other hand, Dasyproctafuliginosaaffects mainly corn crops, with a general average estimate per affected of 340 dollars in losses due to the damage that occurred.