Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected Area

Autores
Barri, Fernando Rafael; Costa, Thiago; Manzano García, Jessica; Cappa, Flavio Martín
Año de publicación
2025
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Although the creation of protected areas helps to protect biodiversity, it does not necessarily contribute to the reduction in some conflicts, such as livestock predation by large carnivores. We evaluated the presence of puma (Puma concolor) in a large ranch converted into a National Park and in surrounding rancher areas in the Dry Chaco of Argentina. Two years after livestock removal from the protected area, puma occupancy was associated with wild prey richness, which was greater in the park than in the neighboring ranches, and was negatively related to livestock presence. We also evaluated ranchers’ perceptions of puma presence and their tolerance to livestock predation. Ranchers showed a negative perception of puma presence and a low tolerance to livestock predation. Therefore, this study suggests that, while the creation of a protected area can improve both predator and prey densities, successful mitigation of human–predator conflict requires further strategies and interventions, like economic compensation and environmental education programs.
Fil: Barri, Fernando Rafael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina
Fil: Costa, Thiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Manzano García, Jessica. Parque de la Biodiversidad de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Cappa, Flavio Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Centro de Investigaciones de la Geosfera y Biosfera. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones de la Geosfera y Biosfera; Argentina
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Livestock predation
Puma concolor
Protected natural areas
Occupancy
Ranchers’ perceptions
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spelling Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected AreaBarri, Fernando RafaelCosta, ThiagoManzano García, JessicaCappa, Flavio MartínLivestock predationPuma concolorProtected natural areasOccupancyRanchers’ perceptionshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Although the creation of protected areas helps to protect biodiversity, it does not necessarily contribute to the reduction in some conflicts, such as livestock predation by large carnivores. We evaluated the presence of puma (Puma concolor) in a large ranch converted into a National Park and in surrounding rancher areas in the Dry Chaco of Argentina. Two years after livestock removal from the protected area, puma occupancy was associated with wild prey richness, which was greater in the park than in the neighboring ranches, and was negatively related to livestock presence. We also evaluated ranchers’ perceptions of puma presence and their tolerance to livestock predation. Ranchers showed a negative perception of puma presence and a low tolerance to livestock predation. Therefore, this study suggests that, while the creation of a protected area can improve both predator and prey densities, successful mitigation of human–predator conflict requires further strategies and interventions, like economic compensation and environmental education programs.Fil: Barri, Fernando Rafael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Costa, Thiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Manzano García, Jessica. Parque de la Biodiversidad de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Cappa, Flavio Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Centro de Investigaciones de la Geosfera y Biosfera. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones de la Geosfera y Biosfera; ArgentinaMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute2025-12-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/291213Barri, Fernando Rafael; Costa, Thiago; Manzano García, Jessica; Cappa, Flavio Martín; Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected Area; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Conservation; 5; 4; 3-12-2025; 1-172673-7159CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7159/5/4/78info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/conservation5040078info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2026-08-25T15:07:23Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/291213instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982026-08-25 15:07:23.862CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected Area
title Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected Area
spellingShingle Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected Area
Barri, Fernando Rafael
Livestock predation
Puma concolor
Protected natural areas
Occupancy
Ranchers’ perceptions
title_short Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected Area
title_full Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected Area
title_fullStr Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected Area
title_full_unstemmed Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected Area
title_sort Human–Puma Conflict in the Dry Chaco: Species’ Occupancy and Ranchers’ Perception Before and After the Creation of a Protected Area
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Barri, Fernando Rafael
Costa, Thiago
Manzano García, Jessica
Cappa, Flavio Martín
author Barri, Fernando Rafael
author_facet Barri, Fernando Rafael
Costa, Thiago
Manzano García, Jessica
Cappa, Flavio Martín
author_role author
author2 Costa, Thiago
Manzano García, Jessica
Cappa, Flavio Martín
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Livestock predation
Puma concolor
Protected natural areas
Occupancy
Ranchers’ perceptions
topic Livestock predation
Puma concolor
Protected natural areas
Occupancy
Ranchers’ perceptions
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Although the creation of protected areas helps to protect biodiversity, it does not necessarily contribute to the reduction in some conflicts, such as livestock predation by large carnivores. We evaluated the presence of puma (Puma concolor) in a large ranch converted into a National Park and in surrounding rancher areas in the Dry Chaco of Argentina. Two years after livestock removal from the protected area, puma occupancy was associated with wild prey richness, which was greater in the park than in the neighboring ranches, and was negatively related to livestock presence. We also evaluated ranchers’ perceptions of puma presence and their tolerance to livestock predation. Ranchers showed a negative perception of puma presence and a low tolerance to livestock predation. Therefore, this study suggests that, while the creation of a protected area can improve both predator and prey densities, successful mitigation of human–predator conflict requires further strategies and interventions, like economic compensation and environmental education programs.
Fil: Barri, Fernando Rafael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina
Fil: Costa, Thiago. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Manzano García, Jessica. Parque de la Biodiversidad de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Cappa, Flavio Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Centro de Investigaciones de la Geosfera y Biosfera. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Investigaciones de la Geosfera y Biosfera; Argentina
description Although the creation of protected areas helps to protect biodiversity, it does not necessarily contribute to the reduction in some conflicts, such as livestock predation by large carnivores. We evaluated the presence of puma (Puma concolor) in a large ranch converted into a National Park and in surrounding rancher areas in the Dry Chaco of Argentina. Two years after livestock removal from the protected area, puma occupancy was associated with wild prey richness, which was greater in the park than in the neighboring ranches, and was negatively related to livestock presence. We also evaluated ranchers’ perceptions of puma presence and their tolerance to livestock predation. Ranchers showed a negative perception of puma presence and a low tolerance to livestock predation. Therefore, this study suggests that, while the creation of a protected area can improve both predator and prey densities, successful mitigation of human–predator conflict requires further strategies and interventions, like economic compensation and environmental education programs.
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