Relationships humans-nature and resistance
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Human-wildlife conflict is recognized as one of the most critical conservation issues faced globally [1]. As humans alter land to meet livelihood needs, food and habitat sources for many species are reduced, increasing human-wildlife interactions and human-wildlife conflict [1, 2, 3, 4]. However, researchers and decision-makers have historically viewed humans and wildlife as separate categories [1, 4]. An inadequate understanding of social-ecological interactions has led to an absence of e...
‘Walking Potatoes & Wilder-beasts’ is a project focused on the intersections of urban food production. The intersection of urban agriculture with urban life, and that of urban farmers, community gardeners and wildlife. Most urban landscapes are a patchwork of built environments, ranging from high rises to river valleys, from highways to wildlife corridors. As these cityscapes continue to expand, they will attract more people and animals, which will in turn facilitate more interactions,...
Every autumn, polar bears who have waited all summer on the tundra make a tentative move for the coast of Hudson Bay and wait for the ice to form. The northern Manitoba town of Churchill lies in the path of many of these bears. In various forms since the 1960s, Churchill has run a polar bear monitoring and deterrence program (the Alert Program) to keep bears away from the inhabited center of the town. A polar bear holding facility, where bears are detained until th...