Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Background: Subsistence hunting is a traditional practice providing food and many other goods for households in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeast Mexico. Economic, demographic, and cultural change in this region drive wildlife habitat loss and local extinctions. Improving our understanding about curr...

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Autores: Santos-Fita, Dídac, Naranjo, Eduardo J., Rangel-Salazar, José Luís
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2012
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositório:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglês
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Palavra-chave:639.1
Maya
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Wildlife
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Antropología (Sociología)
5102.07 Caza
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spelling Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, MexicoSantos-Fita, DídacNaranjo, Eduardo J.Rangel-Salazar, José Luís639.1MayaMexicoSubsistence huntingWildlifeYucatanAntropología (Sociología)5102.07 CazaBackground: Subsistence hunting is a traditional practice providing food and many other goods for households in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeast Mexico. Economic, demographic, and cultural change in this region drive wildlife habitat loss and local extinctions. Improving our understanding about current practices of wildlife use may support better management strategies for conserving game species and their habitat. We aimed to evaluate if wildlife use remained relevant for the subsistence of rural residents of the Yucatan Peninsula, as well as if local hunting practices were related to environmental, geographical, and cultural factors. Methods: Fieldwork was done between March 2010 and March 2011. Information was obtained through conversations, interviews, and participant observation. Record forms allowed recording animals hunted, biomass extracted, distance intervals to hunting sites, habitat types and seasonality of wildlife harvests. Data were analyzed using one-way Analysis of Variance, and Generalized Linear Models. Results: Forty-six terrestrial vertebrate species were used for obtaining food, medicine, tools, adornments, pets, ritual objects, and for sale and mitigating damage. We recorded 968 animals taken in 664 successful hunting events. The Great Curassow, Ocellated Turkey, paca, white-tailed deer, and collared peccary were the top harvested species, providing 80.7% of biomass (10,190 kg). The numbers of animals hunted and biomass extracted declined as hunting distances increased from villages. Average per capita consumption was 4.65 ± 2.7 kg/person/year. Hunting frequencies were similar in forested and agricultural areas. Discussion: Wildlife use, hunting patterns, and technologies observed in our study sites were similar to those recorded in previous studies for rural Mayan and mestizo communities in the Yucatan Peninsula and other Neotropical sites. The most heavily hunted species were those providing more products and by-products forresidents. Large birds such as the Great Curassow and the Ocellated Turkey were extremely important for local hunters, representing around 40% of total prey taken. Final considerations: Our results suggest that hunting is frequent in our study areas. Low human densities allow low hunting pressure on most game species and favor conservation of the tropical forest. We suggest that co-management may help regulating hunting, prioritizing cultural practices of sustainable use and conservation for benefiting local users and animal populations.Springer NatureUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20122012-01-0120122012-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/133020reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1330202026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
title Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
spellingShingle Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Santos-Fita, Dídac
639.1
Maya
Mexico
Subsistence hunting
Wildlife
Yucatan
Antropología (Sociología)
5102.07 Caza
title_short Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
title_full Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
title_fullStr Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
title_sort Wildlife uses and hunting patterns in rural communities of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Santos-Fita, Dídac
Naranjo, Eduardo J.
Rangel-Salazar, José Luís
author Santos-Fita, Dídac
author_facet Santos-Fita, Dídac
Naranjo, Eduardo J.
Rangel-Salazar, José Luís
author_role author
author2 Naranjo, Eduardo J.
Rangel-Salazar, José Luís
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 639.1
Maya
Mexico
Subsistence hunting
Wildlife
Yucatan
Antropología (Sociología)
5102.07 Caza
topic 639.1
Maya
Mexico
Subsistence hunting
Wildlife
Yucatan
Antropología (Sociología)
5102.07 Caza
description Background: Subsistence hunting is a traditional practice providing food and many other goods for households in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeast Mexico. Economic, demographic, and cultural change in this region drive wildlife habitat loss and local extinctions. Improving our understanding about current practices of wildlife use may support better management strategies for conserving game species and their habitat. We aimed to evaluate if wildlife use remained relevant for the subsistence of rural residents of the Yucatan Peninsula, as well as if local hunting practices were related to environmental, geographical, and cultural factors. Methods: Fieldwork was done between March 2010 and March 2011. Information was obtained through conversations, interviews, and participant observation. Record forms allowed recording animals hunted, biomass extracted, distance intervals to hunting sites, habitat types and seasonality of wildlife harvests. Data were analyzed using one-way Analysis of Variance, and Generalized Linear Models. Results: Forty-six terrestrial vertebrate species were used for obtaining food, medicine, tools, adornments, pets, ritual objects, and for sale and mitigating damage. We recorded 968 animals taken in 664 successful hunting events. The Great Curassow, Ocellated Turkey, paca, white-tailed deer, and collared peccary were the top harvested species, providing 80.7% of biomass (10,190 kg). The numbers of animals hunted and biomass extracted declined as hunting distances increased from villages. Average per capita consumption was 4.65 ± 2.7 kg/person/year. Hunting frequencies were similar in forested and agricultural areas. Discussion: Wildlife use, hunting patterns, and technologies observed in our study sites were similar to those recorded in previous studies for rural Mayan and mestizo communities in the Yucatan Peninsula and other Neotropical sites. The most heavily hunted species were those providing more products and by-products forresidents. Large birds such as the Great Curassow and the Ocellated Turkey were extremely important for local hunters, representing around 40% of total prey taken. Final considerations: Our results suggest that hunting is frequent in our study areas. Low human densities allow low hunting pressure on most game species and favor conservation of the tropical forest. We suggest that co-management may help regulating hunting, prioritizing cultural practices of sustainable use and conservation for benefiting local users and animal populations.
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