Table 2 Comparison of stakeholder perspectives regarding important human-animal interfaces, with percentage (number) of human-animal interfaces ranked as important by wildlife officials and project scientists compared to PREDICT sampling activities
Interface | Wildlife official (n = 22) | Project scientist (n = 16) | PREDICT sampling efforts (n = 16) |
|---|---|---|---|
Hunting | 86% (19) | 75% (12) | 63% (10) |
Butchering wildlife* | 86% (19) | 31% (5) | 19% (3) |
Wildlife consumption* | 73% (16) | 38% (6) | 44% (7) |
Markets | 91% (20) | 69% (11) | 56% (9) |
Crop-raiding | 36% (8) | 19% (3) | 19% (3) |
Wildlife living near human dwellings | 82% (18) | 63% (10) | 63% (10) |
Wildlife-livestock interaction* | 86% (19) | 50% (8) | 38% (6) |
Captive wildlife | 82% (18) | 63% (10) | 38% (6) |
Eco-tourism | 36% (8) | 44% (7) | 44% (7) |
Shared water sources* | 73% (16) | 6% (1) | 6% (1) |
Extraction areas | 59% (13) | 63% (10) | 31% (5) |
Areas of land use change* | 77% (17) | 44% (7) | 25% (4) |