hunting Flashcards
what main motivation hunting
-trade
-food
-recreation
-remove fangerous predators
-remove pests
what been impact bushmeat
-loss species and function
-loss pollinators
-seed predators, dispers
loss predators and prey species
how does size relate to hunting
- go for largest animals first and then hunt down the food web
major risk of bushmeat trade
zoonosis
how many birds are illegally killed as migrate to meditation
11-36 million
where are migrating birds killed
-north Africa
-Middle east
-Mediterranean
how migrating birds killed
-shooting
-trapping
-poisning
why is management of illegal bird killing inadequate
-not enough scientific evidence hunting
-poor legal regulation and law enforcement
-lack regional agreement managment
how can scource sink models be used to mange hunting
-only hunt in sink areas not hte scource
Example of scource sink reserve peru
-populations persisted as hunt from the sink and leave the source = tapirs recruited source population = maintain numbers
Using source sink knowledge what conservation measures should be put in place to help manage hunting
-scouce areas fully protected
-hunting areas connected to scource areas
what cultural context must we understand to adress recreational hunting
-when
-where
-how
-what used
-how to adress
what are traditionalists view recreational hunting
-scource sustainable meat
-can be regulated
-help remove problem individual
how many kangroo hunted year
5 million
why kangroo hunted
-cause overgrazing habitats threatened species
-sport
-pet food
how science used hunting
-population growth rates and suples
-MSY
work out how many takew