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@article{item_3363976,
title = {{Understanding potential conflicts between human and non-human-primates: A large-scale survey in Malaysia}},
author = {Karimullah, Karimullah and Widdig, Anja and Sah, Shahrul Anuar Mohd and Amici, Federica},
language = {eng},
issn = {0960-3115},
doi = {10.1007/s10531-022-02386-w},
publisher = {Chapman {\&} Hall},
address = {London},
year = {2022},
abstract = {{With increasing anthropogenic pressure, interactions between humans and wildlife may {\textless}br{\textgreater}become more frequent, including conflictual ones. To reduce conflicts, it is important to {\textless}br{\textgreater}understand how different factors (e.g. education, previous experience, demographic vari-{\textless}br{\textgreater}ables) interplay with each other and contribute to the emergence of negative attitudes and {\textless}br{\textgreater}behaviours toward wildlife in humans. To address this issue, we conducted a large-scale {\textless}br{\textgreater}questionnaire in Malaysia, focusing on potential conflicts between human and other pri-{\textless}br{\textgreater}mates. We used generalized linear mixed models to assess how formal education, knowl-{\textless}br{\textgreater}edge about primates, negative experience and potential competition affected participants{\textquoteright} {\textless}br{\textgreater}negative attitudes to primates (i.e. how humans perceive primates), their behavioural inten-{\textless}br{\textgreater}tions (i.e. opinion on how to reduce conflicts) and behaviour (i.e. measures taken to reduce {\textless}br{\textgreater}negative interactions). We found that negative experience and potential competition had {\textless}br{\textgreater}a negative impact on participants{\textquoteright} attitude and behavior (i.e. primates were more likely {\textless}br{\textgreater}perceived as filthy, as negatively affecting residents{\textquoteright} health and safety, and as an increas-{\textless}br{\textgreater}ing problem, with participants more likely to use invasive methods, including captures). {\textless}br{\textgreater}Both higher education and better knowledge of primates predicted more positive behav-{\textless}br{\textgreater}ioural intentions (i.e. primates should be protected, non-invasive interventions should be {\textless}br{\textgreater}used). Higher education, however, was also linked to more negative attitudes (i.e. primates {\textless}br{\textgreater}negatively affect residents{\textquoteright} health and safety), and partly to negative behavior (e.g. use of {\textless}br{\textgreater}invasive methods). In contrast, better knowledge about primates predicted positive behav-{\textless}br{\textgreater}iour (i.e. exclusive use of non-invasive methods). Therefore, although better knowledge of {\textless}br{\textgreater}primates had no clear effect on human attitudes, it may impact on their decisions to reduce {\textless}br{\textgreater}potential conflicts with wildlife, and might be the most powerful tool to mitigate conflicts {\textless}br{\textgreater}between humans and other species}},
journal = {{Biodiversity and Conservation}},
volume = {31},
pages = {1249--1266},
}