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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetManaging the return of a charismatic species in an urban environment 2024
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No results found.The case study comes from Singapore, a city-state in southeast Asia that has undergone large-scale urbanisation. in 2022, it ranked as the world’s third most densely populated country. Remarkably, in the late 1990s, the smooth-coated otter lutrogale perspicillata, absent for three decades due to extensive habitat loss, made a resurgence by taking up residence in Singapore. Since then, otters have been spotted across the island, making use of the coastlines and waterways. they have even been found in the highly-urban city centre. Although typically being considered a shy species, they are largely indifferent to the presence of people. However, the presence of otters in the urban areas has presented various challenges, such as: increased encounters between city-dwellers and the otters, otters feeding in private fishponds, and competition between fish armers and otters. In response to these circumstances, the Otter Working Group was formed in 2013 and formalized in 2016, comprising government agencies, institutions, NGOs, and members of the public. The primary objective of this group is to monitor otter-related issues and address them through a multidisciplinary approach. This case study aims to detail the establishment and activities of the Otter Working Group. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetFostering coexistence through a poverty reduction approach 2022
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No results found.The case study comes from Bolivia, where following a regional assessment on the distribution of Andean bears in 2010, researchers received reports from local communities regarding Andean bears attacking and killing cattle in the Tarija region, with retaliation against the bears ensuing. Researchers were surprised by these reports as the presence of bears had not been documented in the area. However, in 2016, a camera trap study was initiated by Chester Zoo, Protección Medio Ambiente Tarija (PROMETA) and the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) and confirmed the presence of a reproductive population of Andean bears in the region. These findings became the trigger to start the Andean Bears and People Project in 2018, a collaboration between Chester Zoo, PROMETA, WildCRU, Centro de Estudios Regionales de Tarija (CERDET), Instituto de Investigación y Capacitacion Campesina (IICA) and the Natural History Museum Alcides d’Orbigny. This case study describes the main findings of the project related to fostering coexistence through poverty reduction approach. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetPreserving and nurturing deeply interconnected cultural relationships to facilitate coexistence 2024
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No results found.This case study comes from the Dibang Valley (Chithu Huluni in the Idu language), located in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, is the ancestral homeland of the Idu Mishmi people. The Valley has mixed vegetation, including tropical and sub-tropical forest and bamboo, as well as temperate broad-leaved and conifer forests. The Idu Mishmi are traditional animists for whom “human dispositions of consciousness, intentionality, and mortality belong to all beings, including animals and spirits”. According to Idu origin stories, tigers are their elder brothers. Consequently, harming or killing a tiger is the most serious taboo, one that invites grave danger to the “murderer”. This case study covers the historical background to these relationships between the Idu Mishmi people and tigers, exploring how external interventions - specifically, the implementation of a top-down tiger reserve model – may lead to unintended negative outcomes for both the Idu Mishmi and the tiger population, and it will examine ongoing efforts to maintain these intricate relationships.
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