Reducing risky interactions: Identifying barriers to the successful management of human-wildlife conflict in an urban parkland

Managing activities that result in human-wildlife conflict is a challenging goal for modern scientists and managers. In recent years, the self-motivated feeding of wildlife by humans has garnered popularity but with consequent risks for the health and safety of both parties. This has resulted in calls for management in areas of high contact, e.g., parklands. Traditional controls are typically utilised (i.e., signage, patrols), yet their success is varied, leading to a rise in research aiming to improve them. This research has primarily focused on language and design, with little attention paid to the role that audience type (i.e., international tourists versus locals/residents) may play in their success. Proportions in audience type present can vary both between parks and spatially within a single park, however, controls are usually applied homogeneously with no consideration for how response may vary between these groups.
Here, we performed a robust before-after study across two summer...

管控引发人兽冲突（human-wildlife conflict）的各类活动，是当代科研人员与管理者面临的一项艰巨任务。近年来，人类主动投喂野生动物的行为愈发普及，但该行为会给双方的健康与安全带来潜在风险。这使得相关领域呼吁在人与野生动物高频接触区域（如公园绿地）开展针对性管理工作。传统管控措施多采用设置警示标识、开展巡逻值守等方式，但其实施效果参差不齐，由此推动了旨在优化管控措施的相关研究不断增多。此类研究主要聚焦于宣传话术与方案设计，却极少关注受众类型（即国际游客与本地居民）对管控效果的影响。不同公园之间，乃至同一公园的不同空间区域，受众的构成比例均可能存在差异，但现有管控措施通常统一推行，未考虑不同受众群体的反应差异。本研究针对两处夏季时段开展了严谨的前后对照研究（before-after study）……