Bear-proof fences reduce livestock losses in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China
Tibetan brown bears Ursus arctos pruinosus in the Tibetan Plateau attack and kill livestock and ransack homes for food, causing significant economic costs for local herders. Although a government fund compensates herders for livestock lost to bear attacks in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (China), co...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:pra:mprapa:57764 2023-05-15T18:42:04+02:00 Bear-proof fences reduce livestock losses in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China Papworth, Sarah K. Kang, Aili Rao, Madhu Chin, Suk Teng Zhao, Huaidong Zhao, Xiaoyan Carrasco, L. Roman https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/57764/1/MPRA_paper_57764.pdf unknown https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/57764/1/MPRA_paper_57764.pdf preprint ftrepec 2020-12-04T13:34:13Z Tibetan brown bears Ursus arctos pruinosus in the Tibetan Plateau attack and kill livestock and ransack homes for food, causing significant economic costs for local herders. Although a government fund compensates herders for livestock lost to bear attacks in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (China), compensation may not reflect the real cost of losing livestock and payments can be delayed. We investigate whether bear-proof fences are a cost-effective method for reducing bear attacks and livestock losses. In January 2009, 14 bear-proof fences were constructed from wire mesh and steel posts around households which had previously experienced substantial losses to bear attacks in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. These households lost 162 animals to bears in the year before fence construction, whereas just three animals were lost in the year after fence construction. Fences were still standing 4.8 years after completion and any small damage has been repaired by households. For households that suffer substantial losses to bear attacks, bear-proof fences appear to be an effective and cost-saving intervention to reduce human-bear conflict. Conservation Biology, Ecological Economics Report Ursus arctos RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
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Tibetan brown bears Ursus arctos pruinosus in the Tibetan Plateau attack and kill livestock and ransack homes for food, causing significant economic costs for local herders. Although a government fund compensates herders for livestock lost to bear attacks in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (China), compensation may not reflect the real cost of losing livestock and payments can be delayed. We investigate whether bear-proof fences are a cost-effective method for reducing bear attacks and livestock losses. In January 2009, 14 bear-proof fences were constructed from wire mesh and steel posts around households which had previously experienced substantial losses to bear attacks in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. These households lost 162 animals to bears in the year before fence construction, whereas just three animals were lost in the year after fence construction. Fences were still standing 4.8 years after completion and any small damage has been repaired by households. For households that suffer substantial losses to bear attacks, bear-proof fences appear to be an effective and cost-saving intervention to reduce human-bear conflict. Conservation Biology, Ecological Economics |
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Papworth, Sarah K. Kang, Aili Rao, Madhu Chin, Suk Teng Zhao, Huaidong Zhao, Xiaoyan Carrasco, L. Roman Bear-proof fences reduce livestock losses in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China |
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Papworth, Sarah K. Kang, Aili Rao, Madhu Chin, Suk Teng Zhao, Huaidong Zhao, Xiaoyan Carrasco, L. Roman |
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Bear-proof fences reduce livestock losses in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China |
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Bear-proof fences reduce livestock losses in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China |
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Bear-proof fences reduce livestock losses in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China |
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bear-proof fences reduce livestock losses in the tibetan autonomous region, china |
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