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Preserving primates culture in a Brazilian semiarid habitat. Use of an ethnoprimatological approach to assess human-nonhuman primate interface.
No full textPreserving Primates' Culture: An Ethnoprimatological Approach to Assess the Human-Non-Human Primate Interface in a Semi-Arid Habitat in North-Eastern Brazil
No full textInteraction between human and nonhuman Primates, an ethnoprimatological approach to preserve biodiversity and culture in a Brazilian semiarid habitat
No full textUma abordagem etnoprimatologica para avaliar as interações entre primatas humanos e não humanos no semiárido nordestino
No full textCoabitação entre humanos e Sapajus libidinosus (Kerr, 1792): avaliação do contexto socioeconômico de uma comunidade rural no semiárido nordestino como primeiro passo para preservar a cultura dos Primatas
No full textCoexisting with Wild Nonhuman Primates in a Brazilian Semiarid Habitat
No full textWildlife living outside protected areas share the ecosystem with humans and interact with them in various ways. Wild primates exhibit behavioural flexibility in human-influenced habitats in various ways, most commonly documented as dietary adjustments), and as differences in activity, ranging, grouping patterns, and social organization.Historically, most publications have focused on conflictual or negative interactions between humans and wild primates and only recently the focus has been also on positive or neutral interactions. This chapter describes the socio-economic characteristics of a rural human community coexisting with a wild population of bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) in a Brazilian non-protected area. I directed semi-structured interviews to 77 people living in the semiarid Cerrado/Caatinga regions in the southern State of Piauí. Results showed that the life of the local community was based on subsistence economy. The income of 82% of respondents derived from farm activities. Residents managed small farms with few cattle, and during the rainy season the main activity was to cultivate small land with corn, manioc, beans and rice. Concerning the education, a total of 70% of surveyed individuals were illiterate or did not complete compulsory school. The assessment of the characteristics of human communities that coexist with the wildlife give important details on the framework in which a non-conflictual relationship take place. Indeed, careful interdisciplinary research has the potential to greatly improve our understanding of the complexities of human–wildlife interactions and of the appropriate strategies enabling long-term sustainable human–wildlife coexistence in non-protected and human influenced areas
Consumption of Crops by Capuchin Monkeys Living in an Anthropogenic Habitat: Combining Quantitative Evaluation of Crop Loss with Farmers' Perceptions
No full textStone tool use by wild capuchin monkeys: a new reference point for investigating tool use across species and evolutionary time
No full textRelação entre humanos e primatas (Sapajus sp.) às margens do Rio São Francisco, Nordeste, Brasil
Full text linkThe recurrent alterations of natural habitats promoted by humans increase their proximity to
the wild fauna, which favors, among other things, the interactions between humans and
nonhuman primates. Ethnoprimatology studies these interactions, taking into account that
they have been occuring for a long period of time. It is important to understand the
perceptions and attitudes of the residents of the Vila Nobre neighborhood in the city of Paulo
Afonso, State of Bahia, in relation to the Galician capuchin monkeys (Sapajus sp.) in order to
clarify the socio-environmental factors of this relationship. Thus, to characterize the residents'
perceptions and attitudes regarding the recent occurrence of the Galician capuchin monkey,
the present study aims at the identification of conflicts and their possible causes. The study
was conducted through semi-structured interviews as well as informal conversations with
local residents between May 2012 and July 2015. Respondents were residents of the
neighborhood since their childhood. All interviewees (N = 21) stated that these monkeys had
never occurred in the neighborhood before 2011. The great majority of the interviewees
(95.4%) associate the occurrence of the monkeys with local fruit plantations. The monkeys
invade orchards, feeding on all cultivated items, and when unsatisfied, they invade residences
in search of food. In response, some residents (14.2%) adopted aggressive measures towards
the invading monkeys. All interviewees consider the Galician capuchin monkeys important to
nature. The interactions between the human beings and the Galician capuchin monkeys are
generally peaceful as positive feelings stand out to the negative ones. Therefore, the scenario
is favorable to the adoption of environmental educational aimed at the protection of the
Galician capuchin monkeys and their habitat, as well as the protection of the residents and
their residences, providing improvements in the cohabitation relationship between humans
and primate
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