Integrated approaches to resolve human-macaque conflicts in depopulating societies

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  • 人とマカクザルの軋轢解消にむけた統合的アプローチを目指して
  • ヒト ト マカクザル ノ アツ轢カイショウ ニ ムケタ トウゴウテキ アプローチ オ メザシテ

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<p>Human-macaques conflicts have become major concerns in many countries. Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) are considered to be major agricultural pests in most rural areas in Japan, where studies and management practices to alleviate crop damage have been carried out. Human population has been declining and aging in Japan, and so the development of an effective management methodology and restructuring of the current management system will be needed in the future. In this symposium, we introduced the present situation and discussed future prospects of Japanese macaque management in an aging and depopulating society. Although it appears to be difficult to reduce conflicts because of their excellent agility and learning capacity, two different approaches have been proven to be effective in Japan. One is community-based damage management. This approach has been demonstrated to enhance its effectiveness by including cooperation with and among local people. The other is planned population control in managed troops. This approach requires adopting the appropriate capture method based on the scientific data about the population and characteristics of the troop. Recently some local governments have initiated planned population control and gathered data on its effectiveness. Their results provide new insights into macaque management. Additionally, we need to discuss integrated methodologies combining these two approaches. It is also necessary to consider long-term conservation of macaque populations as a part of management.</p>

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