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Name 6 indirect financial costs of depredation on livestock. How much does it cost to support 1 cheetah across an area of 5, 700 km2 of commercial farmland, in US dollars annually?
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Name 6 indirect financial costs of depredation on livestock.
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1. Loss of potential revenue (wool, milk, future offspring). 2. Investing money in strategies to prevent depredation. 3. Using livestock guarding dogs or donkeys. 4. Cheetahs can cause cattle to panic resulting in broken fences. 5. Livestock may be more vigilant and stressed when carnivores are present resulting in reduced feeding time and slow weight gain. 6. Enclosing calves at night may reduce weight gain and increase risk of disease transmission.
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How much does it cost to support 1 cheetah across an area of 5, 700 km2 of commercial farmland, in US dollars annually?
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$110
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What two countries are considered to be 'Depredation Hotspots'?
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South Africa and Namibia.
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On average, how many cheetahs are killed annually?
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572
Category 2
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Name 9 complex factors that have an impact on human attitudes and behaviors.
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Direct experience, Perceived behavioral control, Anecdotal information, Ideologies, Values, Cultural norms, Cultural expectations, Power, and Fear.
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Fill in the blanks. In Namibia a study found that cheetahs trapped as a perceived threat on game farms were more likely to be _________, while those on livestock farms were more likely to be _________.
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Adults; Younger cheetahs.
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What are the 2 types of factors affecting the magnitude of costs to humans?
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Intrinsic factors and Environmental factors.
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True or False: People are more likely to act on perceived risks rather than real risks?
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True.
Category 3
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In the short term, what are the two most urgent priorities for reducing human-cheetah conflict?
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Limit costs (direct, indirect, financial, and nonfinancial) and provide or improve benefits (incentives) associated with coexisting with cheetahs.
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What is the 'Payments for Presence' method?
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Direct financial incentive where landowners are rewarded monetarily for some stipulated target, such as the number of cheetahs persisting in the area over a given time frame.
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What is one of the most effective deterrent methods for reducing cheetah predation?
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The presence of Livestock Guarding Dogs.
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What are 3 alternatives to cash payments that can motivate people to protect cheetahs while also benefiting the community?
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Schoolbooks, Human medical supplies, and Veterinary medicines.
Category 4
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Politicians need to be educated about the severity of the threat to cheetahs and other carnivores, and encouraged to develop conservation-minded policies around what 5 issues?
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Sustainable wildlife use, Tourism, Poverty alleviation, Land-use planning, Human-wildlife conflict mitigation.
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What challenges will cheetahs face as the human population increases in Africa?
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Habitat degradation, fragmentation, and wild prey loss.
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What two aspects must be thought about when moving from short-term to long-term human-cheetah coexistence?
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Land-use planning and governance.
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True or False: Cheetahs are one of the highest-priority felid species in need of conservation action?
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True.
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