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Hunting as a Source of Local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge among Campesinos in Nicaragua |
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| Authors: | Petriello Michael A Stronza Amanda L |
| Institution: | 1.Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Texas A&M University, 600 John Kimbrough Blvd, College Station, TX, 77843, USA ;2.Applied Biodiversity Science Program, Texas A&M University, Wildlife, Fisheries, and Ecological Sciences, Building #1537, College Station, TX, 77843, USA ;3.School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building, 6100 University Ave, PO Box 15000, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada ;4.Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, Building #1537, College Station, TX, 77843, USA ;5.Department of Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, Texas A&M University, Building #1537, College Station, TX, 77843, USA ; |
| Abstract: | Campesinos are the most numerous hunters in Latin America. Yet, local and traditional knowledge (LTK) among campesinos about hunting is often invisible to conservationists who perceive them as nonindigenous or illegal hunters. Moreover, research and methods for accessing campesino hunting LTK are limited in theory and practice. Conservationists therefore know little about campesinos’ cultural understandings of hunting. We assessed the LTK of Nicaraguan campesinos to determine whether they shared cultural hunting knowledge. Through 11 months of ethnographic fieldwork, an ethnoecology framework, and cultural consensus analysis, we found that campesino hunting LTK was shared across the study community. This knowledge extended from a worldview that emphasized subsistence and hunting secrets to ensure bountiful harvests, expressed through folk taxonomies, hunting strategies, campesino-dog relationships, and preparation of hunted animals. Campesino hunting LTK emerged from campesino culture, yielding numerous implications for conservation in Latin America. |
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