Local attitudes and perceptions toward crop-raiding by orangutans (Pongo abelii) and other nonhuman primates in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 866-876

  Campbell Smith, Gail ^a   Simanjorang, Hubert V P ^b   Leader Williams, Nigel ^a   Linkie, Matthew ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA   (Indonesia)

^c FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroforest systems; Crop raiding; Great ape conservation; Human wildlife conflict; Local perceptions

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP DAMAGE; CROP PEST; ECOTONE; HABITAT LOSS; HOMINID; PERCEPTION; PIG; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; ORANG UTAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PONGO ABELII; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

HOMINIDAE; MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS ABELII; PRESBYTIS THOMASI; PRIMATES; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; TRACHYPITHECUS;

EID: 77957059569     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20822     Document Type: Article

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