Breaking Through Disciplinary Barriers: Human–Wildlife Interactions and Multispecies Ethnography

• DOI: 10.1007/s10764-018-0027-9
• Publication Date: 2018-04-18T05:50:49Z
• Authors: Hannah E. Parathian; Matthew R. McLennan; Catherine M. Hill; Amélia Frazão-Mor...; Kimberley J. Hock...
• Keywords: Animal ecology; Primatology; Discipline; Behavioural sciences

One of the main challenges when integrating biological and social perspectives in primatology is overcoming interdisciplinary barriers. Unfamiliarity with subject-specific theory language, distinct disciplinary-bound approaches to research, academic boundaries aimed at "preserving integrity" subject disciplines can hinder developments research. With growing interest how humans other primates share landscapes, recognition importance combining information do this effectively, disparate use terminology becoming more evident. To tackle problem, we dissect meaning what sciences term studies "human–wildlife conflict" or recently interactions" compare it anthropology terms "multispecies ethnography." In sciences, human–wildlife interactions are actions resulting from people wild animals sharing landscapes resources, outcomes ranging being beneficial harmful one both species. human–nonhuman relationships have been explored on a philosophical, analytical, empirical level. Building previous work, advocate viewing through an lens" which observed as multiple organisms that interact species shape create environments. illustrate these interconnections case study coexistence between Nalu ethnic group Critically Endangered western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) Cantanhez National Park Guinea-Bissau, demonstrate research be complementary inform conservation initiatives human–primate interface. Finally, discuss ethnoprimatology those multispecies ethnography advance aid productive discourse enhance future