Portal to the Lesser White-fronted Goose

- by the Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose project

Literature type: Scientific

Journal: The Journal of applied ecology

Volume: 59 , Pages: 1911–1924

DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14198

Language: English

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Full reference: Jones, I.L., Timoshenko, A., Zuban, I., Zhadan, K., Cusack, J.J., Duthie, A.B., Hodgson, I.D., Minderman, J., Pozo, R.A., Whytock, R.C., & Bunnefeld, N. 2022. Achieving international biodiversity targets: Learning from local norms, values and actions regarding migratory waterfowl management in Kazakhstan. The Journal of applied ecology 59: 1911–1924 https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14198

Keywords: biodiversity targets, conservation conflict, ecological modelling, hunting, migratory species, policy‐making; socio‐ecological surveys, Kazakhstan

Abstract:

1) Migratory species are protected under international legislation; their seasonal movements across international borders may therefore present opportunities for understanding how global conservation policies translate to local-level actions across different socio-ecological contexts. Moreover, local-level management of migratory species can reveal how culture and governance affects progress towards achieving global targets. Here, we investigate potential misalignment in the two-way relationship between global-level conservation policies (i.e. hunting bans and quotas) and local-level norms, values and actions (i.e. legal and illegal hunting) in the context of waterfowl hunting in northern Kazakhstan as a case-study. 2) Northern Kazakhstan is globally important for waterfowl and a key staging area for arctic-breeding species. Hunting is managed through licences, quotas and seasonal bans under UN-AEWA intergovernmental agreements. To better understand the local socio-ecological context of waterfowl hunting, we take a mixed-methods approach using socio-ecological surveys, informal discussions and population modelling of a focal migratory goose species to: (a) investigate motivations for hunting in relation to socio-economic factors; (b) assess knowledge of species' protection status; and (c) predict the population size of Lesser White-fronted Geese (LWfG; Anser erythropus; IUCN Vulnerable) under different scenarios of survival rates and hunting offtake, to understand how goose population demographics interact with the local socio-ecological context. 3) Model results showed no evidence that waterfowl hunting is motivated by financial gain; social and cultural importance were stronger factors. The majority of hunters are knowledgeable about species' protection status; however, 11% did not know LWfG are protected, highlighting a key area for increased stakeholder engagement.Simulations of LWfG population growth over a 20-year period showed LWfG are highly vulnerable to hunting pressure even when survival rates are high. This potential impact of hunting highlights the need for effective regulation along the entire flyway; our survey results show that hunters were generally compliant with newly introduced hunting regulations, showing that effective regulation is possible on a local level. Synthesis and applications. Here, we investigate how global conservation policy and local norms interact to affect the management of a threatened migratory species, which is particularly important for the protection and sustainable management of wildlife that crosses international borders where local contexts may differ. Our study highlights that to be effective and sustainable in the long-term, global conservation policies must fully integrate local socio-economic, cultural, governance and environmental contexts, to ensure interventions are equitable across entire species' ranges. This approach is relevant and adaptable for different contexts involving the conservation of wide-ranging and migratory species, including the 255 migratory waterfowl covered by UN-AEWA (United Nations Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds).

Literature type: General

Journal: Bulletin of the goose, swan and duck study group of northern Eurasia (Casarca)

Volume: 15(2) , Pages: 139-163.

Language: Russian (In Russian with English summary)

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Full reference: Andryushchenko, Yu.A. & Popenko, V.M. 2012. [Current status of wintering geese in dry-steppe subzone of Ukraine east of the Dnieper river. ], Bulletin of the goose, swan and duck study group of northern Eurasia (Casarca): 15(2), 139-163.

Keywords: Ukraine, occurrence, surveys

Literature type: Rep.article

Language: English

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Full reference: Kaartinen, R. 2004. Monitoring spring migration of Lesser White-fronted Goose in Finnish and Norwegian Lapland, and surveys\nin former core breeding area in Finland in 2001-2003. , In: Aarvak, T. & Timonen, S. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Report 2001-2003. WWF Finland Report No 20 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF Rapportserie Report No 1-2004: pp. 25-26.

Keywords: Annual report, monitoring

Literature type: Rep.article

Language: English

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Full reference: Pääläinen, J. & Timonen, S. 2000. Field surveys in possible breeding areas of Lesser White-fronted Goose in Lapland and Finnmark. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Annual report 1999. WWF Finland Report 12 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF rapportserie Report No 1-2000: p. 34.

Keywords: conservation, monitoring, Fennoscandian annual

Literature type: Rep.article

Language: English

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Full reference: Morozov, V.V. 2000. Surveys for Lesser White-fronted Goose in Bolshezemelskaya Tundra, European Russia, in 1999. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Annual report 1999. WWF Finland Report 12 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF rapportserie Report No 1-2000: pp. 35-38.

Keywords: conservation, monitoring, Fennoscandian annual

Literature type: Rep.article

Language: English

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Full reference: Eskelin, T & Tolvanen, P. 2000. Annotated checklist of bird observations during the Lesser White-fronted Goose surveys in Kazakhstan, October 1999. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Annual report 1999. WWF Finland Report 12 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF rapportserie Report No 1-2000: pp. 64-67.

Keywords: conservation, monitoring, Fennoscandian annual

Literature type: Rep.article

Language: English

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Full reference: Tolvanen, P., Pynnönen, P., Markkola, J., Aarvak, T. & Øien, I.J. 1999. Monitoring instructions for Lesser White-fronted Goose surveys. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Annual report 1998. WWF Finland Report 10 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF rapportserie Report No 1-1999.: pp. 68-71.

Keywords: conservation, monitoring, Fennoscandian annual, methodology

Literature type: Rep.article

Language: English

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Full reference: Pynnönen, P., Timonen, S. & Eskelin, T. 1999. Surveys for Lesser White-fronted Goose and other geese in the Olonets and Sviricha regions, Western Russia in spring 1998. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Annual report 1998. WWF Finland Report 10 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF rapportserie Report No 1-1999.: pp. 12-14.

Keywords: conservation, monitoring, Fennoscandian annual

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Language: English

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Full reference: Øien, I.J., Tolvanen, P., Aarvak, T., Litvin, K.E. & Markkola, J. 1999. Surveys and catching of Lesser White-fronted Geese at Taimyr Peninsula 1998 - preliminary results on autumn migration routes mapped by satellite telemetry. , In: Tolvanen, P., Øien, I.J. & Ruokolainen, K. (eds.). Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose conservation project. Annual report 1998. WWF Finland Report 10 & Norwegian Ornithological Society, NOF rapportserie Report No 1-1999.: pp. 37-41.

Keywords: conservation, monitoring, Fennoscandian annual, Russia, Taimyr

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