Open AccessReviewed by fishermen on the Caiman crocodilus ( Crocodilia : Alligatoridae ) of the Wildlife Refuge Caño Black , Costa Rica
Author(s) -
Manuel Aranda-Coello,
Esmeralda Arévalo-Hueso,
Diana Burbano,
Hernán Coello,
Natalia Díaz,
Luis Enrique Espinoza Guerra,
Celin Guevara,
Diego G. Gutiérrez,
Gabriella Loli,
Randall R. Jiménez
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cuadernos de investigación uned/cuadernos de investigación uned
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1659-4266
pISSN - 1659-441X
DOI - 10.22458/urj.v7i2.1138
Subject(s) - wildlife , geography , population , fishery , abundance (ecology) , ecology , biology , demography , sociology
The spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus, has a significant population in the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, and some fishermen consider them a cause for the decline of sh stocks. We did semi-structured and open interviews with fishermen in central Caño Negro, Las Cubas and Veracruz on: 1) impact on the eco- system and interactions with humans; and 2) beliefs and traditions. All respondents felt that stocks have decreased in both abundance and diversity, in the river and ponds, and 38% of the community interacts little with these reptiles and do not consider them a problem for sh- ing activities. There is interest in a management that includes leverage reptile skin and flesh.