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Human-wildlife conflicts have grown in Brazil over the past 10 years. There has been a dramatic increase in the number, diversity of species involved, and even in the severity of outcomes. This growth is attributed to several factors: expanding human settlement, growth of outdoor recreation, and increase in the number of species that have adapted to living in human dominated landscapes. Managing these species is complicated by the growing diversity of wildlife values among different publics. We describe conflicts involving jaguars, pumas, capybaras (associated with agricultural damage, vehicle collisions, and transmission of disease) and wild boars (a spreading exotic species involving issues of hunting/antihunting). Two critical needs are identified: (a) Move from a consen'ation to a management paradigm, where there is need to reduce populations, rather than the conventional situation where the population was expected to increase and (b) Apply interdisciplinary approaches with particular attention to bringing in the social sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the findings of a study on the problems associated with the depredation of domestic livestock by jaguars and pumas in Brazil. Correlation between large cat populations and domestic animal preying; Ways to reduce the frequency of livestock depredation; Actions taken by ranchers to respond to depredation of domestic livestock.