Although overhunting is amongst the main threats to biodiversity, wild meat is culturally and nutritionally important for many communities. Conservation initiatives should therefore address the drivers of hunting, rather than its practice alone. Here we gathered information from structured interviews with 68 local households to assess the drivers of hunting in a highly threatened Amazonian savannah complex, the Cerrado of Amapá in Brazil. We used regression models to evaluate the influence of socio-economic parameters and spatial variables on hunting prevalence and frequency. The only identified driver of hunting prevalence was forest cover, whereas five variables had significant effects on hunting frequency. The positive effect of forest cover and the negative effect of hunter's age on hunting frequency suggest that logistical and physical feasibility are important drivers of hunting frequency. Furthermore, we suggest that the negative effect of distance to urban centres may be related to the profitability of hunting. We base this on the negative effect of river length in the vicinity of households and per capita monthly income on hunting frequency, which corroborates the tendency of hunting frequency to decrease when alternatives to wild meat are more readily available. We argue that to reduce unsustainable hunting it is necessary both to raise awareness amongst local communities and involve them in the creation of management plans that conserve biodiversity and meet economic and social needs.

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阿马帕大草原狩猎的驱动力：对保护的影响

尽管过度捕猎是生物多样性面临的主要威胁之一，但野生肉类对许多社区来说在文化和营养上都很重要。因此，保护​​举措应解决狩猎的驱动因素，而不仅仅是其实践。在这里，我们从对 68 个当地家庭的结构化访谈中收集了信息，以评估在巴西阿马帕的塞拉多受到高度威胁的亚马逊大草原复合体中狩猎的驱动因素。我们使用回归模型来评估社会经济参数和空间变量对狩猎流行率和频率的影响。唯一确定的狩猎流行的驱动因素是森林覆盖，而五个变量对狩猎频率有显着影响。森林覆盖的正效应和猎人的负效应 狩猎频率的年龄表明后勤和物理可行性是狩猎频率的重要驱动因素。此外，我们认为与城市中心距离的负面影响可能与狩猎的盈利能力有关。我们将此基于家庭附近河流长度和人均月收入对狩猎频率的负面影响，这证实了当野生肉类替代品更容易获得时狩猎频率下降的趋势。我们认为，为了减少不可持续的狩猎，有必要提高当地社区的意识，并让他们参与制定保护生物多样性和满足经济和社会需求的管理计划。我们认为，与城市中心距离的负面影响可能与狩猎的盈利能力有关。我们将此基于家庭附近河流长度和人均月收入对狩猎频率的负面影响，这证实了当野生肉类替代品更容易获得时狩猎频率下降的趋势。我们认为，为了减少不可持续的狩猎，有必要提高当地社区的意识，并让他们参与制定保护生物多样性和满足经济和社会需求的管理计划。我们认为，与城市中心距离的负面影响可能与狩猎的盈利能力有关。我们将此基于家庭附近河流长度和人均月收入对狩猎频率的负面影响，这证实了当野生肉类替代品更容易获得时狩猎频率下降的趋势。我们认为，为了减少不可持续的狩猎，有必要提高当地社区的意识，并让他们参与制定保护生物多样性和满足经济和社会需求的管理计划。这证实了当野生肉类的替代品更容易获得时，狩猎频率下降的趋势。我们认为，为了减少不可持续的狩猎，有必要提高当地社区的意识，并让他们参与制定保护生物多样性和满足经济和社会需求的管理计划。这证实了当野生肉类的替代品更容易获得时，狩猎频率下降的趋势。我们认为，为了减少不可持续的狩猎，有必要提高当地社区的意识，并让他们参与制定保护生物多样性和满足经济和社会需求的管理计划。