Evaluating the contribution of a wildlife health capacity building program on orangutan conservation,American Journal of Primatology

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Evaluating the contribution of a wildlife health capacity building program on orangutan conservation
American Journal of Primatology ( IF 2.0 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-21 , DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23273
Steve Unwin ₁ , Raffaella Commitante ₂ , Andrew Moss ₃ , Elinor Bridges ₃ , Kay H Farmer ₄ , Ricko Laino Jaya ₁ , Yenny S Saraswati ₅ , Citrakasih Nente ₅ , Indarjulianto Soedarmanto ₆ , Fransiska Sulistyo ₇ , Sumita Sugnaseelan ₈

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One Health is increasingly being used as a tool in ecosystem protection. The Orangutan Veterinary Advisory Group (OVAG) is working to address One Health concerns in Pongo spp. (orangutan) welfare and conservation. Orangutans are vital contributors to the ecosystem health of their range areas. Strengthening national capacity is crucial to make a lasting difference in the currently bleak outlook for orangutan species survival. OVAG is a capacity strengthening and expertise network that brings together all those working with orangutans, in- and ex-situ, to share knowledge, skills, and to collectively learn. Using the One Health paradigm embedded to enhance professional development, the OVAG network is successfully supporting conservation outcomes and impact. As part of our adaptive management approach, and to assess individual and organizational change attributable to the capacity strengthening work of OVAG, we evaluated technical skill test data, program satisfaction data, and asked participants to complete a self-reflective survey. This pilot study of our work demonstrates statistically significant improvements in conservation medicine (t = 5.481, p < 0.0001) and wildlife clinical skills knowledge (t = 3.923, p < 0.001) for those in the OVAG program. Most consider OVAG participation to be either critical or very useful in their conservation medicine decision-making process, with a perceived positive impact on their skills at handling multiple situations. Additionally, participant feedback shows a sense of being able to drive positive change locally and nationally (within their own countries) as a consequence of OVAG participation. The authors hope the OVAG model including its associated capacity support mechanisms and pedagogical approaches can be used as a template for other One Health efforts.

中文翻译：

评估野生动物健康能力建设计划对猩猩保护的贡献

One Health 越来越多地被用作保护生态系统的工具。猩猩兽医咨询小组 (OVAG) 正在努力解决Pongo spp中的一种健康问题. （猩猩）福利和保护。红毛猩猩是其活动区域生态系统健康的重要贡献者。加强国家能力对于改变目前猩猩物种生存前景黯淡的情况至关重要。OVAG 是一个能力加强和专业知识网络，它将所有在原地和非原地与猩猩合作的人聚集在一起，分享知识、技能和集体学习。OVAG 网络使用嵌入的 One Health 范式来促进专业发展，成功地支持保护成果和影响。作为我们适应性管理方法的一部分，为了评估归因于 OVAG 能力加强工作的个人和组织变化，我们评估了技术技能测试数据、计划满意度数据、并要求参与者完成自我反思调查。我们工作的这项试点研究表明保护医学在统计学上有显着改善（t = 5.481, p < 0.0001) 和野生动物临床技能知识 ( t = 3.923, p < 0.001) 用于 OVAG 计划中的人员。大多数人认为 OVAG 参与在他们的保护医学决策过程中至关重要或非常有用，对他们处理多种情况的技能产生积极影响。此外，参与者的反馈表明，由于 OVAG 的参与，他们能够在当地和全国（在他们自己的国家内）推动积极的变化。作者希望 OVAG 模型（包括其相关的能力支持机制和教学方法）可以用作其他 One Health 工作的模板。

更新日期：2021-05-21

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