The dearth of ecological data from protected areas at relevant scales challenges conservation practice in West Africa. We conducted the first camera survey for Burkina Faso and Niger to elucidate interactions between resource users and mammals in the largest protected area complex in West Africa (W‐Arly‐Pendjari, WAP). We differentiated direct (e.g., poaching) and indirect (e.g., domestic animals) human activities to determine their effects on species richness, composition, and behavior. Livestock was the dominant human pressure while gathering was the most prevalent direct human activity. Human pressure did not influence species richness or composition, but reduced mammal activity with greater consequences from indirect activities. We also found distinct differences among guilds in their behavioral responses to human pressures as wild ungulates exhibited the greatest sensitivities to livestock presence. Our findings, that aggregated socioecological data, transition the WAP complex from the singular mandate of nature conservation to a dynamic coupled human‐natural ecosystem.

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在布基纳法索和尼日尔进行的首次相机调查揭示了人类对西非最大的保护区建筑群内的哺乳动物群落的压力

缺乏有关规模的保护区的生态数据，对西非的保护实践提出了挑战。我们对布基纳法索和尼日尔进行了首次相机调查，以阐明西非最大的保护区综合体（W-Arly-Pendjari，WAP）中资源使用者与哺乳动物之间的相互作用。我们区分了直接（例如，偷猎）和间接（例如，家畜）人类活动，以确定它们对物种丰富度，组成和行为的影响。牲畜是人类的主要压力，而采集是人类最普遍的直接活动。人为压力不会影响物种的丰富度或组成，但是会降低哺乳动物的活动，间接活动会带来更大的后果。我们还发现行会在对人类压力的行为响应方面存在明显差异，因为野生有蹄类动物对牲畜的存在表现出最大的敏感性。我们的发现（汇总了社会生态学数据）将WAP复杂性从自然保护的单一任务转变为动态耦合的人与自然生态系统。