New Article: Human-Wildlife Coexistence

[Michelle María Early Capistrán]

Dear SSWG, 

I am pleased to share a new article published in npj Ocean Sustainability. We examine human-wildlife conflict through the lens of California's Dungeness crab fishery and whale entanglement issues. The research demonstrates how climate change is intensifying conflicts between human activities and wildlife, but argues that current management strategies overlook the critical knowledge and experiences of affected communities—in this case, commercial fisherfolk. Through interviews with fishers along the California coast, the study reveals not only the profound sociocultural impacts of these conflicts on livelihoods and identity, but also highlights pathways for achieving human-wildlife coexistence, underscoring the need to engage the knowledge and lived experience of local communities.

Please reach out if you're interested in any aspects of this work, including human-wildlife coexistence under climate change and the integration of local knowledge in conservation efforts!

All the best,

Michelle

Glickman, M., Early Capistrán, M. M., Ogg, D., & Crowder, L. B. (2025). Human-wildlife coexistence through the lens of fishermen’s knowledge and lived experience. Npj Ocean Sustainability, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00139-0

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Michelle María Early Capistrán

Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station

Investigadora posdoctoral | David H. Smith Conservation Fellow

IUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group: East Pacific Region

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