Perception of ranchers about the predator attack insurance in the Calakmul region, Campeche, Mexico

Abstract

Evaluate the operation and effectiveness of the Cattle Insurance Fund for Attack of Predators to the livestock through the perception of ranchers in the zone of influence of the Calakmul´s Biosphere Reserve. Visits to the communities were made taking as a reference the center of the police station, where the streets of each community were walked to find the ranchers in schedules from 15:00 to 20:00 hours from October 2019 to January 2020. A total of 70 surveys were conducted among ranchers from 18 communities in the influence area of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve. From the information obtained through the surveys, the perception of the operation of Insurance for Predator Attacks was identified. The Direction of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (RBC) plays a fundamental role in the management, protection and conservation of the jaguar through several strategic lines such as biological monitoring, including monitoring carried out by local groups through which sporadically offers techniques and financial support from the RBC Directorate to the communities to implement mitigation measures, such as electric fences, to minimize the risk of predation by wild carnivores and also implementing the strategy of artificial drinkers near livestock areas.