@article{PAR00023382, title = {{M}ake flying-fox hunting sustainable again : comparing expected demographic effectiveness and hunters' acceptance of more restrictive regulations}, author = {{O}edin, {M}. and {B}rescia, {F}. and {V}idal, {E}ric and {M}illon, {A}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{H}unting is a major threat to many species of wildlife. {H}owever, managing hunting systems to ensure their sustainability requires a thorough demographic knowledge about the impact of hunting. {H}ere we develop a framework integrating ecological, modelling and sociological data to achieve a sustainability assessment of flying-fox hunting in {N}ew {C}aledonia and assess the relative merits of alternative management policies. {U}sing age-specific stochastic population models, we found that the current annual hunting rate [5.5-8.5%] is likely to lead to a severe decline (- 79%) of {P}teropus populations over the next 30 years. {H}owever, a majority of hunters surveyed (60%) were willing to soften their practices, offering an opportunity for adaptive management. {R}ecurrent temporary hunting ban (at least 1 year out of 2) in combination with protected areas (>= 25%) appears as the most effective and most accepted management option. {O}ur integrative approach appears to be a promising method for ensuring that traditional hunting systems can remain sustainable in a rapidly changing world.}, keywords = {{A}daptive management ; {F}lying-fox ; {H}arvest sustainability ; {H}unters' survey ; {P}opulation viability analysis ; {P}teropus ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}mbio}, volume = {51}, numero = {}, pages = {1078--1089}, ISSN = {0044-7447}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1007/s13280-021-01630-x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00023382}, }