@article{fdi:010085235, title = {{S}afeguarding human-wildlife cooperation}, author = {van der {W}al, {J}. {E}. {M}. and {S}pottiswoode, {C}. {N}. and {U}omini, {N}. {T}. and {C}antor, {M}. and {D}aura-{J}orge, {F}. {G}. and {A}fan, {A}. {I}. and {A}ttwood, {M}. {C}. and {A}mphaeris, {J}. and {B}alasani, {F}. and {B}egg, {C}. {M}. and {B}lair, {C}. {J}. and {B}ronstein, {J}. {L}. and {B}uanachique, {I}. {O}. and {C}uthill, {R}. {R}. {T}. and {D}as, {J}. and {D}eb, {A}. and {D}ixit, {T}. and {D}lamini, {G}. {S}. and {D}ounias, {E}dmond and {G}edi,, {II} and {G}ruber, {M}. and {H}offmann, {L}. {S}. and {H}olzlehner, {T}. and {I}sack, {H}. {A}. and {L}altaika, {E}. {A}. and {L}loyd-{J}ones, {D}. {J}. and {L}und, {J}. and {M}achado, {A}. {M}. {S}. and {M}ahadevan, {L}. and {M}oreno, {I}. {B}. and {N}waogu, {C}. {J}. and {P}ereira, {V}. {L}. and {P}ierotti, {R}. and {R}ucunua, {S}. {A}. and dos {S}antos, {W}. {F}. and {S}erpa, {N}. and {S}mith, {B}. {D}. and {T}olkova, {I}. and {T}un, {T}. and {V}alle-{P}ereira, {J}. {V}. {S}. and {W}ood, {B}. {M}. and {W}rangham, {R}. {W}. and {C}ram, {D}. {L}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{H}uman-wildlife cooperation occurs when humans and free-living wild animals actively coordinate their behavior to achieve a mutually beneficial outcome. {T}hese interactions provide important benefits to both the human and wildlife communities involved, have wider impacts on the local ecosystem, and represent a unique intersection of human and animal cultures. {T}he remaining active forms are human-honeyguide and human-dolphin cooperation, but these are at risk of joining several inactive forms (including human-wolf and human-orca cooperation). {H}uman-wildlife cooperation faces a unique set of conservation challenges, as it requires multiple components-a motivated human and wildlife partner, a suitable environment, and compatible interspecies knowledge-which face threats from ecological and cultural changes. {T}o safeguard human-wildlife cooperation, we recommend: (i) establishing ethically sound conservation strategies together with the participating human communities; (ii) conserving opportunities for human and wildlife participation; (iii) protecting suitable environments; (iv) facilitating cultural transmission of traditional knowledge; (v) accessibly archiving {I}ndigenous and scientific knowledge; and (vi) conducting long-term empirical studies to better understand these interactions and identify threats. {T}ailored safeguarding plans are therefore necessary to protect these diverse and irreplaceable interactions. {B}roadly, our review highlights that efforts to conserve biological and cultural diversity should carefully consider interactions between human and animal cultures. {P}lease see {A}frican{H}oneyguides.com/abstract-translations for {K}iswahili and {P}ortuguese translations of the abstract.}, keywords = {animal culture ; biocultural conservation ; biodiversity conservation ; dolphins ; honeyguides ; human-wildlife interactions ; interspecies ; cooperation ; mutualism ; orcas ; wolves ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE} ; {BRESIL} ; {MYANMAR} ; {AUSTRALIE} ; {RUSSIE} ; {AMERIQUE} {DU} {NORD}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}onservation {L}etters}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[18 ]}, ISSN = {1755-263{X}}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1111/conl.12886}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085235}, }