Correction: Incorporating local stakeholders’ voices and knowledge into conservation decisions: a case study on the Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus Linnaeus, 1758) in Taijiang, Guizhou, China

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Correction to: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2022) 18:63 10.1186/s13002-022-00559-z Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported that an incorrect version of Fig. 1 had been provided, in which South China Sea islands had not been presented in the map. The published article has now been updated with the correct version of the figure, and the corrected figure may be found in this erratum. The author thanks you for reading this correction and apologizes for any inconvenience caused. Fig. 1 Map showing the location of the study area. The rural villages surveyed were within the district of Fangzhao town

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Incorporating local stakeholders’ voices and knowledge into conservation decisions: a case study on the Chinese Hwamei ( Garrulax canorus Linnaeus, 1758) in Taijiang, Guizhou, China

Chuanyin Dai (2022)

Background The Chinese Hwamei (Garrulax canorus Linnaeus, 1758) is a widely distributed species and has long been kept as a pet, especially by the ethnic communities in Southwest China. According to conservation experts’ suggestions, it has been designated as a second-level national key protected species in February, 2021 to protect this bird, indicating that keeping it at home is no longer permitted in China. However, a key factor to ensure effectiveness and success of conservation initiatives is local stakeholders’ acceptance and support. Methods Interviews and focus group discussions were used to document the policy outcomes and the views of 108 local bird-keepers in a county in Guizhou province. Results Despite awareness about the illegality of the practice, the bird was still commonly caged both in rural and urban regions. To justify their unwillingness to stop keeping these birds, the interviewees presented many arguments, such as benefits for the community members’ health, cultural heritage and contributions to local livelihoods. Fewer than 30% of the bird-keepers believed that the practice of self-keeping has reduced the wild population. Most argued the decline was mainly generated by the harvesting and keepers with monetary interests. They suggested enforcement should target those people and bird markets, as well as the harvesting methods. They also recommended restricting the number of birds allowed to be kept by one keeper, establishing protected areas and a harvesting ban period. The study participants demonstrated considerable local ecological knowledge about approaches for managing the species’ use. Conclusions Due to the benefits for the people and the bird’s large distribution, I argued that a conservation goal to lower the harvesting and keeping rates would be more appropriate than a strict ban on keeping them. Such a policy would be more feasible and culturally acceptable because it is built on keepers’ support and suggestions. It is necessary to monitor the effects of bird keeping on the wild population. Overall, this qualitative study demonstrated the advantage of factoring in local voices in conservation decisions.

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Chuanyin Dai: daicy527@163.com

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Ethnobiol Ethnomed

Title: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 1746-4269

Publication date (Electronic): 4 November 2022

Publication date PMC-release: 4 November 2022

Publication date Collection: 2022

Volume: 18

Electronic Location Identifier: 64

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[1 ]GRID grid.459584.1, ISNI 0000 0001 2196 0260, Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection (Guangxi Normal University), , Ministry of Education, ; 1 Yanzhong Road, Guilin, 541006 China

[2 ]GRID grid.459584.1, ISNI 0000 0001 2196 0260, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Rare and Endangered Animal Ecology, , Guangxi Normal University, ; Guilin, 541006 China

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Publisher ID: 561

DOI: 10.1186/s13002-022-00561-5

PMC ID: 9636660

PubMed ID: 36333722

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