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  • Socio-ecological research
  • Citizen science
  • Conservation science

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  • Anthropogenic drivers like climate change, invasive species, and habitat loss threaten wildlife across all land tenures.
  • Effective wildlife conservation on private lands necessitates local knowledge of populations, habitats, ecological processes, and social factors.
  • Private landholders possess valuable, often overlooked, local ecological knowledge derived from direct environmental interaction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore collaborative socio-ecological research integrating landholder knowledge with scientific expertise for wildlife conservation.
  • To investigate the development and integration of local ecological knowledge within a citizen science framework.
  • To develop a novel model for collaborative conservation research on private lands.

Main Methods:

  • A transdisciplinary project (WildTracker) involving 160 landholders in Tasmania, Australia.
  • Gathered quantitative and qualitative data using wildlife cameras, sound recorders, workshops, questionnaires, and interviews.
  • Integrated place-based ecological and social knowledge from landholders with researchers' and practitioners' knowledge.

Main Results:

  • Generated and integrated local socio-ecological knowledge into the research process through a wildlife-focused citizen science project.
  • Established relationships based on mutual learning and knowledge sharing among landholders, researchers, and conservation practitioners.
  • Documented the development and evolution of local ecological knowledge through interaction and inquiry.

Conclusions:

  • Qualitative insights from landholder experiences and citizen science practices were integrated with quantitative assessments.
  • A novel model of collaborative conservation research was produced, combining diverse knowledge systems.
  • This approach enhances wildlife management by valuing and integrating local ecological knowledge with scientific data.