Resumen

ARANDA-COELLO, J. Manuel et al. Opinión de pescadores sobre el Caiman crocodilus (Crocodilia: Alligatoridae) del Refugio de Vida Silvestre Caño Negro, Costa Rica. Cuadernos de Investigación UNED [online]. 2015, vol.7, n.2, pp.143-149. ISSN 1659-4266.

The spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus, has a significant population in the Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, and some fishermen consider them a cause for the decline of fish stocks. We did semi-structured and open interviews with fishermen in central Caño Negro, Las Cubas and Veracruz on: 1) impact on the ecosystem and interactions with humans; and 2) beliefs and traditions. All respondents felt that stocks have decreased in both abundance and diversity, in the river and ponds, and 38% of the community interacts little with these reptiles and do not consider them a problem for fishing activities. There is interest in a management that includes leverage reptile skin and flesh.

Palabras clave : Crocodilian-human conflict; Conservation; Crocodylia; Community based knowledge.

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