Conservation Design: Artistic Solutions For Biological Problems
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 12:10
in Biology & Nature
Who do you call when a pest species invades a public space--animal control? Wildlife managers? Scientists? How about...designers? That's the unique suggestion of a group of international collaborators working to solve the problem of greedy South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) who have recently taken to begging for food in the fish market of Valdivia, Chile. Because the sea lions are both a nationally protected species and a popular tourist attraction, locals are interested in dealing with them as sensitively as possible. Unfortunately, early management measures, most notably the use of fencing around the market area, failed because they were not consistently employed. read more