抄録
The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects on Japanese macaques of being driven away by citizens. We studied transition-frequency and the number of people who drove away macaques, the macaque troop home range, haunt-frequency to human habitation and feeding-frequency on crops in Fujiyoshida and Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Immediately after a meeting that was held to explain the study to local residents, the frequency with which macaques were driven away increased. However, the core macaque area did not move closer to human habitation and neither the feeding-frequency on crops nor the frequency of infestation decreased. Meetings with local residents provide opportunities to strengthen damage management, but this meeting did not reduce the damage caused by the macaque troop. In addition, the village that drove away the macaques has been excluded from the core area of the macaque troop and the frequencies of crop damage and haunting by macaques have decreased rapidly since June 2007, when the civic organization "Wildlife Damage Management Support Center" began driving away macaques in Fujiyoshida. The organization consists of a small number of citizens who drive away macaques, and their efforts indicate that crop damage can be reduced by moving macaques away from human habitation. On the other hand, the frequencies of feeding on crops and haunting by macaques are not higher in Fujikawaguchiko, where civic organizations aimed at driving away macaques have not been established.
