Vida silvestre en el patio trasero: contemplando interacciones entre humanos y animales por la radio comunitaria en el sur de la India
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El incremento de interacciones entre el hombre y la fauna salvaje, que se convierten en conflictos, plantea un problema socio-ecológico crítico en la India, similar al de muchas regiones del mundo. A la hora de abordar este problema, muchas instituciones han reconocido a los medios de comunicación como un valioso actor interesado. Los estudios actuales sobre los medios de comunicación y las interacciones entre los seres humanos y la fauna silvestre se centran principalmente en la representación de los conflictos en los medios de comunicación. Además, la bibliografía carece de estudios sobre el modo en que los medios de comunicación comunitarios abordan las interacciones entre los seres humanos y la fauna; a pesar de que dichos medios tienen una amplia experiencia en cuestiones medioambientales en muchas partes del mundo. Para colmar esta laguna, el artículo se centra en el estudio de caso de un medio de comunicación comunitario del estado de Tamil Nadu, en el sur de la India. Radio Kotagiri, el caso analizado en el artículo, es una radio comunitaria situada en la ciudad de Kotagiri, en el distrito de Nilgiris; que forma parte de una cadena montañosa ecológicamente rica y vulnerable del país. Utilizando los datos cualitativos -recogidos durante el estudio etnográfico más amplio realizado por el autor, y los contenidos de los medios de comunicación de la radio a disposición del público- el artículo examina los compromisos de los medios de comunicación comunitarios en relación con las interacciones entre los seres humanos y la fauna salvaje. El análisis revela las dimensiones de los esfuerzos de la radio comunitaria por mantener conversaciones sobre la coexistencia a nivel de base, y su contribución a magnificar las realidades de la gente corriente en relación con las interacciones entre los seres humanos y la fauna salvaje en la región. Si bien la radio se basa en los intereses existentes de su organización matriz y sus recursos en relación con el tema, resulta ser una plataforma capaz de centrar la matriz socio-ecológica en juego en las narrativas.
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