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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 Conflict between humans and wildlife is an increasing problem worldwide due to human population growth and habitat fragmentation, with growing interest amongst scientists and conservationists in developing novel solutions toward sustainable coexistence ...
Hannah S. Mumby +3 more
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Assessing tolerance for wildlife: human-elephant conflict in Chimanimani, Mozambique [PDF]
Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2020 Human–elephant conflict (HEC) is a common problem for rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent studies have shown that willingness to tolerate wildlife is largely a function of perceived ris...
Macandza, Valério +7 more
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DEVELOPMENTAL HUMAN INTERFACE DUE TO TRAIN COLLISION OF ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) IN WESTERN CIRCLE FOREST DIVISION, UTTARAKHAND, INDIA [PDF]
Environment & Ecosystem Science, 2019 Relation between elephant and man in India is ancient; no other animal had such a close association with the human. Pre mature elephant deaths by train collision, electrocution and drowning were common nowadays and painful disturbances in elephant ...
Vimalraj Padayatchiar Govindan +2 more
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Can Humans and Elephants Coexist? A Review of the Conflict on Sumatra Island, Indonesia
Diversity, 2022 The high rate of deforestation and fragmentation of elephant habitat on Sumatra Island has triggered human-elephant conflict (HEC) in Sumatra Island, Indonesia. This conflict brings negative impacts on humans and elephants.
Wanda Kuswanda +10 more
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Predicting spatial aspects of human–elephant conflict [PDF]
Journal of Applied Ecology, 2003 SummaryHuman–elephant conflict (HEC) in Africa occurs wherever these two species coincide, and poses serious challenges to wildlife managers, local communities and elephants alike. Mitigation requires a detailed understanding of underlying patterns and processes.
Sitati, Noah W. +3 more
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Examining attention given to threats to elephant conservation on social media
Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 Although social media is growing rapidly as a news source, including for disseminating conservation information, studies comparing attention given to differing threats to species on social media are almost non‐existent.
Niall L. Hammond +2 more
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Diversity, 2022 A globally rapid land use/land cover change (LULC) in human-transformed landscapes alters the interface of human-wildlife interactions due to shifting socio-ecological and environmental pressures.
John Erasto Sanare +5 more
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Patterns and determinants of elephant attacks on humans in Nepal
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Attacks on humans by Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is an extreme form of human–elephant conflict. It is a serious issue in southern lowland Nepal where elephant‐related human fatalities are higher than other wildlife.
Ashok Kumar Ram +7 more
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The spatial and behavioral ecology of human-elephant conflict
, 2022 To view the abstract, please see the full text of the document.
Hahn, Nathan Ravi, author +4 more
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Managing human-elephant conflicts: the Kenyan experience
Pachyderm, 2004 This paper reviews the increasing human/elephant conflict situation in Kenya, which is largely due to the fact that elephant habitats have been 'fragmented and reduced'. The authors note: 'If the two are to co-exist, conflicts must be minimized by decreasing the costs and increasing the benefits that come to the local communities as they interact with ...
Patrick Omondi +2 more
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