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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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The Complex Links Between Governance and Biodiversity [PDF]
, 2006 We argue that two problems weaken the claims of those who link corruption and the exploitation of natural resources. The first is conceptual. Studies that use national level indicators of corruption fail to note that corruption comes in many forms, at ...
Barrett, C. +3 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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Effects of social disruption in elephants persist decades after culling. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND Multi-level fission-fusion societies, characteristic of a number of large brained mammal species including some primates, cetaceans and elephants, are among the most complex and cognitively demanding animal social systems. Many free-ranging
Cynthia Moss +7 more
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022 Physical barriers, like solar fences, elephant-proof trenches, stone, or rubble walls, are installed as conflict mitigation interventions in India’s major Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) ranges.
Gitima Das +3 more
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Future of Thailand's captive elephants: commentary on Baker & Winkler on elephant rewilding [PDF]
, 2020 Removal from natural habitat and commodification as private property compromise elephants’ broader societal value. Although we support Baker & Winkler’s (2020) plea for a new community-based rewilding conservation model focused on mahout culture, we ...
Bates, Lucy +3 more
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Pachyderm, 1995 Two main working groups, one focused on human-elephant conflict and the other on trade and illegal hunting, were convened and each divided into sub-groups to discuss specific aspects of the theme.
Elephant African
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Preliminary assessment of illegal hunting by communities adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe [PDF]
, 2011 Illegal hunting of wildlife is a major issue in today’s society, particularly in tropical ecosystems. In this study, a total of 114 local residents from eight villages located in four wards adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, south-eastern
Gandiwa, E.
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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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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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