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Complex Human-Shark Conflicts Confound Conservation Action

Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021
Human-wildlife conflicts are a growing phenomenon globally as human populations expand and wildlife interactions become more commonplace. While these conflicts have been well-defined in terrestrial systems, marine forms are less well-understood.
Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Michelle R. Heupel, Dave Kendal   +2 more
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Human-wildlife conflict and community perceptions towards wildlife conservation in and around a biodiverse National Park, northern Ethiopia

Global Ecology and Conservation
Crop raiding and livestock predation significantly influence the perception of the local community regarding wildlife conservation. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the scope, characteristics and origin of human-wildlife conflict, as well as
Esayas Embaye Kidane, Seyoum Kiros, Abadi Berhe, Zerihun Girma   +3 more
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A transformative conservation framework for advancing human-wildlife dynamics in India

Discover Conservation
Human-wildlife conflict represents one of the most complex and urgent challenges in biodiversity conservation, especially in India, where ecological richness intersects with dense human populations.
Amit Kumar Batar
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Revealing stakeholders' motivation and influence in crane conservation in the Republic of Korea: Net‐Map as a tool

Conservation Science and Practice, 2021
Biodiversity conservation in protected areas requires strict legal limitations to land use. In the Civilian Control Zone (CCZ) of the Republic of Korea (ROK), military control has created an accidental sanctuary for the world's rarest crane species: the ...
Hyeyeon Sarah Jin, Karoline Hemminger, Jonathan J. Fong, Claudia Sattler, SueKyoung Lee, Claudia Bieling, Hannes J. König   +6 more
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Mapping human‒wildlife conflict hotspots in a transboundary landscape, Eastern Himalaya

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020
The Kangchenjunga Landscape, an important repository of biodiversity, faces several challenges owing to various drivers of change. Human‒wildlife conflict (HWC) is one of such issue that transcends social, economic, environmental, as well as national and
Prashanti Sharma, Nakul Chettri, Kabir Uddin, Kesang Wangchuk, Rajesh Joshi, Tandin Tandin, Aseesh Pandey, Kailash Singh Gaira, Khadga Basnet, Sonam Wangdi, Tashi Dorji, Namgay Wangchuk, Vishwas Sudhir Chitale, Yadav Uprety, Eklabya Sharma   +14 more
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Understanding the human dimensions of coexistence between carnivores and people: A case study in Namibia [PDF]

, 2015
Many carnivore populations were in decline throughout much of the 20th century, but due to recent conservation policies, their numbers are stabilising or even increasing in some areas of the world.
Rust, Niki
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The Pachyderm Dread: A Case Study of Human-Elephant Conflict in the Fringe Areas of Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

Space and Culture, India, 2018
The conflict between man and animal has been a problem since time immemorial. However, this problem has been increasing day by day with the advancement of technology like the construction of rail and road networks through the forest, establishing stone ...
Bhaskarjyoti Bhuyan, Bimal Kumar Kar
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Thematic and hotspot analysis of human-elk conflicts statewide in California

California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2021
Human-wildlife conflicts are an important factor for consideration in wildlife management at urban-wildland interfaces. Effective and adaptive management of human-wildlife conflicts is needed to promote tolerance and coexistence of humans and wildlife ...
Kristin Denryter, Alex Heeren
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Community Conserved Areas in Northeast India and Their Role in Addressing Human-Wildlife Conflict

Integration of local communities in nature/wildlife conservation is increasing, and the emergence of “Community-Conserved Areas” or CCAs in recent times is a testimony to that.
Aiyadurai, Ambika, Banerjee, Sayan
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Common Ground: Solutions for reducing the human, economic and conservation costs of human wildlife conflict [PDF]

, 2008
This report deals with the conflicts between wildlife and human development. Three cases studies are included, in Namibia, Nepal and Indonesia, respectively. Each location has different problems and contexts, but in all three countries, human lives and
World Wildlife Fund
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