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Human-wildlife conflict, benefit sharing and the survival of lions in pastoralist community-based conservancies [PDF]

, 2016
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Blackburn, Sara, Frank, Laurence, Hopcraft, J. Grant C., Matthiopoulos, Jason, Ogutu, Joseph O., Singh, Navinder   +5 more
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Facilitating Human-Wildlife Cohabitation through Conflict Prediction

Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2022
With increasing world population and expanded use of forests as cohabited regions, interactions and conflicts with wildlife are increasing, leading to large scale loss of lives (animal and human) and livelihoods (economic). While community knowledge is valuable, forest officials and conservation organisations can greatly benefit from predictive ...
Ghosh, Susobhan, Varakantham, Pradeep, Bhatkhande, Aniket, Ahmad, Tamanna, Andheria, Anish, Li, Wenjun, Taneja, Aparna, Thakkar, Divy, Tambe, Milind   +8 more
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Interdisciplinary research: way forward for biodiversity conservation [PDF]

, 2013
Increase in human population has been responsible for depletion of natural resources and loss of wildlife habitat, both directly and indirectly. It is acknowledged that interactions between humans and nature are responsible for creating critical and ...
Mallegowda, Paramesha
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Survey of human-leopard (Panthera Pardus) conflict in Ayubia National Park, Pakistan

Journal of Bioresource Management, 2020
Wildlife populations are at a risk of extinction mainly because of human-wildlife conflict (HWC). The present study was designed to evaluate the ongoing HWC with special reference to Common Leopard (Panthera pardus) in Ayubia National park through ...
Muhammad Nabeel Awan, Atif Yaqub , Muhammad Kamran   +2 more
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Conviviality in Disrupted Socionatural Landscapes: Ecological Peacebuilding around Akagera National Park

Conservation & Society, 2022
Convivial conservation presents itself as a vision of radical cohabitation across the Whole Earth, requiring people at the fringes of protected areas or people everywhere to manage day-to-day coexistence and conflicts with non-human species. This article
Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao
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The impact of civil war on forest wildlife in West Africa: Mammals in Gola Forest, Sierra Leone [PDF]

, 2011
Human conflicts may sometimes benefit wildlife by depopulating wilderness areas but there is evidence from Africa that the impacts tend to be negative. The forested states of West Africa have experienced much recent human conflict but there have been no ...
Klop, E., Lindsell, J.A., Siaka, A.M.
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Why Has Human–Carnivore Conflict Not Been Resolved in Namibia? [PDF]

, 2016
Human–wildlife conflict has historically been portrayed as a management problem where solutions lie in technical changes or financial incentives. However, recent research shows many conflicts stem from social, economic, and political drivers.
Adams M. E., Atkinson D., Auerbach C. F., Conover M. R., Douglas C. MacMillan, du Pisani A., Du Toit R., Glaser B. G., Glaser B. G., Hanssen L., Hunter J., Hunter J., Jones B. T. B., Joseph Tzanopoulos, Karamata C., Khoabane S., Krugmann H., Marker-Kraus L. L., Minde I. J., Mizutani F., Newing H., Niki A. Rust, O'Conchuir R., Puri R. K., Saldaña J., Strauss A., Suzman J., Tatyana Humle, Witkin B. R.   +28 more
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Assessing the Human-Wildlife Conundrum in Zimbabwe: Implications for Social Work Practice [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Human-wildlife conflict is a global crisis that has significantly impacted the local livelihoods of the rural populace of the world. This study aimed to examine the consequences and effects of human-wildlife conflict in Mbire District, Ward 1, Zimbabwe ...
Charles Simbarashe Gozho, Millicent Katsande   +1 more
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Local attitudes toward Apennine brown bears: Insights for conservation issues [PDF]

, 2019
Human-carnivore coexistence is a multi-faceted issue that requires an understanding of the diverse attitudes and perspectives of the communities living with large carnivores. To inform initiatives that encourage behaviors in line with conservation goals,
Boitani L., Boitani L., Ciucci P., Eagly A. H., Faraway J. J., Febbo D., Fox J., Glikman J. A., Latini R., Likert R., Linnell J. D. C., Osborne J. W., Tabachnick B. G., Thompson R., Vaske J. J., Warner R. M.   +15 more
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Women, Human-Wildlife Conflict, and CBNRM: Hidden Impacts and Vulnerabilities in Kwandu Conservancy, Namibia

Conservation & Society, 2015
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) programmes are designed to ensure that rural residents benefit from conservation initiatives. But where human-wildlife conflict threatens life and livelihood, wildlife impacts can undermine the goals of
Kathryn Elizabeth Khumalo, Laurie Ann Yung   +1 more
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