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Human-elephant Conflict (HEC) is a significant problem in Nepal, with approximately two-thirds of households being impacted by elephants (Elephas maximus), particularly during the winter.In addition to elephant casualties, more than 10% of the households surveyed have had human casualties (injury or death) during the past 5 years.
Sayialel, Amboseli Elephant Research Program). AWF Working Papers July 2005 Human Wildlife Conflict: Lessons Learned from AWF’s African Heartlands 1 page 2 page 3 page 3 page 8 page 9 page 9 page 11 page 11 Table of Contents Introduction Human Wildlife Conflicts in AWF Heartlands Approaches to Managing Human Wildlife Conflicts Winning Hearts and Minds The Need for Policy Harmonization.
Elephants are found where human populations are the lowest, or, as in South Africa and Kenya, where elephants are largely within national parks or preserves. The root cause of human-elephant conflict is the exploding human population growth and resultant pressure on elephant habitat. Habitat loss and degradation inevitably lead to conflict. As.
Naughton L, Rose R, Treves A. The social dimensions of human-elephant conflict in Africa: A literature review and case studies from Uganda and Cameroon; 1999. View Article Google Scholar 42. Nelson, A, Bidwell P and Sillero-Zubiri C. A review of human-elephant conflict management strategies.
Review of human-elephant conflict mitigation measures practiced in South Asia. World Wide Fund for Nature. Jarungrattanapong, R. and Sajjanand, S. (2011). Analysis of policy options to convert human elephant conflict into human-elephant harmony. Research Report No. 2011-RR14. Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia.
In order to meet this challenge, in 1997 the African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) officially inaugurated a five-member Human-Elephant Conflict Task Force. In 2002 this was re-named the Human-Elephant Conflict Working Group (HECWG) to more accurately reflect the ongoing nature of its work.
Human-Elephant conflict is the major problem in the forest borders with large elephant herds. In this paper, an automated system to detect the intrusion of elephants into the human habitat in forest borders is proposed. The seismic signals.
Given its island setting and rich hydro-climatic data, Sri Lanka provides a unique opportunity to study the dynamics leading to species loss. Our work in this project was initially motivated by the practical concerns of our project partners in the Mahaweli River Basin in Sri Lanka where the human-elephant conflict was a major problem. The.
We know that the Human-elephant conflict has got worse in the recent years. And would definitely get worse in the years to come. In November this year a man was killed in the village of Mulgama.
Graham M, Gichohi N, Kamau F, Aike G, Craig B, et al. (2009) The use of electrified fences to reduce human-elephant conflict: A case study of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Laikipia District, Kenya. Working Paper 1, Laikipia Elephant Project, Nanyuki, Kenya.
Human-wildlife conflicts impact upon the wellbeing of marginalized people, worldwide. Although tangible losses from such conflicts are well documented, hidden health consequences remain under-researched. Based on preliminary clinical ethnographic.
Galgamuwa in the North Western Province is considered a hotspot for the human-elephant conflict (HEC). It comprises Ehetuwewa and Vilachchiya villages, and about 50% of elephant deaths are reported from these areas. Apart from these areas, the Ampara District too has a fair amount of HEC incidents. Conservationists note that Sri Lanka has the.
