Human-wildlife conflict in the community forestry landscape
A case study from two Middle Hill districts of Nepal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15326953 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rajesh Bista (0000-0003-4321-1206, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author), Conghe Song (0000-0002-4099-4906, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 554-570 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Dimensions of Wildlife (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-1209 • E-ISSN: 1533-158X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10871209.2021.1980158 |
| OpenAlex | W3203427980 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 31 |
Our current understanding of human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) is limited beyond protected areas. This article investigated HWC in community-forestry (CF) landscape in two Middle Hill districts of Nepal, where community forests and agriculture are mosaicked. We used a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods and geospatial tools to examine economic losses to local farmers from HWC and their associated factors. We found that 47% of the cropland parcels experienced crop-raiding, and 29% of the households lost livestock to wild-animals in the study area. Livestock unit, distance to forests, household elevation, and number of neighboring households were identified as the significant factors associated with livestock depredation, while crop-raiding was strongly related to distance from parcels to forest edges, walking distance from home to parcels, elevation, crop type and the number of crop rotation. After examining existing policies for HWC mitigation, we found loopholes that need to be patched up in CF landscape
Agriculture · Agroforestry · Crop · Geography · Human–wildlife conflict · Livestock · Socioeconomics · Unit (ring theory · Wildlife · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Environmental Science · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Ecology · Forestry
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |