Attitudes towards the Potential Use of Aversive Geofencing Devices to Manage Wild Elephant Movement.

ABSTRACT: Aversive geofencing devices (AGDs) or animal-borne satellite-linked shock collars might become a useful tool to mitigate human-elephant conflict (HEC). AGDs have the potential to condition problem elephants to avoid human-dominated landscapes by associating mild electric shocks with preceding audio warnings given as they approach virtual boundaries. We assessed the opinions of different stakeholders (experts, farmers, and others who have and have not experienced HEC; n = 611) on the potential use of AGDs on Asian elephants. Most respondents expressed positive opinions on the potential effectiveness of AGDs in managing elephant movement (62.2%). About 62.8% respondents also provided positive responses for the acceptability of AGDs if pilot studies with captive elephants have been successful

SUBMITTER: Cabral de Mel SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10451760 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature