Correlates and impacts of human-mammal conflict in the central part of Chitwan Annapurna Landscape, Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Crop damage, predation on domestic animals and human attacks are often associated with human-wildlife conflict. The abundance and encounter rate of wild mammals are often associated with human wildlife conflict. Crop damage, livestock depredation and human injury and their relation with environmental factors and encounter rate of the mammals was evaluated in the central region of Chitwan Annapurna Landscape. The abundance and the encounter rate of large mammals were determined by dividing the study area into four different study blocks (A, B, C and D) based on river course and topography. A total of 150 transects (average length = 3.18 ± 0.11 km), were administrated for data collection. Similarly, information on human-wildlife conflict was collected using 600 semi-structured questionnaires

SUBMITTER: Adhikari JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884922 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature