Spatial risk patches of the Indian crested porcupine crop damage in southeastern Iran.

ABSTRACT: Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) represent a significant global issue, leading to economic losses for humans due to the destruction of agricultural products and livestock. This study was conducted in southeastern Iran with two primary objectives: to identify the major environmental variables influencing spatial risk modeling and to pinpoint spatial risk patches and hotspots of agricultural damage caused by the Indian crested porcupine (ICP) in this region. An ensemble modeling technique was used to evaluate the spatial risk of agricultural damage caused by the ICP, drawing on 111 independent conflict records and nine environmental factors. The findings indicated that the distance to villages, orchard density, cropland density, and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index emerged as the most sig

SUBMITTER: Almasieh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12048679 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature