Identification of human-carnivore conflict hotspots to prioritize mitigation efforts.

ABSTRACT: Human-carnivore conflict is a primary driver of carnivore declines worldwide and resolving these conflicts is a conservation priority. However, resources to mitigate conflicts are limited and should be focused on areas of highest priority. We conducted 820 semistructured interviews with community members living within Kenya's Maasai Mara ecosystem. A multiscale analysis was used to determine the influence of husbandry and environmental factors on livestock depredation inside livestock enclosures (bomas). Areas with a high proportion of closed habitat and protected areas had the highest risk of depredation. Depredation was most likely to occur at weak bomas and at households where there were fewer dogs. We used the results to identify potential conflict hotspots by mapping the probability o

SUBMITTER: Broekhuis F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5743529 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature