Escalating human-wildlife conflict in the Wolong Nature Reserve, China: A dynamic and paradoxical process.

ABSTRACT: Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) has become a conservation focus for both protected area management and local communities in many parts of the world. The incidence and mediation of HWCs are rooted in coupled environmental and socioeconomic contexts. A systematic analysis of HWCs was undertaken in 2016 in the Wolong Nature Reserve located in Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 201 local households to understand the occurrence of wildlife damage, the wildlife species involved, the typical losses incurred, and the mitigation measures employed. The results revealed that local HWC has increased rapidly in recent years due to effective biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration policies. Despite the widespread occurrence of HWCs, with nearl

SUBMITTER: Xu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6662261 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature