Is human-rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) conflict in India a case of human-human conflict?

ABSTRACT: The perceptions of wildlife managers regarding human-wildlife conflict (HWC) scenarios are likely to affect the outcomes of conflict mitigation measures. We studied the attitudes and perceptions of forest department personnel regarding the management of human-rhesus macaque conflict (HRMC) in Himachal Pradesh, northern India. We collected data through a questionnaire survey and used frameworks from organizational psychology to draw insights from our results. Forest department personnel belonging to different organizational levels varied with respect to their views on conflict mitigation measures. While the views of upper level management personnel aligned closely with the publicly-stated position of the forest department, the opinions of lower level management personnel were aligned with t

SUBMITTER: Anand S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7413952 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature