Multiple factors influence local perceptions of snow leopards and Himalayan wolves in the central Himalayas, Nepal.

ABSTRACT: An understanding of local perceptions of carnivores is important for conservation and management planning. In the central Himalayas, Nepal, we interviewed 428 individuals from 85 settlements using a semi-structured questionnaire to quantitatively assess local perceptions and tolerance of snow leopards and wolves. We used generalized linear mixed effect models to assess influential factors, and found that tolerance of snow leopards was much higher than of wolves. Interestingly, having experienced livestock losses had a minor impact on perceptions of the carnivores. Occupation of the respondents had a strong effect on perceptions of snow leopards but not of wolves. Literacy and age had weak impacts on snow leopard perceptions, but the interaction among these terms showed a marked effect, tha

SUBMITTER: Chetri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7568854 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature