Humans-livestock predators conflict in the Central and Eastern Part of Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sharing of space by humans and wildlife at a time may ignite apparent conflict. Populations of many species are declining due to the degradation of wildlife habitats caused by agricultural activities. Additionally, livestock may compete with wild herbivores for grazing and reduce the abundance of wild prey for carnivores. A reduction in populations of prey species of large predators might cause carnivores to be attracted towards livestock, ultimately provoking and aggravating the human-carnivores conflict. This study investigated the current status of the human-predators conflict in and around the Bale Mountains National Park.

Results

Most (72.75%) respondents agreed on the presence of livestock predation. Major reported predators were spotted hyena (Crocuta cr

SUBMITTER: Sebsibe I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9531451 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature