Factors driving human–elephant conflict: statistical assessment of vulnerability and implications for wildlife conflict management in Sri Lanka
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-024-02903-z
Abstract: Human–elephant conflict (HEC) is a serious social–ecological problem in Sri Lanka’s elephant range regions, as between 200 and 400 elephants have been killed annually over the last years, and more than 1200 people have died… read more here.
Keywords: sri lanka; elephant conflict; conflict; human elephant ... See more keywords
Assessment of human–elephant conflicts in multifunctional landscapes of Taita Taveta County, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01382
Abstract: Abstract People and wildlife have co-occurred, sharing resources for thousands of years, however, over the last four decades records of human–wildlife conflict have increasingly emerged. Human–elephant conflict is a form of such conflict, resulting from… read more here.
Keywords: conflict; taita taveta; human elephant; elephant conflict ... See more keywords
Human–elephant conflict in expanding Asian elephant range in east-central India: implications for conservation and management
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605324000930
Abstract: Abstract Chhattisgarh, India, harbours a metapopulation of 250–300 Asian elephants Elephas maximus that has expanded its range from neighbouring states since 2000. Elephants in the state occur across a mosaic of forests interspersed with agricultural… read more here.
Keywords: human elephant; crop; crop losses; elephant range ... See more keywords
Long-term trends in human fatalities from human–elephant conflict in Chhattisgarh, India
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-13005-3
Abstract: Human-elephant conflict poses a major challenge to both wildlife conservation and human livelihoods across Asia. These conflicts often occur due to habitat fragmentation, agricultural expansion, and the depletion of natural food resources, increasing the frequency… read more here.
Keywords: human fatalities; elephant conflict; conflict; chhattisgarh india ... See more keywords
Climate‐Smart Agriculture and Human–Elephant Conflict in Southern Kenya: Intercropping With Use of a Metal Strip Deterrent Fence
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DOI: 10.1111/aje.70051
Abstract: Elephant deterrent fences have become a popular strategy to mitigate human‐elephant conflict in agricultural areas. It is unknown whether the adoption of climate‐smart agricultural practices like intercropping could influence elephant behaviour and therefore the effectiveness… read more here.
Keywords: southern kenya; fence; elephant conflict; metal strip ... See more keywords
Community-based human–elephant conflict mitigation: The value of an evidence-based approach in promoting the uptake of effective methods
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173742
Abstract: Human–elephant conflict (HEC) is a serious threat to elephants and can cause major economic losses. It is widely accepted that reduction of HEC will often require community-based methods for repelling elephants but there are few… read more here.
Keywords: community based; community; human elephant; elephant conflict ... See more keywords
Shifts in the conflict-coexistence continuum: Exploring social-ecological determinants of human-elephant interactions
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274155
Abstract: In Morogoro Region of south-central Tanzania, loss of crops and safety concerns due to elephants compromises livelihoods in many rural communities relying on subsistence agriculture. Using a social-ecological system framework to examine conflict-coexistence between people… read more here.
Keywords: coexistence continuum; conflict coexistence; human elephant; social ecological ... See more keywords
Past shadows and gender roles: Human elephant relations and conservation in Southern India
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DOI: 10.2458/jpe.2834
Abstract: Some conceptual thinking about human-wildlife relations has lacked translations into empirical studies with an in-depth enquiry into social, cultural, economic and ecological aspects. This study explores human-elephant relations in a cohabited landscape in the Western… read more here.
Keywords: shadows gender; elephant relations; western ghats; conservation ... See more keywords
Land Use Transition and Its Driving Mechanism of “Human–Elephant” Conflicts Zone in Yunnan, China
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DOI: 10.3390/land12051104
Abstract: In recent years, the issue of “human–elephant” conflict in the south of the Yunnan Province, China has been escalating and poses a severe threat to the livelihoods of local residents. To address this problem, this… read more here.
Keywords: land use; use transition; land; human elephant ... See more keywords
Determining the diet of wild Asian elephants (Elephasmaximus) at human–elephant conflict areas in Peninsular Malaysia using DNA metabarcoding
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DOI: 10.3897/bdj.10.e89752
Abstract: Abstract Human–elephant conflict (HEC) contributes to the increasing death of Asian elephants due to road accidents, retaliatory killings and fatal infections from being trapped in snares. Understanding the diet of elephants throughout Peninsular Malaysia remains… read more here.
Keywords: conflict; dna metabarcoding; asian elephants; human elephant ... See more keywords