The high rate of deforestation and fragmentation of elephant habitat on Sumatra Island has
triggered human-elephant conflict (HEC) in Sumatra Island, Indonesia. This conflict brings …

Co-occurrence of humans and wildlife leads to interactions with potential positive or
negative outcomes for the human actors and for the wild animals. It may also lead to positive …

Abstract The Kangchenjunga Landscape, an important repository of biodiversity, faces
several challenges owing to various drivers of change. Human‒wildlife conflict (HWC) is …

Concerns for biodiversity loss, wildlife conservation, and habitat destruction have dominated
the policy agenda worldwide for decades. Unsustainable human-induced development and …

Abstract Changes in land cover are a major driving force behind habitat change, which
significantly impacts the distribution of wildlife and ecological systems. However, there is a …

Human–wildlife conflict is an important factor in the modern biodiversity crisis and has
negative effects on both humans and wildlife (such as property destruction, injury, or death) …

Escalation of human-elephant conflict (HEC) in India threatens its Asian elephant (Elephas
maximus) population and victimizes local communities. India supports 60% of the total Asian …

Disgust is an adaptive system hypothesized to have evolved to reduce the risk of becoming
sick. It is associated with behavioural, cognitive and physiological responses tuned to allow …

The rapidly changing climatic conditions are adversely impacting the Indian agricultural
sector. Farmers are frequently seen adopting several adaptation measures, which are …

Loss of forest cover, rise in human populations and fragmentation of habitats leads to
decline in biodiversity and extinction of large mammals globally. Elephants, being the …