The alleviation of global poverty is a major objective of the 2030 UN Sustainable
Development Goals (notably SDG1 “to end poverty in all its forms everywhere”). Many rural …

In coexisting carnivorans (Carnivora) relying on the same food resources, the dominant
species imposes a cost on the inferior competitor by limiting its foraging ability. Tigers …

Reducing the costs from human–wildlife conflict, mostly borne by marginal rural households,
is a priority for conservation. We estimate the mean species-specific cost for households …

Understanding attitude of local people towards big cats is vital for conservation interventions
to succeed. Taking tigers and leopards as focal species, we investigated local peoples' …

Human-wildlife interactions occur where human and wildlife coexist and share common
resources including food or shelter. Increasing wildlife populations within protected areas …

Information on the spatial and temporal patterns of losses caused by leopard (Panthera
pardus) in terms of human attacks and livestock depredation in the human‐dominated …

Green Peafowl have declined significantly across much of their historical range mostly due
to habitat loss and degradation following intensive agricultural expansion, logging and …

Protected areas (PA) to conserve wildlife are the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation but
they can also result in increased human-wildlife conflict (HWC), which poses a serious …

Livestock rearing and agriculture are the main sources of community-based livelihoods in
western Nepal. Across the rural mid-hills region of Gandaki Province, leopards are the top …

Human–wildlife conflict is a challenging issue that requires the attention of conservationists
worldwide. Habitat fragmentation and encroachment reduce the abundance of prey species …