Human–wildlife conflict is a major conservation challenge, and compensation for wildlife
damage is a widely used economic tool to mitigate this conflict. The effectiveness of this …

The effectiveness of compensation payments in mitigating and resolving human-wildlife
conflict is globally debated. We examined procedures, types, and payments made for …

In an effort to attenuate human‐wildlife conflict and promote conservation of charismatic
megafauna, compensation programs for wildlife damages have been implemented in many …

As the cases in this volume vividly illustrate, human conflict with wildlife is a significant-and
growing-conservation problem around the world. The risk of wildlife damage to crops …

Human–wildlife conflicts are complex and defy simple explanations and solutions. The fields
of conflict analysis and peacebuilding offer insights into the intensity, intractability, and …

With flaming torches lighting the night sky, a young man with a whip rushes toward a
massive bull elephant moving through his rice field. Chased by the cracking whip, exploding …

Conservation of wildlife is especially challenging when the targeted species damage crops
or livestock, attack humans, or take fish or game. Affected communities may retaliate and …

Wildlife management has been defined as the art and science of applying scientific
knowledge and ecological principles to manage wildlife populations for human objectives …

Human–wildlife conflict is one of the most critical threats facing many wildlife species today,
and the topic is receiving increasing attention from conservation biologists. Direct wildlife …

Unaddressed or poorly addressed conflicts present increasingly difficult obstacles to
effective conservation and management of many wildlife species around the world. The …