Can forest fragmentation and configuration work as indicators of human–wildlife conflict? Evidences from human death and injury by wildlife attacks in Nepal

KP Acharya, PK Paudel, SR Jnawali, PR Neupane… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Fragmented forests and heterogeneous landscapes are likely to have less natural
vegetation and smaller core areas, a low degree of landscape connectivity, high prevalence …

Assessment and prediction of spatial patterns of human-elephant conflicts in changing land cover scenarios of a human-dominated landscape in North Bengal

D Naha, S Sathyakumar, S Dash, A Chettri, GS Rawat - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
It is of utmost importance to research on the spatial patterns of human-wildlife conflicts to
understand the underlying mechanism of such interactions, ie major land use changes and …

Human-wildlife conflicts in Nepal: patterns of human fatalities and injuries caused by large mammals

KP Acharya, PK Paudel, PR Neupane, M Köhl - PLoS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Injury and death from wildlife attacks often result in people feeling violent resentment and
hostility against the wildlife involved and, therefore, may undermine public support for …

Spatio-temporal patterns of attacks on human and economic losses from wildlife in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

BR Lamichhane, GA Persoon, H Leirs, S Poudel… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Wildlife attacks on humans and economic losses often result in reduced support of local
communities for wildlife conservation. Information on spatial and temporal patterns of such …

Landscape predictors of human–leopard conflicts within multi-use areas of the Himalayan region

D Naha, SK Dash, A Chettri, P Chaudhary, G Sonker… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Conflict with humans is a significant source of mortality for large carnivores globally. With
rapid loss of forest cover and anthropogenic impacts on their habitats, large carnivores are …

Characterization and management of human-wildlife conflicts in mid-hills outside protected areas of Gandaki province, Nepal

K Baral, HP Sharma, B Rimal, K Thapa-Magar… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
With the intent to better management human wildlife conflict (HWC) and wildlife conservation
in mid-hills outside protected areas of Gandaki province, Nepal, we analyzed the patterns …

Anthropogenic mortality of large mammals and trends of conflict over two decades in Nepal

K Baral, S Bhandari, B Adhikari… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wildlife conservation in human‐dominated landscapes faces increased challenges due to
rising conflicts between humans and wildlife. We investigated the human and wildlife loss …

Spatio-temporal patterns of human-wildlife conflicts and effectiveness of mitigation in Shuklaphanta National Park, Nepal

B Pant, HP Sharma, BR Dahal, S Regmi, JL Belant - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Human-wildlife interactions occur where human and wildlife coexist and share common
resources including food or shelter. Increasing wildlife populations within protected areas …

[HTML][HTML] An elephantine challenge: human–elephant conflict distribution in the largest Asian elephant population, southern India

S Gubbi, MH Swaminath, HC Poornesha… - Biodiversity and …, 2014 - Springer
Wildlife conservation is a complex issue especially when it involves large carnivores or
mega-herbivores that are conflict-prone. Karnataka state in southern India is known to …

Human impacts on forest structure and species richness on the edges of a protected mountain forest in Uganda

M Sassen, D Sheil - Forest Ecology and Management, 2013 - Elsevier
We investigated how local scale variation in human impacts influenced forest structure and
tree species richness within Mt Elgon National Park, Uganda. We assessed basal area (BA) …