An assessment of human-elephant conflict in Manas National Park, Assam, India

Nath, Naba K.; Lahkar, Bibhuti P.; Brahma, Namita; Dey, Santanu; Das, Jyoti P.; Sarma, Pranjit Kumar; Talukdar, Bibhab Kumar

doi:10.11609/jott.o1821.309-16

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“…Similar observation was also made by earlier worker [8]. It has also been reported that the raiding of agricultural fields by elephants sometimes occurs due to proximity with cultivation [18][19][20]. Crop raiding in the study area was a herd activity, but sometimes a lone dominated male (makhna) or mother along with a calf was involved and mostly occurred in the night.…”

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Nutritional evaluation of fodder, its preference and crop raiding by wild Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Sonitpur District of Assam, India

Das¹,

Saikia²,

Baruah³

et al. 2014

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Aim:The present investigation was carried out to evaluate the nutritive value of fodder in natural habitat, cultivated crops and their preference by wild Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in forest and non-forest areas in four seasons using field observation in Sonitpur District of Assam; since, there were frequent incidences of crop raiding by wild elephant leading to loss of property and human-elephant conflict. Materials and Methods:The study was conducted in four seasons. The study included forest areas of Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary, part of Nameri National Park and high human-elephant conflicted areas of non-forest near to the sanctuary and parks. The consumed fodders were identified, collected and evaluated. The proximate composition was determined using AOAC (1990).Results: Total 39 different fodder species of 18 families including herbs, climber, grasses, paddy seeds, paddy saplings, plants and its leaves, bark, fruits, and roots were recorded to be utilized by elephants. The first three family of fodder that elephant relished more were Poaceae (46.15%), Musaceae (7.69%) and Zingiberaceae (5.13%) respectively. The crude protein content of fodder in all seasons, total ash content only in winter and post monsoon seasons and neutral detergent fiber content of fodder between forest and non-forest were significant (p<0.05). Elephants preferred to forage more on nutritionally rich fodder than poor natural fodder. Incidence of crop raiding was more in post monsoon season could be due to availability of nutritionally rich fodder than the poor natural fodder and generally happened in the night. Conclusions:The study revealed that during post monsoon season, there were abundant nutritionally rich sources of cultivated crops than the fodder of natural habitat that might provoke the wild elephants to raid crops. Poaceae shared a major portion of their diet. The findings will definitely help nutritionist, ecologist and policy makers to understand wild elephant's needs and also to take appropriate measures for conservation of endangered wild Asian elephant as well as mitigation of human-elephant conflict.

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Nutritional evaluation of fodder, its preference and crop raiding by wild Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Sonitpur District of Assam, India

Das¹,

Saikia²,

Baruah³

et al. 2014

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“…Farmers guard crops and scare away crop-raiding elephants by yelling, setting off firecrackers or carbide cannons, hitting metal objects, and throwing stones (Nyhus et al, 2000;Fernando et al, 2005;Gunaryadi et al, 2017). These techniques are effective in keeping elephants away from crops (Hedges and Gunaryadi, 2010;Davies et al, 2011), but they disrupt psychosocial wellbeing and livelihood activities of farmers (Tchamba, 1996;Nath et al, 2009;Jadhav and Barua, 2012;Barua et al, 2013). High tech acoustic deterrents remain problematic too.…”

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“…Examples of successful compensatory programs that increased tolerance toward aggressive wildlife exist elsewhere (Nyhus et al, 2000;Bruner et al, 2001), yet compensatory programs have not been similarly successful for human-elephant conflict. In elephant range countries, compensatory programs face often severe criticism due to insufficient compensation, logistical challenges, ineffective governance, a lack of transparency, reduced local understanding of program scope, and limitations, and fraudulent claims (Naughton-Treves et al, 2003;Bulte and Rondeau, 2005;Nyhus et al, 2005;Ogra and Badola, 2008;Nath et al, 2009). Building on successful models, and with a knowledge of factors leading to compensation program failures, future compensatory programs should be adapted and strengthened for inclusion in a suite of management tools.…”

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Human-Elephant Conflict: A Review of Current Management Strategies and Future Directions

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Human-elephant conflict is a major conservation concern in elephant range countries. A variety of management strategies have been developed and are practiced at different scales for preventing and mitigating human-elephant conflict. However, human-elephant conflict remains pervasive as the majority of existing prevention strategies are driven by site-specific factors that only offer short-term solutions, while mitigation strategies frequently transfer conflict risk from one place to another. Here, we review current human-elephant conflict management strategies and describe an interdisciplinary conceptual approach to manage species coexistence over the long-term. Our proposed model identifies shared resource use between humans and elephants at different spatial and temporal scales for development of long-term solutions. The model also highlights the importance of including anthropological and geographical knowledge to find sustainable solutions to managing human-elephant conflict.

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“…The community also grows plants that elephants like but rarely eat, such as rice (Oryza sativa), durian (Durio zibethinus) and rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum). [14], [15], found 55 types of elephant feed-in Aceh. [16], in [15], in India's Rajaji National Park it was recorded that elephants consumed 50 types of plants; 74% trees, 14% grass, 8% shrubs and 4% lianas.…”

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“…[14], [15], found 55 types of elephant feed-in Aceh. [16], in [15], in India's Rajaji National Park it was recorded that elephants consumed 50 types of plants; 74% trees, 14% grass, 8% shrubs and 4% lianas. The edible parts of the plant are mainly branches (78% of the total species), leaves (76%) and tree bark (24%).…”

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The human-elephant conflict: mapping the elephant area and the level of conflict vulnerability in the Mila Landscape, Pidie District, Aceh, Indonesia

Rachmawaty

Abdullah

Khairil

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Elephants are designated as endangered animals because their population in the wild continues to decline. One of the causes of its extinction is the threat of conflict between elephants and humans. The conflict between Sumatran elephants and humans in Aceh continues to increase every year, but there is no resolution to this conflict. This study was aimed to analyse the level of risk of elephant-human conflict in the Mila area and map the conflict areas. The method used was the observation method with the purposive sampling technique. The data was analysed using the disaster risk formula. The results of the analysis of the risk level of elephant-human conflict in Mila District showed that the high-risk level was in Tuha Lala Village (35.24%), Babah Jurong Village (35.22%) and Kumbang Village (35.04%). The level of risk was moderate in Krueng Lala Village (27.64%), Andeue Mosque Village (30.38%) and Dayah Andeue Village (33.38%). Meanwhile, areas with a low-risk level were Kulu Village (21.65%) and Dayah Sinthop Village (20.32%). The mapping of conflict risk areas was coloured red for high risk, yellow for medium risk and green for low risk. The conclusion in this study is that Tula Lala Village, Babah Jurong Village and Kumbang Village are areas with high conflict marked in red. Krueng Lala Village, Andeu Mosque Village and Andeue Dayah Village are areas with moderate conflict which are marked in yellow. Meanwhile, Kulu Village and Dayah Sinthop Village are areas with low conflict marked in green.

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An assessment of human-elephant conflict in Manas National Park, Assam, India

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Nutritional evaluation of fodder, its preference and crop raiding by wild Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Sonitpur District of Assam, India

Nutritional evaluation of fodder, its preference and crop raiding by wild Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Sonitpur District of Assam, India

Human-Elephant Conflict: A Review of Current Management Strategies and Future Directions

The human-elephant conflict: mapping the elephant area and the level of conflict vulnerability in the Mila Landscape, Pidie District, Aceh, Indonesia

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