Economic Loss Value of Human-wildlife Conflict at the Management Section of National Park (MSNP) VI Besitang, Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP)

Abstract

The intensity of wildlife conflicts with humans has recently tended to increase. The conflict between humans and wildlife is a problem that can cause material losses and loss of life. Conflicts can occur because of the lack of food resources in the forest. Another factor is the high rate of land conversion; forest ecosystems are converted into plantation land. This problem is worrying because numerous wild animals descend into human settlement areas to find food and cause conflict with humans. This study was conducted in March 2021 in nine villages around Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP), Management Section of National Park (MNSP) VI Besitang. The purpose of this study was to calculate how much loss was caused by wildlife-human conflicts in the village around the MNSP VI Besitang, GLNP. This study found that conflicts between humans and wildlife are incredibly detrimental. The method used in this research is an open interview with the community and key respondents with purposive sampling, counting crop damage, livestock eaten, harvest failure, building damage, and fatalities caused by human-wildlife conflict. This study also includes the time lost by the community due to the conflict, which differs from similar studies. The study’s results found a value economic loss in Besitang is Rp. 224,254,550 /year.