People and wildlife: Conflicts arising around the Bia Conservation Area in Ghana

Harich, Franziska K.; Treydte, Anna C.; Sauerborn, Joachim; Owusu, Erasmus H.

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2013.05.003

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“…Across the three study divisions, crop raiding was the most frequently recorded and mentioned HEC. This agrees with a study in Zimbabwe, where crops such as maize and sorghum were found to attract elephants [15] while in Ghana cocoa was most attractive [26]; in India, coffee seemed to attract elephants [27] and in Asia paddy [28]. In our study area, 82% of respondents mentioned maize to be highly preferred by elephants compared to other crops, congruent with findings by [15,29] in Zimbabwe and Tanzania (Serengeti), respectively.…”

Section: Human Perception Human-elephant Conflict Incidents Andsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…In Tarakea, the elephants that caused conflicts were mentioned to be coming from KINAPA, which is the nearest protected area from the farmland. The studies conducted by [19,26] also concluded that it might be expected that the proximity of a village or field to a protected area increases the likelihood of being affected by elephants and other wild animals. Our findings indicated that HEC hotspots were found to be highest in Mengwe and Mashati divisions (about 10 km from TWNP) with human population densities of 272 and 318 per km 2 , respectively.…”

Section: Human-elephant Conflicts Hotspotmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Balancing African Elephant Conservation with Human Well-Being in Rombo Area, Tanzania

Mmbaga

Treydte

2017

Advances in Ecology

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The critical assessment of the nature and extent of human-elephant conflict (HEC) and its impact on conservation efforts are essential if we are to meet the challenges related to extinction of local population, as well as loss biodiversity. Conservationists need detailed information on HEC in areas where these challenges prevail to improve intervention in the face of limited funds/resources. We assessed the status of HEC at Rombo area over the last six years. Data based on household surveys, focus group discussions, spatiotemporal analysis of site observations, and reported incidents of damage within the last six years were mapped. Out of all HEC cases analyzed, the most were crop damage which took place at night and the damage was severe between May and July, when cereal crops were mature. In upland areas of Rombo, HEC hotspots were observed inside the protected forest plantation where local people cultivated their annual crops. Cold spots concentrated in upland areas outside the protected forest plantation dominated by settlement and agroforestry less preferred by elephants. In lowland areas, HEC hotspots were observed in village lands close to the PAs, within settlement and farmland dominated by seasonal crops. This suggests that HEC management efforts such as establishment of buffer zones should be directed around the areas adjacent to PAs and prevention should focus on cultivation of the alternative crops and farming systems that are less preferred by elephants. Our study highlights the importance of using a combination of data collection techniques to pinpoint fine-scale HEC hotspots in a highly conflict-prone location of Tanzania.

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Section: Human Perception Human-elephant Conflict Incidents Andsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Human-elephant Conflicts Hotspotmentioning

confidence: 99%

Balancing African Elephant Conservation with Human Well-Being in Rombo Area, Tanzania

Mmbaga

Treydte

2017

Advances in Ecology

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“…Therefore, escalating wildlife damage appears to be an unintended consequence of biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration in the study area. The fact is different from other researches' results in the world, which attributed the persistence and escalation of HWC to shrinking natural habitats and resources for wildlife as humans increasingly encroach on wildlands, expanding human and livestock populations, and increased tourism (Goodrich et al, 2011;Harich, Treydte, Sauerborn, & Owusu, 2013;Hemson et al, 2009;Madden, 2008;Treves & Karanth, 2003). Since HWC is rooted in human-wildlife interactions, it is logical that when one party retreats (i.e., humans), the other party (i.e., wildlife) enters.…”

Section: Escalating Human-wildlife Conflict and Biodiversity Consermentioning

confidence: 67%

Escalating human–wildlife conflict in the Wolong Nature Reserve, China: A dynamic and paradoxical process

Jian-ying

Liu³

2019

Ecology and Evolution

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Human–wildlife conflict (HWC) has become a conservation focus for both protected area management and local communities in many parts of the world. The incidence and mediation of HWCs are rooted in coupled environmental and socioeconomic contexts. A systematic analysis of HWCs was undertaken in 2016 in the Wolong Nature Reserve located in Sichuan Province, southwestern China. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 201 local households to understand the occurrence of wildlife damage, the wildlife species involved, the typical losses incurred, and the mitigation measures employed. The results revealed that local HWC has increased rapidly in recent years due to effective biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration policies. Despite the widespread occurrence of HWCs, with nearly all respondents stating that they had suffered a financial loss, appropriate compensation schemes are lacking. Local respondents' expected compensation amount and style were investigated, and it was concluded that integrated compensation and community development plans are needed to mediate and resolve HWC. In particular, greater attention should be given to reduce local households' dependence on agriculture and transform local livelihood strategies to alternative economic activities not related to farming, such as ecotourism development and migrating employment.

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“…In a case in Ghana, noise, fire, and an on-site caretaker are the preferred measures (Harich et al, 2013). In Western African national parks, villagers often perform bush burning to deter wild animals (Hough, 1993).…”

Section: Protection Measures For Wildlife Damagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…as chili-greased fences (Harich et al, 2013;Osborn and Parker, 2002;Sitati and Walpole, 2006). For using barbed wire fencing or net wire, the use of wire mesh for excluding animals from crop fields may not be a viable option because of the high cost to farmers in developing countries (P erez and Pacheco, 2006); however, cases in Japan show that electric fencing was the most effective countermeasure (Honda et al, 2009;Reidy et al, 2008;Saito et al, 2011;Vidrih and Trdan, 2008).…”

Section: Protection Measures For Wildlife Damagementioning

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Wildlife damage and cultivated land abandonment: Findings from the mountainous areas of Chongqing, China

Hua

Yan

et al. 2016

Crop Protection

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a b s t r a c tHuman-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a growing global issue that seriously threatens agricultural production and livelihoods. Studying the relationship between wildlife damage, land use, and livelihood enables us to understand the dilemma facing current wildlife protection and ecological restoration policies and to amend existing policies effectively. Using participatory rural appraisal (PRA), quantitative analysis, and a Multilevel Logit regression model, this paper analyzed land use and livelihoods among 160 households subject to wild boar (Sus scrofa) damage in four villages within Youyang County in the poor mountainous areas of Chongqing, China. The findings showed the following: (i) wild boars in Youyang County were responsible for large-scale crop and property damage; (ii) cultivated land abandonment has become a significant trend in land use, and the most important perceived driver for abandoning farmland is the land plot's vulnerability to wild boar damage; (iii) when protecting cultivated land plots, households tend to protect those plots that are close to the road, have larger land area, and have a slight or abrupt slope; however, households with more members working in non-farm labor, more female agricultural workers, and/or higher non-farm income are more inclined to abandon protection of their plots. This paper discusses seven main measures that are frequently adopted by farmers to protect their crops and livestock and are perceived by these farmers as the most effective and sensible countermeasures.

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People and wildlife: Conflicts arising around the Bia Conservation Area in Ghana

Cited by 30 publications

References 40 publications

Balancing African Elephant Conservation with Human Well-Being in Rombo Area, Tanzania

Balancing African Elephant Conservation with Human Well-Being in Rombo Area, Tanzania

Escalating human–wildlife conflict in the Wolong Nature Reserve, China: A dynamic and paradoxical process

Wildlife damage and cultivated land abandonment: Findings from the mountainous areas of Chongqing, China

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