Human-Wildlife Conflict: A Growing Concern

Human-wildlife conflict is a pressing issue in conservation, as people encroach into natural habitats and conservation efforts restore wildlife to areas where they may have been absent for generations.

Understanding the Impact

Some species, even the beautiful and endangered, can have serious impacts on human lives and livelihoods. Tigers kill people, elephants destroy crops, and African wild dogs devastate sheep herds left unattended.

Solutions for Coexistence

This comprehensive test bank presents a variety of solutions to human-wildlife conflicts, including novel and traditional farming practices, offsetting the costs of wildlife damage through hunting and tourism, and the development of local and national policies.

• Novel and traditional farming practices
• Offsetting wildlife damage through hunting and tourism
• Local and national policy development