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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Crop Raiding"”.
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Primate crop raiding in Uganda: actual and perceived risks around Budongo Forest Reserve
Crop damage by wildlife is a significant threat to global conservation and human development. This interdisciplinary study compared the actual and perceived risk of primate crop raiding around Budongo Forest Reserve, northwest Uganda during 2004/2005. Weekly farm monitoring established that at …
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Crop raiding and conflict: Farmers’ perceptions of human-wildlife interactions in Hoima district, Uganda
Conflict between humans and crop raiding wildlife is a growing problem, particularly in tropical, unmechanised farming communities where increased competition for resources intensifies the likelihood of human-wildlife interactions. However, conflict can arise as much from perceptions of risk as …
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Spatial Distribution of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) and Characterization of Crop-Raiding Elephants in Kasigau Region, Kenya
… herds in terms of herd size responsible for crop-raiding in Kasigau. The study was generally guided by two working a priori hypotheses: (1) farms near the bush edge or livestock watering points will experience more crop raiding incidences than those farther away, and (2) given the …
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How vertebrate communities affect quality and yield of macadamia farms in Levubu, South Africa
… between biocontrol by bats and birds and crop raiding by vervet monkeys in South African macadamia orchards, using vertebrate exclusion experiments. Crop quality and yield were assessed and extrapolated to income values. The study furthermore focused in more detail on the impact of orchard …
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Elephant endurance in Aceh: the effects of habitat disturbance and land cover change on the conservation of Sumatran elephants in Aceh, Indonesia
… influences. Moreover, the occurrence of crop raiding by elephants was evaluated against the spatial configuration of the forests and forest disturbances. Finally, the effectiveness of different forest conservation strategies was assessed. Niche modelling revealed that elephants are mainly …
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Fruit bat diet, foraging ecology and seed dispersal in the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve.
… stems from perceived or actual damage to their crops, especially during the harvest season. Such conflict often leads to the persecution of fruit bats, either legally or illegally. Therefore, a proactive assessment of bats diet in agroecosystems is important. South Africa is one of the major …
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Conservation genetics of conflict in the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus
… conflict, primarily in the forms of poaching and crop-raiding, as well indirect conflict such as habitat loss and fragmentation. Due to the elephant’s elusive behavior within their dense vegetative habitat and the fact that their large size presents handling dangers to researchers and elephants, …
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Conservation of vervets, Africa’s most ubiquitous primates
… systematic literature reviews (habitat use, crop-raiding), analysis of CITES trade records (international trade, trophy hunting), websites and internet posts (trophy hunting) and direct observations at the Vervet Monkey Foundation (VMF) in South Africa (rescue centre intake). Vervets occupy …
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Coping with Human-Elephant Conflict in Laikipia District, Kenya
… for forage with livestock and destroying crops. In Kenya, elephants (Loxodonta africana) pose a real threat to subsistence farmers at the interface between the elephant’s range and agricultural land. Conservation and land use strategies and policies in Kenya do not take into account the …
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Chimpanzee ecology and interactions with people in an unprotected human-dominated landscape at Bulindi, Western Uganda
… recent negative changes, including increased crop-raiding and ranging into village areas, which correspond to major land-use changes (i.e. commercial logging and agricultural intensification). Further, adult males exhibit frequent human-directed aggression, apparently in response to harassment …
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Park - People conflict in Langtang National Park, Nepal : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Parks and Recreation Management at Lincoln University
… people. Wild-pig was found to be the principal crop raiding animal, followed by Himalayan black bear, monkey and deer species. This resulted in resentment of the local people towards the Park administration. Adoption of wild-pig farming by capturing young wild-pigs and selective culling of old …
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Efficacy of an Electronic Scarecrow on 4 Mammalian Crop-Raiders in Limpopo Province, South Africa
… scriptus</em>), are among many species of crop raiders. Currently, cost-effective, non-lethal solutions are lacking. From June through December 2012, I installed novel electronic scarecrows on two commercial citrus orchards and a private reserve and used video-recording remote cameras to …