Human-Tiger Conflict in and around the Chitwan National Park,Nepal
| dc.contributor.author | Thapa, Sarada | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-30T10:04:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-30T10:04:21Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Human-tiger conflict is one of the most important concerns in tiger conservation, necessitating a focus on effective mitigation measures. Conflict occurs where Tigers and human utilize the same habitats and resources which posses a great challenge to the wildlife managers and conservationists and local residents alike. The study was conducted in and around the Chitwan National Park to investigate the nature, causes, and effectiveness of conflict mitigation measures. Data were collected by means of compilation of park data, household interviews (n=140), questionnaires, interview, field observation. The nature and extent of human-tiger conflict in the study area had a significant impact on humans and livestock. Of 140 households surveyed, 56% reported 93 livestock losses in between 20132018. The study revealed that average livestock depredation was 15.50 (n=87) animals per year and among them goats were highly depredated (42%) animals. Livestock depredation was affected by seasonal variation. More the half (51%) of the depredation was found in summer season where the highest loss was reported in the month of July. A total of 13 people were killed and five got injured by Tiger attacked during six-year of time period. Out of which about 78% of casualties occurred outside the park area. Twenty-three Tigers died within the short period of time from 2013-2018, whereas two got killed as revenge of killing by local and most of species’ death were unknown because of poor management of government and related authorities. Although, the eastern sector Bachchhauli lost fewer livestock as compared to the Southern sector of Ayodhyapuri where most of the local people used park area for grazing the livestock. Within six years, the estimated economic loss for human casualties was US$ 64852.48 and US$ 11349.19 for livestock loss. This study also addressed local people's perceptions of the conservation of protected areas and wildlife, allowing them to describe the values they hold for the areas. Higher local values and tolerance were significantly influenced by education, and male younger with access to information and awareness were mostly supportive of Tiger conservation. Furthermore, living close to the forest and utilizing a high level of resources resulted in a lower level of tolerance for Tigers. Conservation education as well as adequate compensation programs for losses, local participatory approaches and regular monitoring and proper park management coordinating with stakeholders, are recommended as conservation techniques that may help to minimize conflicts and increase positivity for the long-term conservation of Tiger. xiii | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://elibrary.tucl.edu.np/handle/20.500.14540/16790 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Zoology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tiger conservation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Livestock depredation | en_US |
| dc.title | Human-Tiger Conflict in and around the Chitwan National Park,Nepal | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| local.academic.level | Masters | en_US |
| local.institute.title | Central Department of Zoology | en_US |