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Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wayanad

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Subject: Wildlife Management × Author: ANANDU R. × End date: 2019 ×
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    A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT IN SELECTED AREAS OF WAYANAD
    (COLLEGE OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES, POOKODE WAYANAD, 2018) ANANDU R.; George Chandy
    A study was carried out from May 2018 to August 2018 to evaluate human-wildlife conflict and suggest suitable methods for mitigation regarding this issue. The survey areas included high conflict urban and semi-urban areas. An extensive survey was carried out in Kalpetta municipality, since human-monkey conflict was an increasing and rampant problem. Other areas included Kottanadu, Thanjilodu, Karapuzha, Pozhuthana, Ambalavayalu, Pinagod, Koyilamoola, Sugandagiri, Ediyavanvayal, Kaithapoyil, Aanapara, Meppadi, Mundankolli, Kalathuvayil, Kunampetta and Vythiri. Villagers around the forest fringe areas were also interviewed along with the above-mentioned regions. These areas were categorized into three sectors based on Development Block (Kalpetta Block, Sulthan Bathery Block and Kalpetta Municipality). Data regarding the socioeconomic status, wildlife conflict damage, wild animals involved, attitude of people towards wildlife and co-existence, current mitigation measures and traditional conflict mitigation methods were documented. The results indicated that 59 percent of the interviewed people were cultivating crops and 98.7 percent of them faced wildlife conflict issues. The major animals included 32.5 percent Bonnet Macaque and 22.5 percent Wild Pig. Wild animals such as elephant and deer species were reported to enter the human-habitation occasionally 12.5 percent and 11.25 percent respectively. Generalized linear modeling indicated that respondents who had suffered from financial loss by crop damage or by livestock loss had negative attitudes towards co-existence whereas positive attitude towards co-existence were marginally significant among men than women.