Study of Human-Wildlife Conflict in Chitwan National Park and Buffer Zone People in Nepal

Bijay Pathak

doi:10.55544/ijrah.3.3.4

Authors

Bijay Pathak Khairahani-9, Chitwan, NEPAL.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55544/ijrah.3.3.4

Keywords:

Destruction, Wildlife conflict, Chitwan National Park (CNP)

Abstract

Conflict between animals and human beings arises when both the requirements and conduct of species adversely affects people or when the needs of species adversely impact humans. The cohabitation between humans or species evaluation was undertaken in the area of Bale Mountains National Park to investigate the environment, triggers, or reductions of human-wildlife conflicts. Community surveys, focused groups, interviews, field observations, or primary resources were used to acquire the data. Agro expansion (30%), urbanization (24%), vertebrate excessive grazing (14%), degradation (18%), unauthorized straw harvesting (10%), or hunting (4%) were the primary points of contention. Producers used guarding crops (34%), live fence (pursuing (14), scaring (22%), or flaming (5%) to combat agricultural robbers. Fencing (38%), pursuing (30%), scaring (24%) or monitoring (8%) were utilized as measures for management to safeguard livestock from hazardous creatures. Disputes between individuals and animals are harmful to both, as the research indicates. Determining an unambiguous border, drawing rules or regulations for executed local neighborhoods, formulating equitable gain expressing for the native neighborhoods.

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