Is Human–Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) Conflict in India a Case of Human–Human Conflict?

Anand, Shaurabh and Radhakrishna, Sindhu (2020) Is Human–Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) Conflict in India a Case of Human–Human Conflict? Ambio, 49. pp. 1685-1696.

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Abstract:	The perceptions of wildlife managers regarding human–wildlife conflict (HWC) scenarios are likely to affect the outcomes of conflict mitigation measures. We studied the attitudes and perceptions of forest department personnel regarding the management of human–rhesus macaque conflict (HRMC) in Himachal Pradesh, northern India. We collected data through a questionnaire survey and used frameworks from organizational psychology to draw insights from our results. Forest department personnel belonging to different organizational levels varied with respect to their views on conflict mitigation measures. While the views of upper level management personnel aligned closely with the publicly-stated position of the forest department, the opinions of lower level management personnel were aligned with the opinions of farmers. Overall, wildlife managers differed from farmers in their opinions regarding causes and mitigation of HRMC. Our results indicate the presence of human–human conflict in the context of HRMC and we discuss the implications of this for the management of HRMC.
Item Type:	Journal Paper
Keywords:	Human–human conflict, Human–rhesus macaque conflict, Private preferences, Public preferences, Social identity theory, Wildlife managers
Subjects:	Programmes > Animal Behaviour and Cognition School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Animal Behaviour School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Animal Studies
Date Deposited:	08 Jun 2020 09:19
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2022 06:54
Official URL:	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13280-0...
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Funders:	SA received fellowship from NIAS for this study
Projects:	UNSPECIFIED
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01324-w
URI:	http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1918

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