Balakrishnan, Athira and Radhakrishna, Sindhu (2025) Politicising problem wildlife: Insights from the ‘vermin’ campaign for the wild pig in Kerala, southern India. Global Ecology and Conservation, 62 (e03841).
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| Abstract: | Management strategies for nuisance wildlife species are typically contentious policy decisions that reveal much about socio-political tensions in a region as they do about the depredating behaviour of wildlife. We examined human-wild pig conflict in the state of Kerala, southern India, to understand the circumstances behind the state government repeatedly petitioning the federal government for a vermin status for wild pigs. Employing a mixed methods research approach, we collected field data on wild pig crop raiding intensities, conducted stakeholder interviews, and analysed various governmental and organisational documents related to the vermin status petitions. Our results show that various human groups supported a vermin status for the wild pig for socio-political reasons rather than economic factors. Human-human conflicts over wildlife are not limited to different human groups but can also occur between state and federal governments. We recommend the need for scientific field studies before wildlife management policies are put into place to deal with problem wildlife. |
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| Item Type: | Journal Paper |
| Subjects: | School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Animal Behaviour School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Animal Studies |
| Divisions: | Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Sep 2025 05:28 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Sep 2025 05:29 |
| Official URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03841 |
| URI: | http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/2988 |
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