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| Navya, R.; Athreva, V.R.; Mudappa, D.; Raman, T.R.S. | |
| Assessing leopard occurrence in the plantation landscape of Valparai, Anamalai Hills | |
| 2014 Current Science (107): 1381 | |
Interactions between humans and large carnivorous mammals have a long history in Africa and Asia. Some adaptable carnivores with wide ranges occur in landscapes with humans and their increasing interface with people sometimes results in conflicts. Encounters between carnivores and people that lead to economic losses due to livestock depredation or injuries/deaths of humans and wildlife may result in negative attitude towards wild carnivores and hinder management and conservation efforts. Negative interactions between humans and carnivores in India may occur due to high human population densities and presence of these species even outside wildlife protected areas (PAs). Among carnivores of the family Felidae, the common leopard Panthera pardus has the largest distribution of any wild cat, a diversified diet, and the ability to use various forest types and human-modified land uses such as croplands, and tea and coffee plantations. As leopards in such areas are known to prey on livestock, domestic dog, pig and poultry, and occasionally attack humans resulting in injuries or deaths, they are implicated in conflicts with people. Inadequate understanding of social and ecological context of such conflicts hinders the formulation of effective mitigation and management strategies. |
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