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Nyhus, P.J.; Tilson, R.
_Panthera tigris_ vs _Homo sapiens_: conflict, coexistence, or extinction
2010 Book Chapter
Tigers no longer kill as many people or livestock as they once did when the world had more tigers and fewer people. But tiger attacks are visceral, frightening, and tragic for people in a way that habitat degradation and poaching are not. Conflict motivates those living near wild tigers to kill them, the rest of us to fear them, and ultimately leads to intense political pressure to eliminate the problem. Just as we know more today about the ecology of tigers than we did 20 years ago when the first edition of _Tigers of the World _was published, we also have a better understanding of tiger-human conflict. In this chapter, we begin by briefly placing tiger-human conflict in historical perspective. We then evaluate characteristics of tigers and landscapes that influence tiger-human conflict, and the range of responses to reduce conflict before, and to mitigate the impact of conflict after, it occurs.
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