Exploring the Human Wildlife interface in Social Forestry Division Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2019/v145i10/149211Keywords:
Human, Conflict, Tiger, Snake.Abstract
Study was conducted on the Exploring the Human Wildlife interface, offences and community aspects in Social Forestry Division Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh in 2013-2015. The study method consisted of data collection from primary and secondary resources and the wild animals pug mark, killing the animals and attack on humans in different villages of Social Forestry Division Bareilly. The sighting was recorded from agriculture fields, village cottages, along Behgul River, water tank, graveyard and near the rivulet. Rural areas were infested with the conflicts of nilgai, black buck, rhesus macaque, wild pig, jackal and snake conflicts. A few cases of tiger/leopard conflict and problems due to bird species were also reported. The data received from the Social Forestry Division, Bareilly showed that 1183 problematic rhesus macaques were captured from different locations of Bareilly namely municipal corporation Bareilly, villages like Simra Ajuba Begam and Rajau Paraspur villages. These monkeys were released by the Forest department to natural habitat. Road accident by wild animals and snake bite cases was also reported during the survey.References
Altmann J. (1974). Observational study of behavior: Sampling methods. Behavior, 49(3): 35-40.
Cnossen C. (1997). Secondary Research: Learning Paper 7, School of Public Administration and Law, the Robert Gordon University, January 1997. Available online (telnet): jura2.eee.rgu.ac.uk/dsk5/research/material/resmeth
Chouksey S. and Singh S. (2018). Assessment on the impacts of human-tiger conflict and community-based conservation in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, J. Threatened Taxa, 10(7): 11844-11849.
Dickman A.J. (2010). Complexities of conflict: the importance of considering social factors for effectively resolving human-wildlife conflict. Animal Conservation, 13:458-466. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00368.x
Gautam R. and Bissa P. (2016). Observations of human-nilgai (blue-bull) conflicts Inshekhawati region of thar desert, India, Int. J. of Basic & Applied Bio, 2(6): 461-463.
Inskip C. and Zimmermann A., (2009). Human–felid conflict: a review of patterns and priorities worldwide. Oryx, 43: 18-34.
Longkumer T., Armstrong L.J., Santra V. and Finny P. (2016). Human, snake, and environmental factors in human-snake conflict in North Bihar-a one-year descriptive study. Christian J. for Global Health, 3(1): 36-45.
Malik J. (2001). "Monkey Menace–who is responsible?" in Gupta, A. K. (2001). Non-Human Primates of India. Wildlife Institute of India. 1(1): 169-171.
Snedecor G.W. and Cochran W.G. (1994). Statistical Methods, 7th Edn. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, 312-317pp.
Shell L.W. (1997). Secondary Data Sources: Library Search Engines, Nicholls State University.
Singh R. and Sharma A.K. (2011). Statistical Methods and Experimental Designs, 1st Edn., Aman Publishing House, Meerut, 13-19pp.
Singh S. (2013). Study on the status and management of wildlife health, offense and trade in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Ph.D. Wildlife Science thesis. School of Forestry and Environment, SHIATS, Allahabad, U.P.
Singh S.K., Vipin., Mishra S., Pandey P., Kumar V.P. and Goyal S.P. (2015). Understanding Human–Tiger Conflict around Corbett Tiger Reserve India: A Case Study Using Forensic Genetics. Wildlife Biology in Practice., 2015 June 11(1): 1-11.
Stephanie S. (2013). "Mumbai Leopards: Killer or Victims?" Mumbai Leopards: Killers or Victims? Wildlife Extra: News.http://www.wild-cat.org/pardus/infos/Sears2008_mumbai-leopards.htm
Thomassen J., Linnell J. and Skogen K. (2007-2011). Wildlife-Human Interactions: From Conflict to Coexistence in Sustainable Landscapes. Final report from a joint Indo-Norwegian project 2007-2011.
Tomar V.S. (2012). Study on the habitat, ecology and human aspects for the conservation of Sarus crane (Grus antigone) in Faridpur Tehsil under Bareilly District of Uttar Pradesh. M.Sc. Wildlife Science Dissertation, School of Forestry and Environment, SHIATS, Allahabad.
World Database on Protected Areas. (2012). http://www.wdpa.org/Statistics.aspx (accessed 01.07.12).
Woodroffe R., Thirgood S. and Rabinowitz A. (2005c). People and Wildlife: Conflict or Coexistence? Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Unless otherwise stated, copyright or similar rights in all materials presented on the site, including graphical images, are owned by Indian Forester.
