Managing human wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe: a boundary perspective rather than a problematic species issue
In elephant range states, human–elephant conflict is considered a serious handicap to the possibility of a peaceful coexistence between free-ranging elephants and their neighbouring human communities. The hypothesis developed proposes that the deep issues of human–elephant conflict are strongly correlated to boundaries. In other words, the establishment and respect of boundaries between problematic elephants and human populations could be a new approach to managing human–elephant conflict by changing methods used to control problematic individuals rather than targeting problematic interfaces. Of the many measures promoted to mitigate human–elephant conflict, the use of chilli pepper as an olfactory repellent has been popularized as a passive form of deterrent. To extend its use, a gas dispenser was developed that fired Ping-Pong ball projectiles filled with chilli oil extract. Field tests conducted in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe between 2009 and 2013 confirmed the possibility of remotely deterring elephants in a successful manner. Successful integration of this new device with other more traditional mitigation approaches offers an opportunity to establish memory fence dynamics at crop/wildlife interfaces for effective long-term human–elephant conflict mitigation; in other words, teaching crop raiders to respect established boundaries and to stay away from farmed crops.
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dig-cirad-fr-5792052024-01-28T23:14:14Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/579205/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/579205/ Managing human wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe: a boundary perspective rather than a problematic species issue. Le Bel Sébastien, La Grange Mike, Czudek René. 2016. In : Problematic wildlife: a cross-disciplinary approach. Angelici Francesco M. (ed.). s.l. : Springer International Publishing, 123-142. ISBN 978-3-319-22245-5https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22246-2_7 <https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22246-2_7> Managing human wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe: a boundary perspective rather than a problematic species issue Le Bel, Sébastien La Grange, Mike Czudek, René eng 2016 Springer International Publishing Problematic wildlife: a cross-disciplinary approach P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières faune animal sauvage genre humain gestion des ressources naturelles interactions biologiques éléphant d'Afrique population humaine communauté rurale http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2821 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24103 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4586 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9000115 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49896 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_168 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3683 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6700 Zimbabwe http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8516 In elephant range states, human–elephant conflict is considered a serious handicap to the possibility of a peaceful coexistence between free-ranging elephants and their neighbouring human communities. The hypothesis developed proposes that the deep issues of human–elephant conflict are strongly correlated to boundaries. In other words, the establishment and respect of boundaries between problematic elephants and human populations could be a new approach to managing human–elephant conflict by changing methods used to control problematic individuals rather than targeting problematic interfaces. Of the many measures promoted to mitigate human–elephant conflict, the use of chilli pepper as an olfactory repellent has been popularized as a passive form of deterrent. To extend its use, a gas dispenser was developed that fired Ping-Pong ball projectiles filled with chilli oil extract. Field tests conducted in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe between 2009 and 2013 confirmed the possibility of remotely deterring elephants in a successful manner. Successful integration of this new device with other more traditional mitigation approaches offers an opportunity to establish memory fence dynamics at crop/wildlife interfaces for effective long-term human–elephant conflict mitigation; in other words, teaching crop raiders to respect established boundaries and to stay away from farmed crops. book_section info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart Chapter info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/579205/2/chp%253A10.1007%252F978-3-319-22246-2_7.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22246-2_7 10.1007/978-3-319-22246-2_7 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/978-3-319-22246-2_7 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22246-2_7 |
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In elephant range states, human–elephant conflict is considered a serious handicap to the possibility of a peaceful coexistence between free-ranging elephants and their neighbouring human communities. The hypothesis developed proposes that the deep issues of human–elephant conflict are strongly correlated to boundaries. In other words, the establishment and respect of boundaries between problematic elephants and human populations could be a new approach to managing human–elephant conflict by changing methods used to control problematic individuals rather than targeting problematic interfaces. Of the many measures promoted to mitigate human–elephant conflict, the use of chilli pepper as an olfactory repellent has been popularized as a passive form of deterrent. To extend its use, a gas dispenser was developed that fired Ping-Pong ball projectiles filled with chilli oil extract. Field tests conducted in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe between 2009 and 2013 confirmed the possibility of remotely deterring elephants in a successful manner. Successful integration of this new device with other more traditional mitigation approaches offers an opportunity to establish memory fence dynamics at crop/wildlife interfaces for effective long-term human–elephant conflict mitigation; in other words, teaching crop raiders to respect established boundaries and to stay away from farmed crops. |
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Managing human wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe: a boundary perspective rather than a problematic species issue |
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Managing human wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe: a boundary perspective rather than a problematic species issue |
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Managing human wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe: a boundary perspective rather than a problematic species issue |
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