Effectiveness of crop protection methods against wildlife damage: A case study of two villages at Bardia National Park, Nepal

The benefit from protected area is enjoyed at international level where as benefit is negligible at local level and often people have to bear losses for living around protected area. Wildlife damage is one such cost of living around protected area. Wild animals often destroys crop, assets, kill livestock and destroy property. Such wildlife damage many times becomes a bone of contention between people living around protected area and the park authority. In developing countries it becomes difficult to control such damage for park authority and giving compensation is not a feasible way. Therefore, the present study tries to assess the extent of wildlife damage in Kaziranga National Park (KNP) which is conflict ridden. It has been found from the survey that damage is enormous and people are dissatisfied with the park authority. This paper suggests that to obtain support of local people emphasis should be given crop protection measures and alternative livelihood opportunities.

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Crop Protection and Its Effectiveness against Wildlife: A Case Study of Two Villages of Shivapuri National Park, Nepal

Nepal Journal of Science and Technology ◽

10.3126/njst.v16i1.14352 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sudip Pandey ◽

Siddhartha Bajra Bajracharya

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

National Park ◽

Management Practices ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Crop Protection ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Well Being ◽

Economic Loss ◽

Crop Damage

A complex relationship between the residents and protected areas continue to be an obstacle to successful conservation of protected areas. Conflicts between park authority and people living around the park pose a threat to conservation. Moreover, crop depredation due to wildlife incurs a severe economic loss to communities living in the close vicinity of the park, affecting the livelihood and well-being of locals. Many studies have been carried out emphasizing the identification and quantification of crop damage, but studies highlighting the means used for the crop protection and their effectiveness are limited. This paper examines frequency of the crop damage by wildlife and efficacy of utilized management practices in Shivapuri National Park (SNP). Altogether 132 households were visited in two buffer zone villages namely, Sikre and Jhor Mahankhal of Shivapuri National Park, Nepal. The study suggested that crop depredation by wildlife was a function of several factors, namely, distance of the farmland from the park, size of the crop raiding animals, frequency of their attacks on the farmland, and the type of crops. Five different measures were identified by the communities which they regularly used to prevent crop damage. Both traditional as well as modern means were used by households to guard crops from invading wild animals. The means of crop protection from wildlife differed according to the type of animal and crop being protected. Biofencing and trenches were effective for the small animals. Watch tower “Machans” and throwing flaming sticks and making noises were the most effective and safest means of crop guarding from all kind of animals. Though crop guarding was intensive, no means were found to be able to prevent crop damage completely. Thus, site specific management strategies as well as technical and financial support from donor organizations would be most useful to minimize crop loss.Nepal Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 16, No.1 (2015) pp. 1-10

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CROP PROTECTION INTERVENTIONS AND WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT AROUND KIBALE NATIONAL PARK, UGANDA

International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Bioresearch ◽

10.35410/ijaeb.2021.5653 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 06 (04) ◽

pp. 88-128

Author(s):

Aggrey Rwetsiba ◽

Taddeo Rusoke

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Crop Protection ◽

Kibale National Park ◽

Wildlife Damage Management ◽

Wildlife Damage

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Shale Resources, Parks Conservation, and Contested Public Lands in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Is Fracking Booming?

Case Studies in the Environment ◽

10.1525/cse.2019.002121 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Miriam R. Aczel ◽

Karen E. Makuch

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

The United States ◽

Federal Agencies ◽

Cultural Significance ◽

Theodore Roosevelt ◽

Natural Beauty ◽

Theodore Roosevelt National Park ◽

Bakken Shale

This case study analyzes the potential impacts of weakening the National Park Service’s (NPS) “9B Regulations” enacted in 1978, which established a federal regulatory framework governing hydrocarbon rights and extraction to protect natural resources within the parks. We focus on potential risks to national parklands resulting from Executive Orders 13771—Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs [1]—and 13783—Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth [2]—and subsequent recent revisions and further deregulation. To establish context, we briefly overview the history of the United States NPS and other relevant federal agencies’ roles and responsibilities in protecting federal lands that have been set aside due to their value as areas of natural beauty or historical or cultural significance [3]. We present a case study of Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) situated within the Bakken Shale Formation—a lucrative region of oil and gas deposits—to examine potential impacts if areas of TRNP, particularly areas designated as “wilderness,” are opened to resource extraction, or if the development in other areas of the Bakken near or adjacent to the park’s boundaries expands [4]. We have chosen TRNP because of its biodiversity and rich environmental resources and location in the hydrocarbon-rich Bakken Shale. We discuss where federal agencies’ responsibility for the protection of these lands for future generations and their responsibility for oversight of mineral and petroleum resources development by private contractors have the potential for conflict.

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Impact of conservation education program on students’ knowledge about rare vegetation within the “buffer zones” in Gobustan State National Park. A Case Study from Azerbaijan

10.26455/mob.v2i2.13 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Adil Gambarov ◽

yelena Gambarova

Keyword(s):

Education Program ◽

National Park ◽

Conservation Education ◽

Buffer Zones

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The Development of Habitat Suitability Index Model of Class I Endangered Wildlife, Sedirea japonica - A Case Study of Korea National Park of Dadohaehaesang -

The Journal of Korean Island ◽

10.26840/jki.32.1.153 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 153-172

Author(s):

Yun-Jin Shim ◽

Yong-Su Park ◽

Rae-Ha Jang ◽

Young-Jun Yoon ◽

Sun- Ryoung Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Habitat Suitability ◽

National Park ◽

Class I ◽

Habitat Suitability Index ◽

Index Model ◽

Suitability Index

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Linking Conservation, Community Knowledge, and Adaptation to Extreme Climatic Events: A Case Study in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13116478 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. 6478

Author(s):

Amemarlita Matos ◽

Laura Barraza ◽

Isabel Ruiz-Mallén

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Animal Species ◽

Human Life ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Forest Products ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Extreme Climatic Events ◽

Water Provision

This study is based on ethnographic research that analyzes how traditional knowledge and local beliefs on biodiversity conservation relates to the local ability to adapt and be resilient to climatic changes in two communities around Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique: Nhanfisse in the buffer zone and Muanandimae in the core area. A total of 78 semi-structured interviews with heads of households were conducted. We found that both communities carried out practices and held beliefs associated with conservation, such as protecting trees and animal species considered sacred or perceived as beneficial for human life in terms of water provision and agricultural production. In addition to traditional ceremonies that respond to extreme climatic events such as drought and flood, other adaptation strategies used by the communities include moving to neighboring areas in search of better living conditions and using forest products in times of scarcity. We discuss that the management of the park should be agreed on, in a shared way, between local communities and conservation agents to ensure that these areas continue to perform the ecological, subsistence, and spiritual functions required. Our research results contribute to a better understanding of local adaptation dynamics towards extreme climatic events and improvement of management strategies.

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