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dc.contributor.authorAthreya, Vidya
dc.contributor.authorIsvaran, Kavita
dc.contributor.authorOdden, Morten
dc.contributor.authorLinnell, John Durrus
dc.contributor.authorKshettry, Aritra
dc.contributor.authorKrishnaswamy, Jagdish
dc.contributor.authorKaranth, Ullas K.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T13:20:43Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T13:20:43Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn2167-8359
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2648899
dc.description.abstractThere are many ways in which large carnivores and humans interact in shared spaces. In this study we provide insights into human-leopard relationships in an entirely modified, human-dominated landscape inhabited by dense populations of humans (266 perkm2), their livestock (162 per km2) and relatively high densities of large predators (10 per 100 km2). No human deaths were recorded, and livestock losses to leopards numbered only 0.45 per km2 per year (averaged over three years) despite the almost Complete dependency of leopards on domestic animals as prey. Predation was not the major cause of livestock mortality as diseases and natural causes caused higher losses (80% of self-reported losses). We also found that ineffective night time livestock protection and the presence of domestic dogs increased the probability of a farmer facing leopard attacks on livestock. Resident farmers faced much lower livestock losses to leopard predation in contrast to the migratory shepherds who reported much higher losses, but rarely availed of the government compensation schemes. We recommend that local wildlife managers continue to shift from reactive measures such as leopard captures after livestock attacks to proactive measures such as focusing on effective livestock protection and informing the affected communities about safety measures to be taken where leopards occur in rural landscapes. The natural causes of livestock deaths due do diseases may be better prevented by involving animal husbandry department for timely vaccinations and treatment.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.subjectHuman wildlife interactionsen_US
dc.subjectLivestock damageen_US
dc.subjectHuman use landscapesen_US
dc.subjectLeoparden_US
dc.subjectCo-adaptionen_US
dc.titleThe impact of leopards (Panthera pardus) on livestock losses and human injuries in a human-use landscape in Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder©2020 Athreya et al.en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Basale biofag: 470en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosiologi: 220en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488en_US
dc.source.journalPeerJen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7717/peerj.8405
dc.identifier.cristin1803713


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