期刊
HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF WILDLIFE
卷 25, 期 2, 页码 121-135出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2019.1695984
关键词
Conservation; crop raiding; human-wildlife conflict; Kenya; livestock depredation; property damage
资金
- National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [31361140360]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) [2017PC0067, 2016PE016]
With the intention to augment better management of human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) in Kenya, we assessed a national HWC pattern using a decade-long (2005-2016) monitoring data series. The results demonstrate that out of 29,647 reported HWC cases, crop raiding was the most frequent type (73%) followed by livestock depredation (23%) and infrastructure damage (4%). Different crops, livestock and wildlife species involved in the conflicts were also identified. Although HWC cases were reported from all the 47 counties that make up Kenya, about 75% of the incidences occurred in 10 counties, with the highest number of cases being in Taita Taveta County. Human-wildlife conflicts exhibited variations across the seasons and years. Overall, from the HWC cases reported, the number of crop raiding incidences decreased, livestock depredation increased, while property damage was constant. We suggest counties that experienced most HWC cases should be given a priority when implementing measures to mitigate HWC.
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