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BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
卷 93, 期 3, 页码 381-391出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00108-1
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elephant; lion; wildlife conflicts; agriculture; community-based conservation
The economic impact of elephants, Loxodonta africana, and predators, particularly lions, Panthera lee, on rural agriculturists in the Kwando region of the East Caprivi, Namibia was assessed from the years 1991 to 1995. Elephants were responsible for the greatest number of wildlife conflicts in the region, while lions had the greatest financial impact on farmers. Attempts were made to reduce conflicts between elephants and farmers using deterrents such as electrical fencing, trip-alarm techniques and elephant warning calls. Success of deterrents depended on the frequency of exposure to elephants, maintenance and the ecology of both humans and elephants in the region. Of the deterrent strategies explored, only electrical fencing reduced elephant damage at the community level. The future efficacy of electric fencing is uncertain, however, if elephants do not associate it with fear and possible death. Deterrent efforts played a role in improving relations between communities and conservationists, Scenarios for how human agricultural communities might co-exist with free-ranging elephants are discussed. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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