Ecological investigation of human-elephant conflicts in south-west Bengal.

Abstract

Human-elephant conflicts- perspective in Asia and Africa: a review” contains an account of human elephant conflicts and its negative interactions both for elephant and humans in Asia and Africa. This provides an illustrative account of sources of human elephant conflicts and different forms of negative interactions resulting damage to agriculture and plantations, damage to property, human kill and injuries, impact on ecosystems, killing of elephants and diseases transmissions. The modes of conflict management through ecological approach, habitat improvement, alternate crop strategies, deterrent, repellents and aversion, physical and pulsating barriers, acoustic deterrents and compensatory measures as adopted in Africa and Asia on both the genus of elephants are discussed and reviewed.