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- Title
Mitigating crop raiding by forest elephants and baboons at Kibale National Park.
- Authors
Kyokuhaire, Anna Muchwampaka; Chapman, Colin A.; Omeja, Patrick A.; Tumusiime, David Mwesigye; Abwoli, Banana Yabezi; Lawes, Michael J.
- Abstract
In Africa, most protected forests are in densely human‐dominated landscapes where human–wildlife conflict is intense. We documented farmer perceptions and responses to crop‐raiding wildlife from Kibale National Park, Uganda. Crop raiding was mostly (95%) by baboons (Papio anubis) and elephants (Loxodonta africana). While the financial loss caused by baboons and elephants did not differ, elephants were perceived as more damaging. Guarding and trenches were perceived as the most effective deterrent strategies for baboons and elephants, respectively. Distance from the park boundary and household income were significantly associated with a greater likelihood of crop raiding. Distance from the park, household head age and the species that raided crops, influenced whether a household applied one or more deterrent strategies. Households headed by women or older adults were most vulnerable, experiencing greater losses to raiding. Patterns of human–wildlife conflict around Kibale forest are complex, but the extent of crop damage was mostly determined by distance from the park and farm socio‐economic status and thus their ability to mitigate or deter raiding. Managing crop raiding requires collaboration between the park and affected farmers to ensure that mutually managed deterrent methods, such as trenching (elephants) and guarding (baboons), are effectively shared, applied and maintained.
- Subjects
UGANDA; ELEPHANTS; BABOONS; AFRICAN elephant; NATIONAL parks &; reserves; INCOME; OLDER women
- Publication
African Journal of Ecology, 2023, Vol 61, Issue 1, p129
- ISSN
0141-6707
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/aje.13095