The perceptions of wildlife managers regarding human–wildlife conflict (HWC) scenarios are likely to affect the outcomes of conflict mitigation measures. We studied the attitudes and perceptions of forest department personnel regarding the management of human–rhesus macaque conflict (HRMC) in Himachal Pradesh, northern India. We collected data through a questionnaire survey and used frameworks from organizational psychology to draw insights from our results. Forest department personnel belonging to different organizational levels varied with respect to their views on conflict mitigation measures. While the views of upper level management personnel aligned closely with the publicly-stated position of the forest department, the opinions of lower level management personnel were aligned with the opinions of farmers. Overall, wildlife managers differed from farmers in their opinions regarding causes and mitigation of HRMC. Our results indicate the presence of human–human conflict in the context of HRMC and we discuss the implications of this for the management of HRMC.

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印度的人与恒河猴（Macaca mulatta）冲突是人与人之间的冲突吗？

野生动物管理者对人与野生动物冲突 (HWC) 情景的看法可能会影响冲突缓解措施的结果。我们研究了印度北部喜马偕尔邦森林部门人员对人与恒河猴冲突 (HRMC) 管理的态度和看法。我们通过问卷调查收集数据，并使用组织心理学的框架从我们的结果中得出见解。属于不同组织级别的森林部门人员对缓解冲突措施的看法各不相同。上级管理人员的意见与林业部门的公开立场密切相关，而下级管理人员的意见与农民的意见一致。总体，野生动物管理者在 HRMC 的成因和缓解方面与农民不同。我们的结果表明在 HRMC 的背景下存在人与人之间的冲突，我们讨论了这对 HRMC 管理的影响。