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Assessment of crop damage caused by Asian antelopes compared to local people perception in the community conserved Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary, Northwestern India
Écoscience ( IF 1.3 ) Pub Date : 2019-08-29 , DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2019.1654635
Parteek Bajwa 1 , Netrapal Singh Chauhan 1
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Objective estimates of crop loss due to herbivores and their comparison with the perception of people towards damage factors are required for the formulation of effective mitigation strategies. From October 2016 to May 2018, we used protected and unprotected plots to measure the extent of crop damage by blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) and nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) in the Abohar wildlife sanctuary (India). Land use and land cover (LULC) analysis of 2011–2012 data revealed that more than 90% of the sanctuary was under agricultural practices. The crop grain yield was significantly lower in unprotected plots. Mean (± SD) reduction in crop yield was significantly higher in mustard (40.12 ± 4.56%) than in cotton (26.50 ± 3.50%) and wheat (20.61 ± 3.94%) (p < 0.01). Perceived risk plots (based on 152 semi-structured interviews) revealed that local people working in the farming sector perceived nilgai to be the most crop depredating species followed by blackbuck, pests and stray animals. Participants manifested resentment toward the non-existence of crop damage compensation schemes. Managing wildlife habitats could also reduce the pressure on cultivated zones.



中文翻译:

与印度西北部阿伯哈尔野生动物保护区保存的社区中当地人的看法相比,亚洲羚羊造成的农作物损失评估

为了制定有效的缓解策略,需要对食草动物造成的作物损失进行客观估计,并将其与人们对破坏因素的看法相比较。从2016年10月到2018年5月,我们使用受保护和不受保护的地块来测量黑blackAntilope cervicapra)和nilgaiBoselaphus tragocamelus)在阿博哈野生动物保护区(印度)中。对2011-2012年数据的土地利用和土地覆被(LULC)分析表明,超过90%的保护区处于农业实践之下。在未受保护的地块,农作物的单产明显降低。芥菜(40.12±4.56%)的农作物平均产量(±SD)降低显着高于棉花(26.50±3.50%)和小麦(20.61±3.94%)(p <0.01)。感知到的风险图(基于152个半结构化访谈)显示,在农业部门工作的当地人认为,尼加拉河是农作物最易遭到破坏的物种,其次是黑鹿,害虫和流浪动物。与会者对不存在作物损害赔偿计划表示不满。管理野生动植物栖息地还可以减轻耕地的压力。

更新日期:2019-08-29
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