ABSTRACT

People use many kinds of mitigation strategies to resolve human-wildlife conflict issues, and their preferences for lethal or non-lethal techniques are influenced by socio-cultural factors and their attitudes toward the conflict species. We conducted studies in two regions in India to investigate factors related to people’s choice of conflict mitigation strategies against commensal monkey species. We conducted qualitative and quantitative, face-to-face interviews to collect data and analyzed the relationships among socio-demographic variables, strategies used, and duration of conflict. Respondents’ choice of mitigation strategies was related to their religion, education, and conflict history, but not occupation. A small percentage of respondents recommended monkey culling as a mitigation strategy, but the majority preferred that government authorities use translocation or sterilization as a mitigation measure. A deeper understanding of socio-cultural beliefs and traditions at regional levels is necessary before mitigation strategies are instituted in a generalized manner against conflict wildlife.

摘要

人们使用多种缓解策略来解决人类与野生动物的冲突问题，他们对致命或非致命技术的偏好受到社会文化因素和他们对冲突物种的态度的影响。我们在印度的两个地区进行了研究，以调查与人们针对共生猴物种选择冲突缓解策略的相关因素。我们进行了定性和定量的面对面访谈，以收集数据并分析社会人口变量、使用的策略和冲突持续时间之间的关系。受访者对缓解策略的选择与其宗教、教育和冲突历史有关，但与职业无关。一小部分受访者建议将猴子扑杀作为缓解策略，但大多数人倾向于政府当局使用易位或绝育作为缓解措施。在以普遍的方式针对冲突野生动物制定缓解策略之前，需要更深入地了解区域层面的社会文化信仰和传统。