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Analysis of Straying Leopards and their Human Societal Interface in Rajasthan, India


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1 Department of Forest, Jaipur 302 004, India, India
2 Department of Forest, Jaipur 302 004, India, India
 

Human–wildlife conflict has always been a notable matter of contention between conservation efforts and rising development pressure in a human-dominated landscape. An analysis has been done to understand leopard–human conflict in Rajasthan, India, for a decade. The study has used real field data and situations to assess the crisis and explore possible remedies for the conflict and its impact on the leopard population.

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Human–wildlife Conflict, Leopards, Mortality, Protected Areas, Population
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Monali Sen
Department of Forest, Jaipur 302 004, India, India
Shalabh Kumar
Department of Forest, Jaipur 302 004, India, India

Abstract


Human–wildlife conflict has always been a notable matter of contention between conservation efforts and rising development pressure in a human-dominated landscape. An analysis has been done to understand leopard–human conflict in Rajasthan, India, for a decade. The study has used real field data and situations to assess the crisis and explore possible remedies for the conflict and its impact on the leopard population.

Keywords


Human–wildlife Conflict, Leopards, Mortality, Protected Areas, Population

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv123%2Fi1%2F37-42