27/01/2022
Human-wildlife conflict, in combination with other threats, has driven the significant decline of species that were once abundant and species that are naturally less abundant, have been pushed to the brink of extinction.
Wherever wild tiger populations survive and come into contact with landscapes dominated by humans, they pose a threat by preying on livestock, and, less commonly, on people. In most parts of India, people are remarkably tolerant of wildlife damage compared with elsewhere in the world, but sometimes, in conflict situations, local antagonism against tigers often erupts into a serious problem.
The extent of area of the conflict is, thus, relatively small which makes this a localized management problem.
However, by its very nature, the conflict poses a serious dilemma for conservationists trying to promote human–tiger coexistence.
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