Human-Wildlife Conflict and Its Implication for Conservation around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
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Date
2011
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Rocky Mountain Research Station
Abstract
This study analyzed the impact of wildlife on farmers
who lived around the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP).
The objectives were to assess the extent of damage exerted upon
local farmers and to establish problem animal control strategies employed
for park management and community members. Respondents
identified crop loss as the major form of damage (40%), followed by
social disruption (35%), damage to property (30%) and threats to
human life (20%). The majority of the farmers (63%) reported that
the park did not employ any measures to protect people's crops. Very
small percentages recognized that the park management employed
fencing, vermin guards, and HUGO, as preventive measures to
guard against raiding of the peoples’ crops. The study concludes
that maize, sweet potatoes, and sorghum were the most frequently
raided crops. This report recommends integrated management for
conservation activities around the park, and integration of local
communities into planning, management, and decision making of
the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
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Conflict, Conservation, Wildlife
Citation
Aharikundira, M., & Tweheyo, M. (2011). Human-wildlife donflict and its implication for conservation around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. In In: Watson, Alan; Murrieta-Saldivar, Joaquin; McBride, Brooke, comps. Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values: Ninth World Wilderness Congress symposium; November 6-13, 2009; Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Proceedings RMRS-P-64. Fort Collins, CO: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 39-44. (Vol. 64, pp. 39-44).