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S. No. | Reason for human-wildlife conflict | Caused by | Encountered in | Measures |
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1 | Rise in infiltrating the territory of wild animals | Human | Parikshitgarh | Use of bright colored cloth to prevent entry of animals in fields. Use of bio - repellants use of solar fencing |
2 | Reducing forest cover for industrial needs | Human | Pandwan, Bijnor | Plantation drives for encouraging tree; sensitizing villagers |
3 | Unauthorized felling of trees, fishing, and grazing | Human | Pandwan, Parikshitgarh | Villagers encouraged for stall-feeding instead of illegal livestock grazing; arrange some human-made arrangements like tube well and fodder collection for domestic animals |
4 | Forest fires arising from unaccountable fires | Human | Pandwan, Parikshitgarh | Avoid stubble burning in forest area |
5 | Growing dependency on forest | Human | Parikshitgarh | Awareness campaigns and alternate job opportunities |
6 | Wild animal nuisance to agriculture | Human | Parikshitgarh | Usage of domesticated dogs to repel the intruder animals and high noise-making through drums and other objects like utensils etc. |
7 | Drying of natural water sources due to human interventions | Human | Pandwan, Parikshitgarh | Water holding plants to increase groundwater level and additional supply of water to villagers by the forest department |
8 | Increased visit frequency of animals in residential areas | Leopard, tiger, elephant, bear, monkeys, wild pigs | Pandwan, Parikshitgarh, Bijnor, Jansath range | Use of masks, if encounter any wild animal. Plantation of marigold to avoid monkeys in their fields. |
9 | Crop and house damage by wild animals | Monkeys, nilgai, elephant, wild pigs, Barasingha | Pandwan, Parikshitgarh, Bijnor, Jansath range | Electric fencing, usage of domesticated dogs to repel the intruder animals, and high noise-making through drums and other objects like utensils etc. |
10 | Livestock killing by wild animals | Leopard, Tiger, elephant, bear | Parikshitgarh, Bijnor | Electric/bio-fencing, usage of domesticated dogs to repel the intruder animals, and high noise-making through drums and other objects like utensils, etc. |
11 | Human casualties by wild animals | Leopard, tiger, elephant, bear, monkeys | Bijnor, Jansath range | Inhabitant participation in wildlife conservation programmes advised and training/equipping for self defence |
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