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| Naha, D.; Jhala, Y.V.; Qureshi, Q.; Roy, M.; Sankar, K. | |
| Socio-economic status and perception of fishermen towards resolving human-tiger conflict around Sundarban Tiger Reserve, India | |
| 2014 Scientific Transactions in Environment and Technovation (8): 84-91 | |
Periodic losses due to large carnivores, be it livestock depredation or death of a family member stimulates fear psychology in the subconscious mind. Thus perceptions of certain species as innately evil or harmful means that even if wildlife damage is entirely mitigated, residual fear and antipathy can lead to continued persecution nonetheless. The socio-economic status and perception of fishermen (n=115) towards tigers along the peripheral villages of Sundarban Tiger Reserve were examined by conducting semi-structured questionnaire surveys between December 2011 and June 2013. Majority of the respondents (66%) resided in kutcha households vulnerable to damage by frequent natural disasters, and 59% of them illiterate and never attended school. Sixty two per cent of the respondents opined that the main role of tigers were to destroy and subdue other life forms, while 67% stated that the declaration of Sundarban Tiger Reserve was not beneficial to their livelihood. Promoting sustainable employment opportunities, organizing educational and awareness programmes about tiger attacks, increasing compensation schemes for tiger victims are important socio-economic measures most likely to reduce human-wildlife conflict. |
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