INVITATION: 6th January 17:00BST/09:00PDT *Conservation Colloquy Expert Webinar: “Understanding the Drivers of Human Wildlife Conflict & its Mitigation Measures” by Dr. Aditi Sharma*Wildlife Wednesdays*
Aletris Neils
Dear friendsand colleagues,
We would like to invite you to join us on theConservation Colloquy Expert Webinar, "Understanding the Drivers of Human Wildlife Conflict & itsMitigation Measures – Examples from the Rajaji Tiger Reserve”, by Dr. AditiSharma on Wednesday the 6thof January @ 09:00 PDT (California Time)/ 17:00 BST (LondonTime).
Presentation and led discussions directed by prominentresearcher Dr. Aditi Sharma, SeniorVeterinary Officer for the Rajaji Tiger Reserve. Join us to discuss key issues inhuman-wildlife interactions and drivers of conflict. See flyer attached.
Dr. Aditi Sharma is a featured WonderfulWoman of Wildlife - highlighting female conservation leaders and pioneers activelypromoting diversity.
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Dr. Aditi Sharma is a Senior VeterinaryOfficer for the Rajaji Tiger Reserve with a specialisation in Advanced WildlifeManagement. Dr. Sharma is a prominentexpert in Human Wildlife Interaction, with a specialisation in AdvancedWildlife Management. While she has takenthe oath to ensure the health and welfare of animals, she is known to mitigatehuman-wildlife conflict with courage & humanity within this context. For nearly two decades, she has treated herpatients with great love and care and her high operational excellence has wonher many awards. She has successfullycompleted 6 International Wildlife Courses, presented 27 papers in National andInternational Conferences, and has authored multiple publications. In addition, she contributes in socialprograms for Women Empowerment & Women’s Safety.
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Summary: Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) has been a recurring issue in the state ofUttarakhand, India. While local issues are usually addressed, the driversresponsible have not been investigated adequately, and thus human-wildlifeconflict management measures have remained only partially successful. Wildlifeconflicts here involve serious crop & property damage as well as directthreats to human life, invoking negative responses from people that oftenresult in retaliatory killing of wild animals. In the state of Uttarakhand, themajor species involved in HWC are leopard, elephant, wild pig, nilgai and bear.While leopards have been involved in the most direct human attacks and deaths,elephants also play a major role in human attack in addition to significantlevel of crop damage. The Motichur and Haridwar Ranges of Rajaji Tiger Reserve,as well as the Haridwar Forest Division are among the hot spots of HWC inUttarakhand. Leopard density in theMotichur Range is 33/ 100 km2, and the elephant population in the area isaround 350 animals, having exceeded carrying capacity. Although conflict situations and problemsvary across the areas and season, the animals that are linked to human deathsand severe loss of property and crops require immediate attention. While theissues have largely been understood based on conflict occurrences, the need forwell-organized baseline data and species-specific hot spot mapping of conflictis yet to be addressed. As of now, HWChas been managed with providing immediate compensation but this strategy onlyserves a limited purpose. Based on the examination of the issues, it is proposedthat future efforts here need to be substantiated by examining the habitat andhuman-linked drivers of HWC to ensure long-term solutions to this problem.
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