Can community voices shape human-wildlife conflict management?

Feature image: A greater one-horned rhino peacefully grazes on cropland in the morning, a testament to its remarkable adaptability to human-dominated landscape. (Photo credit: Arockia E J Ferdin)

Globally, human-wildlife interactions present both challenges and opportunities. Our study in Chitwan National Park, Nepal, highlights the importance of involving local community members whose lives are directly impacted by wildlife in shaping human-wildlife conflict management. We identified the community members' priorities on human-wildlife conflict management. As climate change intensifies these conflicts, we hope our findings will inspire inclusive policies to foster positive human-wildlife interactions and contribute to the global vision of living in harmony with nature.

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