Ranjan Vivek, Badola Ruchi, Hussain Syed Ainul, Dhakate Parag Madhukar
Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248002, Uttarakhand, India.
Uttarakhand Forest Department, Rajpur Road, Dehradun, 248001, Uttarakhand, India.
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 6;15(1):28784. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-13808-4.
Humans and wildlife have coexisted spatially and temporally for many years. However, this is disturbed when human-induced changes constrain limited and shared resources, leading to increased competition for resources and negative human-wildlife interactions. This study aims to examine the implications of habitat changes on human-large carnivore interaction (HLCI) and identify priority areas for negative interaction. The study was conducted in the Terai Arc landscape in two study blocks constituting three wildlife corridors in the Corbett and Indo-Nepal transboundary landscapes. This study assessed the decadal changes in habitats and identified priority sites of negative interaction based on reported wildlife attacks due to Panthera tigris and Panthera pardus. The study mapped five spatial risk zones, from very low to very high, and determined the effects of habitat changes on HLCI. Changes in land-use patterns, vegetation health, and anthropogenic activity have significant effects on hotspots of negative HLCI. Our results will support decision-makers and park managers in streamlining, managing, and prioritizing local and regional mitigation efforts at the identified sites. This approach will help improve the co-existence scenario in the landscape.
人类与野生动物在空间和时间上已经共存了许多年。然而，当人为引起的变化限制了有限的共享资源时，这种共存就会受到干扰，从而导致对资源的竞争加剧以及人类与野生动物之间的负面互动。本研究旨在探讨栖息地变化对人类与大型食肉动物互动（HLCI）的影响，并确定负面互动的优先区域。该研究在特莱弧景观的两个研究区域进行，这两个区域构成了科比特和印度-尼泊尔跨境景观中的三条野生动物走廊。本研究评估了栖息地的十年变化，并根据孟加拉虎和豹所报告的野生动物袭击事件确定了负面互动的优先地点。该研究绘制了从极低到极高的五个空间风险区，并确定了栖息地变化对人类与大型食肉动物互动的影响。土地利用模式、植被健康状况和人为活动的变化对人类与大型食肉动物负面互动的热点地区有重大影响。我们的研究结果将支持决策者和公园管理者在已确定的地点简化、管理和优先开展地方和区域缓解工作。这种方法将有助于改善景观中的共存情况。
