Publication details
Severities of wildlife attacks on humans in the vicinity of Chitwan National Park, Nepal
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Central Europe Area in View of Current Geography. Proceedings of the 23rd Central European Conference |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://munispace.muni.cz/index.php/munispace/catalog/book/838 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.P210-8314-2016 |
| Field | Security and health protection, human - machine |
| Keywords | Attack prone areas; Awareness on animals’ behaviour; Buffer zone; Fatal rates of wildlife attacks; Victims’ livelihoods |
| Description | The overall objective of this study is to analyze objective and subjective factors involved in wildlife attacks, focusing mainly on three factors that contribute to determine wildlife attacks (spatial, temporal and social) on people and consequences in victims’ lives and livelihoods in and around Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Additionally, the study assessed injury severity of victims. Specific objectives are to identify objective and subjective factors involved in wildlife attacks on people; to examine the extent of injured victims’ life and livelihood conditions; and to contribute suggestions to reform existing management practices for human wildlife co-existence in the buffer zone of the Chitwan National Park and similar landscapes. |