Effectiveness of physical barriers in mitigating human–elephant negative interactions in North-East India
Physical barriers, like solar fences, elephant-proof trenches, stone, or rubble walls, are installed as conflict mitigation interventions in India’s major Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) ranges. However, installations lacking a priori scientific assessment of site specificity for reducing elephant...
Main Authors: | Gitima Das, Kanagaraj Selvan, Bibhuti Lahkar, Govindan Veeraswami Gopi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Conservation Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2022.956568/full |
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