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Title: | Perpetuated human-wildlife wars: a case study of the marauding elephants in Mbuvori small scale farms, Embu, Kenya |
Authors: | Kibue, G.W. Karachi, M.K. Maara, N.T. Cheboi, E.K. |
Year: | 2011 |
Periodical: | Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review (ISSN 1027-1775) |
Volume: | 27 |
Issue: | 1 |
Period: | January |
Pages: | 33-48 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs., maps |
Geographic terms: | Kenya East Africa |
Subjects: | elephants agricultural ecology conflict small farms Wildlife Wildlife management Human-animal relationships |
External link: | https://muse.jhu.edu/article/444597/pdf |
Abstract: | This research was prompted by increasing cases of damage by elephants reported in media and frequent public demonstrations by small-scale farmers adjacent to Mt. Kenya forest. A sociological survey was conducted in Mbuvori, a sub-location in Embu District (Kenya), to examine types and extent of damage; effectiveness of conflict management strategies and people's attitudes towards elephants. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The conflicts have a great negative impact on the community's welfare. Management strategies are ineffective and are not dictated by people's attitudes. Legislation that considers the interest of locals and goals of sustainable conservation should be enacted. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] |