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Do human-wildlife conflicts in China arise from wildlife population increase?

April 26, 2017arise China conflicts human-wildlife increase population Wildlife

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Do human-wildlife conflicts in China arise from wildlife population increase?

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Gao Yufang School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China Email: yufanggao@yahoo.com.cn Human-wildlife Conflict (HWC) is reported to be increasing in China while its cause is obscure in most cases. Currently a voice is spreading that HWC arises from wildlife population increase from which is dissented by most of the scientists. Systematic review of news report was adopted to assess mass media’s perception on HWC, while community surveys (structure and semi-structure interviews) were carried out to assess the attitude of local residents in three HWC areas (Amur tiger, brown bear and Chinese alligator respectively). The results are presented and their implications are discussed. Recommendations on conservation education in HWC areas are proposed. Marine predators, projections, and global conservation targets Autumn-Lynn Harrison University of California, Santa Cruz Long Marine Laboratory, University of California Santa Cruz, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA.