Perceptions through artwork: children’s understanding of elephants and human-elephant interactions in Balasore, India

Nayak, Medha; swain, Pranaya

doi:10.1080/10871209.2021.1985659

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“…Whether the elephants are pushed out of their habitat or attracted to the habitation area, they eat and trample over crops, damage houses attempting to reach their preferred food, and sometimes cause human casualty/injury in accidental encounters. In such circumstances, elephants also fall prey to people's retaliation, get electrocuted, or face fatal accidents on roadways and railway tracks (Lenin & Sukumar, 2011; Nayak & Swain, 2021).…”

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Human–elephant interaction: Community perspectives on conflict mitigation and conservation mechanisms

Nayak

swain

2022

Journal of Public Affairs

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The instances of human-elephant conflict (HEC) are becoming pervasive in elephant range areas across the globe. One of the primary reasons is the exclusion and underrepresentation of local communities in the planning and implementation of mitigation strategies. However, engaging with local communities and considering their viewpoints are vital for the success of conflict mitigation and conservation efforts. This qualitative study was undertaken to gain a reasonably comprehensive understanding of the local community's perspectives concerning elephants in the Balasore district of Odisha, a state along the Eastern coast of India. Qualitative data obtained primarily through focus group discussions were analyzed using MAXQDA 2020 to perform thematic analysis of participants' narratives. Six common themes emerged from the study: exposure and experiences with elephants, the efficacy of deterrents, compassionate payment provisions, reasons for tolerance, and expectations. Attempts were made to understand the community viewpoints and offer implementable recommendations to improve human-elephant interactions by adopting more inclusive and participatory conservation practices.

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confidence: 99%