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Human-Elephant Conflict in Dhenkanal Forest Division, Odisha, India

Rudra Narayan Pradhan, Rajesh Kumar Mohapatra, Hemanta Kumar Sahu

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4 Abstract: We investigated the human-elephant conflict in eight different ranges in Dhenkanal forest division, Odisha, India. Elephants were responsible for human casualty, large-scale crop and property damage; which caused serious human-elephant conflicts in the region were assessed. During 2001-2012, a total 64 human killing and 9 human injury cases caused by elephants were recorded. Damage to agricultural crops by elephant was of varying extents. As a result, people have developed antagonistic attitude towards the elephant which adversely affect conservation efforts.

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Key concepts: Geography, Human–wildlife conflict, Agriculture, Agroforestry, Socioeconomics, Environmental protection, Ecology, Biology