@article{ref1,
title="Human-elephant conflicts and villagers' attitudes and knowledge in the Xishuangbanna  Nature Reserve, China",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2020",
author="Su, Kaiwen and Ren, Jie and Yang, Jie and Hou, Yilei and Wen, Yali",
volume="17",
number="23",
pages="e8910-e8910",
abstract="In this study, we analyzed the accidents associated with the Asian elephant (Elephas  maximus Linnaeus) and issues pertaining to compensation in Xishuangbanna Nature  Reserve from 2011 to 2018. We conducted interviews and a questionnaire survey with  217 villagers. The results show that: (1) the main Asian elephants damage is crop  loss (more than 95% of the total damage), and the villagers suffer economic losses;  (2) through the influence of traditional culture and natural education, the majority  of local villagers still have a favorable impression of Asian elephants; (3) female  respondents, those engaged in agricultural production, those who had experienced  crop loss and those who had never seen Asian elephants had more negative attitudes  toward Asian elephants; (4) most villagers believe that the Asian elephant  population has increased in the past decade; and (5) the villagers are quite passive  in the human-elephant conflict, and most of them do not take action. Finally, based  on the research results, this paper discusses the causes of human elephant conflict  and proposes targeted mitigation measures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph17238910",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238910"
}