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An assessment of the human-elephant conflict in Sri Lanka

机译：对斯里兰卡人象冲突的评估

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The association between man and elephant in Sri Lanka is ancient. Elephants being the largest terrestrial herbivores require relatively large areas and diversity of environments to forage. With the increase in human population density and changes in the land-use patterns, elephant habitat is being continuously reduced. As a result, much of the present day elephant range extends into and overlaps with agricultural lands resulting in conflict with man. The assessment of the human-elephant conflict was carried out from January to March 2008 through the use of a questionnaire in 100 villages selected randomly from five provinces whose combined extent is 42,559 km2 which amounts roughly to 65% of the total land area of Sri Lanka. 65% of the respondents identified crop depredations with bull elephants, both young and old. At least 13 food items have been identified by the villagers as preferred by wild elephants in agricultural areas. Crop damage to paddy accounted for 69% of the complaints. At the same time, most of the farmers identified citrus trees as the most likely crop to be avoided by elephants. Failure to recognize the significance of the human-elephant conflict can result in a negative attitude to elephants and apathy or indifference to conservation initiatives. Although it is unlikely that the human-elephant conflict can be eliminated altogether, yet every effort must be taken to reduce it to tolerable levels. Key words: Asian elephant; Elephas maximus; crop depredations; mortality DOI: 10.4038/cjsbs.v39i1.2350 Cey. J. Sci. (Bio. Sci.) 39 (1): 21-33, 2010
机译：斯里兰卡人与大象之间的联系是古老的。大象是最大的陆生食草动物，需要相对较大的面积并需要多样化的觅食环境。随着人口密度的增加和土地利用方式的变化，大象的栖息地正在不断减少。结果，当今许多大象的范围延伸到农田中并与之重叠，导致与人的冲突。 2008年1月至2008年3月，通过使用问卷调查法对人与大象之间的冲突进行了评估，该问卷是从五个省中随机抽取的100个村庄组成的，总面积为42559平方公里，约占斯里兰卡总土地面积的65％ 。 65％的被调查者发现大龄和大公象对大象的掠夺。村民已经确定至少有13种食品被农业地区的野象所偏爱。稻谷作物受害占投诉量的69％。同时，大多数农民认为柑桔树是大象最可能避免的作物。如果不认识人与大象之间冲突的重要性，可能导致对大象的消极态度以及对保护计划的冷漠或漠不关心。虽然不可能完全消除人与大象之间的冲突，但是必须尽一切努力将其减少到可以容忍的水平。关键词：亚洲象;亚洲象大象作物残废死亡率DOI：10.4038 / cjsbs.v39i1.2350 J.科学（生物科学）39（1）：21-33，2010

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