Article

Understanding carnivore killing behaviour: Exploring the motivations for tiger killing in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

2014-12-01

Abstract excerpt

This paper provides the first in-depth exploration of tiger killing behaviour in communities bordering the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh. Our findings demonstrate the complexity of carnivore killing behaviour in situations of human–wildlife conflict. We find that killings are not purely retaliatory in nature (i.e. driven by a desire for retribution following livestock depredation or attacks on humans by t...

Topics

Open a Topic to create a Post that cites this publication.

Identifiers and source

Literature Corpus work: 786f5fdd-3112-53ae-b1f7-acefb75058bd
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.09.028

Open publication

Related research

Semantic proximity does not establish scientific evidence.

Click a neighbor to travelStep 1 · 12 closest

Understanding carnivore killing behaviour: Exploring the motivations for tiger killing in the Sundarbans, BangladeshDOI 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.09.028Read

Livestock subsidise tiger diets in a central Indian corridor: implications for human-wildlife conflict management and conservation planningSemantic proximity Read

Characteristics and determinants of human-carnivore conflict in South African farmlandSemantic proximity Read

Every case is different: Cautionary insights about generalisations in human-wildlife conflict from a range-wide study of people and jaguarsSemantic proximity Read

What drives human–carnivore conflict in the North West Province of South Africa?Semantic proximity Read

Understanding potential conflicts between human and non-human-primates: a large-scale survey in MalaysiaSemantic proximity Read

Patterns of Livestock Depredation and Large Carnivore Conservation Implications in the Indian Trans-HimalayaSemantic proximity Read

Patterns and correlates of perceived conflict between humans and large carnivores in Northern TanzaniaSemantic proximity Read

Key factors driving attitudes towards large mammals in conflict with humansSemantic proximity Read

Differentiated drivers in wildlife-induced damage necessitate species-specific mitigation strategies in the western Serengeti, TanzaniaSemantic proximity Read

Complex ecological pathways underlie perceptions of conflict between green turtles and fishers in the Lakshadweep IslandsSemantic proximity Read

An assessment of socio-economic drivers of avian body parts trade in West African rainforestsSemantic proximity Read

Human dimensions of bat conservation – 10 recommendations to improve and diversify studies of human-bat interactionsSemantic proximity Read