Man–Elephant Conflict A Case Study from Forests in West Bengal, India /

• Main Author: Das Chatterjee, Nilanjana (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Environment.; Geographical information systems.; Animal ecology.; Landscape ecology.; Forestry management.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Environmental management.; Environmental Management.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Animal Ecology.; Forestry Management.; Landscape Ecology.

This book sheds new light on the causes and consequences of elephant migration in the Panchet Forest Division of Bankura District in West Bengal, India- an area characterized by fragmented forested landscape modified by agriculture and settlement expansion. Anthropogenic activities result in the dec...