A new peer-reviewed article, supported by Yolda Initiative, explores human-wildlife conflict in the High Himalayas. It focuses on potential disease transmission between migratory and resident livestock and Asiatic ibex. The study advocates participatory disease management with pastoralists to align livelihoods with wildlife conservation, promoting proactive, sustainable solutions over mobility restrictions.
A new peer-reviewed article!
Supported by Yolda Initiative, this paper by Munib Khanyari, Sarah Robinson, E.J. Milner-Gulland, E.R. Morgan, Rashmi Singh Rana, and Kulbhushansingh R. Suryawanshi assesses the human-wildlife conflict in the High Himalayas by illustrating it with a case study on potential disease transformation between migratory and resident livestock and Asiatic ibex, a predominant wild herbivore in the region. The article calls for proactive measures to be taken, like participatory disease management with the pastoralists, to align livelihoods with wildlife and nature conservation.
Such studies are important to understand the root causes and to develop sustainable responses that solve the problem rather than simply restricting mobility and preventing mobile pastoralists from using their traditional resources – a strategy that has proved counter-productive in many cases.
Through new projects in different countries, we will keep exploring the root causes of human-wildlife conflict to develop finer-scale and mutually beneficial solutions for nature and the well-being of communities!
You can access the full article here: https://pastoralismjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13570-022-00257-1
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