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Analysis of human-tiger conflict pattern based on the occupancy model in Hunchun, China

  • ZHANG Ri ,
  • JIN Yongchao ,
  • ZHU Shibing ,
  • LI Dongwei ,
  • SUN Quan ,
  • ZHANG Minghai
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  • 1 College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China;
    2 World Wild Fund for Nature, Beijing 100006, China;
    3 Institute of Natural Resources and Ecology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, Harbin 150040, China;
    4 Wildlife Protection Association of Hunchun, Hunchun 133300, China;
    5 Wangqing Forestry Branch of Changbai Mountain Forest Industry Group Limited Company, Wangqing 133200, China

Received date: 2021-09-06

  Revised date: 2021-12-16

  Online published: 2021-12-13

Abstract

Human-tiger conflict (HTC) is an urgent global issue for the conservation and population restoration of tigers (Panthera tigris).Understanding the associated factors related to human-tiger conflict is an important reference of HTC management.Hunchun is an important region for Amur tiger (P.t.altaica) population exchanging between China and Russia,and with the increase of tiger population,it is increasingly urgent to study the correlated factors of HTC in Hunchun.Based on the HTC cases from 2016 to 2020 in Hunchun,we used the occupancy model to analyze the effects of 12 factors related to HTC in the region,such as aspect,altitude,and distance to prey.The results showed that all 259 HTC were caused by tigers preying on livestock,approximately 90% of which are Amur tigers preying on cattle,and most of HTC occurred from May to July every year.The main important factors on HTC were aspect (∑wi=0.44), prey distribution (∑wi=0.28),altitude (∑wi=0.18),and distance to the coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest (∑wi=0.13).Human-tiger conflict is more likely to occur on shady slopes,mixed broadleaf-conifer forest,and areas with frequent prey activities.Therefore,to mitigate the HTC in the region,we recommend strengthening management of grazing in the forest,mapping the different regions of management strategy for HTC,and increasing the conservation awareness of local communities.

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ZHANG Ri , JIN Yongchao , ZHU Shibing , LI Dongwei , SUN Quan , ZHANG Minghai . Analysis of human-tiger conflict pattern based on the occupancy model in Hunchun, China[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2022 , 42(2) : 144 -151 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150607

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