Historical review of human-elephant conflict in Peninsular Malaysia

Abdul Wahab Ahmad Zafir, . and Magintan David, . Historical review of human-elephant conflict in Peninsular Malaysia. pp. 1-19. ISSN 0121-8126

Human-wildlife conflict has become a major issue in wildlife conservation which has turned to be a global conservation priority. Conflict with wildlife has caused direct and indirect effects to both humans and wildlife populations. In Peninsular Malaysia one of the major wildlife conflict issue is human-elephant conflict (HEC). HEC and habitat loss has affected the distribution of elephants in Peninsular Malaysia. HEC started to become serious in Peninsular Malaysia when mass forest conversions were carried out for large scale agriculture programs. Millions of ringgits were loss due to conflict with elephants and the problem continues to persist. Even until today elephants are facing the threat of habitat loss which would certainly cause escalation of HEC incidents. In term of direct intervention by the wildlife authority to mitigate HEC there are few main actions that could be taken depending on site suitability and the elephant population involved. Hence it is important to understand the causes of HEC in order to reduce HEC incidents in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Abstract

Human-wildlife conflict has become a major issue in wildlife conservation which has turned to be a global conservation priority. Conflict with wildlife has caused direct and indirect effects to both humans and wildlife populations. In Peninsular Malaysia one of the major wildlife conflict issue is human-elephant conflict (HEC). HEC and habitat loss has affected the distribution of elephants in Peninsular Malaysia. HEC started to become serious in Peninsular Malaysia when mass forest conversions were carried out for large scale agriculture programs. Millions of ringgits were loss due to conflict with elephants and the problem continues to persist. Even until today elephants are facing the threat of habitat loss which would certainly cause escalation of HEC incidents. In term of direct intervention by the wildlife authority to mitigate HEC there are few main actions that could be taken depending on site suitability and the elephant population involved. Hence it is important to understand the causes of HEC in order to reduce HEC incidents in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Elephas maximus
AGROVOC Term:	Elephants
AGROVOC Term:	Endangered species
AGROVOC Term:	Wildlife conservation
AGROVOC Term:	Habitats
AGROVOC Term:	Agricultural development
AGROVOC Term:	Humans
AGROVOC Term:	Animal population
AGROVOC Term:	wildlife management
AGROVOC Term:	Government intervention
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8287

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