Document Type : (original research)
Authors
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Ph.D. Student of Forest Biological Sciences, University of Tehran, Faculty of Natural Resources
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Ph.D. Graduated, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, I.R. Iran
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Applied Mathematics Operations Research, Faculty of Mathematics, Islamic Azad University, Karaj , Iran
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Associate Prof., Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, I.R. Iran
10.22034/aej.2021.270153.2457
Abstract
When the needs and behaviors of wildlife affect humans or the behavior of wildlife negatively affects the needs of wildlife, the conflict between humans and wildlife occurs because of the needs of both overlaps. The purpose of current study is to investigate the conflict between human and wildlife in rural and urban environments from past until now in Robat Karim. For this purpose, it was used purposive sampling method, 45 academics, health department, environment department, municipality (municipal services, transportation and waste management unit), environmental NGOs, agricultural and livestock activists and Indigenous guys were selected and interviewed in an unstructured form. Then, by using inductive qualitative content analysis, the findings of the interview were interpreted and classified. Thus, using the open coding method, the first meanings extracted from the interviews are "concepts"; Categorization of concepts, "subcodes"; and subcategory categorization, "main codes" were extracted. From the open coding results, 4 main categories were obtained. Main category 1 pointed to damage to garden facilities and destruction of agricultural products, main category 2 pointed to inflict economic losses and create fear and panic among the villagers, main category 3 pointed to damage and cause severe livestock casualties and main category 4 pointed to disrupt discipline and The tranquility of the urban environment and the transmission of pathogens have been emphasized. and finally some suggestions were raised to mitigate the conflict between animals and human in RobatKarim town.
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