Mapping & GIS

Key Papers

Acharya, K. P., Paudel, P. K., Neupane, P. R., & Köhl, M. 2016. Human-wildlife conflicts in Nepal: Patterns of human fatalities and injuries caused by large mammals. PLoS One, 11(9), e0161717. External resource

Ahearn, S. C., Smith, J. L. D., Joshi, A. R., & Ding, J. 2001. TIGMOD: An individual-based spatially explicit model for simulating tiger/human interaction in multiple use forests. Ecological Modelling, 140:81–97. External resource

Anand, S., S. Vaidyanathan, and S. Radhakrishna. 2021. The role of landscape structure in primate crop feeding: insights from rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in northern India. International Journal of Primatology.  External resource

Ardiantiono, S. M. Henkanaththegedara, B. Sideleau, Sheherazade, Y. Anwar, I. A. Haidir, and A. A. T. Amarasinghe. 2023. Integrating social and ecological information to identify high-risk areas of human-crocodile conflict in the Indonesian Archipelago. Biological Conservation 280:109965.   External resource

Bautista, C., J. Oeser, T. Kuemmerle, and N. Selva. 2022. Resource pulses and human–wildlife conflicts: linking satellite indicators and ground data on forest productivity to predict brown bear damages. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation.  Download

Bautista, C., E. Revilla, T. Berezowska-Cnota, N. Fernández, J. Naves, and N. Selva. 2021. Spatial ecology of conflicts: unravelling patterns of wildlife damage at multiple scales. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288:20211394.  External resource

Boudreau, M. R., M. G. Gantchoff, C. Ramirez-Reyes, L. Conlee, J. L. Belant, and R. B. Iglay. 2021. Using habitat suitability and landscape connectivity in the spatial prioritization of public outreach and management during carnivore recolonization. Journal of Applied Ecology.  External resource

Chatterjee, M., N. Chatterjee, P. Chandel, T. Bhattacharya, and R. Kaul. 2022. Predicting negative human-tiger (Panthera tigris) interactions in mosaic landscapes around Dudhwa and Pilibhit tiger reserves in India. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3.  Download

Chaudhuri, S., M. Bandyopadhyay, R. Rajaraman, S. Kalyanasundaram, S. Sambandam, and R. Krishnamurthy. 2022. Spatio-temporal patterns and source-dispersion modeling towards sloth bear–human conflict management in central India. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3.  Download

Corriveau, A., M. Klaassen, S. T. Garnett, M. Kaestli, K. Christian, T. L. Crewe, D. A. Loewensteiner, and H. A. Campbell. 2022. Seasonal space use and habitat selection in magpie geese: implications for reducing human-wildlife conflicts. The Journal of Wildlife Management n/a:e22289.  Download

Davoli, M., A. Ghoddousi, F. M. Sabatini, E. Fabbri, R. Caniglia, and T. Kuemmerle. 2022. Changing patterns of conflict between humans, carnivores and crop-raiding prey as large carnivores recolonize human-dominated landscapes. Biological Conservation 269:109553.   Download

Drouilly, M., Tafani, M., Nattrass, N., & O'Riain, M. J. 2018. Spatial, temporal and attitudinal dimensions of conflict between predators and small-livestock farmers in the Central Karoo. African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 35(3–4), 245–255. External resource

Eva, A. N., A. Suzuki, and S. Numata. 2022. Spatiotemporal patterns of human–carnivore encounters in a seasonally changing landscape a case study of the fishing cat in Hakaluki Haor, Bangladesh. Conservation 2:402-413.  Download

Fedyń, I., K. Bojarska, N. Gerber, and H. Okarma. 2022. Blood trail of expansion? Long-term patterns of livestock depredation by wolves in Poland. Ecological Research.  External resource

Fernando, C., M. A. Weston, R. Corea, K. Pahirana, and A. R. Rendall. 2022. Asian elephant movements between natural and human-dominated landscapes mirror patterns of crop damage in Sri Lanka. Oryx:1-8.   Download

Fidino, M., E. W. Lehrer, C. A. M. Kay, N. T. Yarmey, M. H. Murray, K. Fake, H. C. Adams, and S. B. Magle. 2022. Integrated species distribution models reveal spatiotemporal patterns of human–wildlife conflict. Ecological Applications n/a:e2647.   External resource

Gehrt, S. D., E. M. Muntz, E. C. Wilson, J. W. B. Power, and S. D. Newsome. Severe environmental conditions create severe conflicts: a novel ecological pathway to extreme coyote attacks on humans. Journal of Applied Ecology.   Download

Gubbi, S. 2012. Patterns and correlates of human–elephant conflict around a south Indian reserve. Biological Conservation, 148(1):88–95. External resource

Hagani, J. S., S. M. Kross, M. Clark, R. Wynn-Grant, and M. Blair. 2021. Mapping and modeling human-black bear interactions in the Catskills region of New York using resource selection probability functions. Plos One 16:e0257716.  Download

Hahn, N. R., J. Wall, K. Denninger-Snyder, W. Sairowua, M. Goss, S. Ndambuki, E. Eblate, N. Mbise, S. Kiambi, and G. Wittemyer. 2023. Staging behaviours identify spatial and temporal risk of human-wildlife conflict. Journal of Applied Ecology.   Download

Ji, Y., Wei, X., Liu, F., Li, J., Li, D., Huang, X., Jiang, J. and Tang, J. 2022. Assessing the spatial-temporal patterns of conflicts between humans and Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) around the Gaoligongshan Nature Reserve, China. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10.   Download

Kachel, S., K. Anderson, and Q. Shokirov. 2022. Predicting carnivore habitat use and livestock depredation risk with false-positive multi-state occupancy models. Biological Conservation 271:109588.   External resource

Karanth, K.K., Gopalaswamy, A.M., DeFries, R., & Ballal, N. 2012. Assessing patterns of human-wildlife conflicts and compensation around a central Indian protected area. PLoS One, 7(12):e50433. Extrnal resource

Khosravi, R., H. Y. Wan, M.-R. Sadeghi, and S. A. Cushman. 2022. Identifying human–brown bear conflict hotspots for prioritizing critical habitat and corridor conservation in southwestern Iran. Animal Conservation.  External resource

Kiffner, C., S. Uthes, E.-F. Ostermann-Miyashita, V. Harms, and H. J. König. 2022. Patterns of livestock loss associated with a recolonizing wolf population in Germany. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3.   Download

Klees van Bommel, J., C. Sun, A. T. Ford, M. Todd, and A. C. Burton. 2022. Coexistence or conflict: black bear habitat use along an urban-wildland gradient. Plos One 17:e0276448.   Download

Kolowski, J.M., & Holekamp, K.E. 2006. Spatial, temporal, and physical characteristics of livestock depredations by large carnivores along a Kenyan reserve border. Biological Conservation, 128(4):529–541. External resource

Koziarski, A., Kissui, B., & Kiffner, C. 2016. Patterns and correlates of perceived conflict between humans and large carnivores in northern Tanzania. Biological Conservation, 199:41–50. External resource

Lecuyer, L., S. Calmé, B. Schmook, and R. M. White. 2022. Conservation conflict hotspots: mapping impacts, risk perception and tolerance for sustainable conservation management. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3.  Download

Linkie, M., Dinata, Y., Nofrianto, A., & Leader-Williams, N. 2007. Patterns and perceptions of wildlife crop raiding in and around Kerinci Seblat National Park Sumatra. Animal Conservation, 10(1), 127–135. External resource

Liu, M., Y. Wang, F. Xia, H. Bu, Y. Liu, X. Shen, and S. Li. 2022. Free-ranging livestock altered the spatiotemporal behavior of the endangered North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) and its prey and intensified human–leopard conflicts. Integrative Zoology.  External resource

Long, H., Mojo, D., Fu, C., Wang, G., Kanga, E., Oduor, A. M. O., & Zhang, L. 2020. Patterns of human-wildlife conflict and management implications in Kenya: A national perspective. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 25(2), 121–135. External resource

Mahajan, P., R. Chaudhary, A. Kazi, and D. Khandal. 2022. Spatial determinants of livestock depredation and human attitude toward wolves in Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10.   Download

Malviya, M., and R. Krishnamurthy. 2022. Multiscale spatially explicit modelling of livestock depredation by reintroduced tiger (Panthera tigris) to predict conflict risk probability. Global Ecology and Conservation:e02313.  Download

Mayer, M., K. Olsen, B. Schulz, J. Matzen, C. Nowak, P. F. Thomsen, M. M. Hansen, C. Vedel-Smith, and P. Sunde. 2022. Occurrence and livestock depredation patterns by wolves in highly cultivated landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10.  Download

Michalski, F., Boulhosa, R.L.P., Faria, A. & Peres, C.A. 2006. Human–wildlife conflicts in a fragmented Amazonian forest landscape: Determinants of large felid depredation on livestock. Animal Conservation, 9(2), 179–188. External resource

Mukeka, J. M., Ogutu, J. O., Kanga, E., & Roskaft, E. 2018. Characteristics of human-wildlife conflicts in Kenya: Examples of Tsavo and Maasai Mara regions. Environment and Natural Resources Research, 8(3), p148. External resource

Mukeka, J. M., Ogutu, J. O., Kanga, E., & Røskaft, E. 2019. Human-wildlife conflicts and their correlates in Narok County, Kenya. Global Ecology and Conservation, 18, e00620. External resource

Osborn, F. V. 2004. Seasonal variation of feeding patterns and food selection by crop-raiding elephants in Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology, 42(4), 322–327. External resource

Poudel, S., J. P. Twining, R. C. Stedman, S. K. Ghimire, and A. K. Fuller. 2023. Ecological and anthropogenic drivers of leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) attack occurrence on humans in Nepal. People and Nature.   Download

Pozo, R. A., LeFlore, E. G., Duthie, A. B., Bunnefeld, N., Jones, I. L., Minderman, J., Rakotonarivo, O. S., & Cusack, J. J. 2021. A multispecies assessment of wildlife impacts on local community livelihoods. Conservation Biology, 35(1), 297–306. External resource

Raymond, S., and C. C. St. Clair. 2022. Urban coyotes select cryptic den sites near human development where conflict rates increase. The Journal of Wildlife Management n/a:e22323.  External resource

Rojas-VeraPinto, R., C. Bautista, and N. Selva. 2022. Living high and at risk: predicting Andean bear occurrence and conflicts with humans in southeastern Peru. Global Ecology and Conservation:e02112.   Download

Sage, A. H., V. Hillis, R. A. Graves, M. Burnham, and N. H. Carter. 2022. Paths of coexistence: spatially predicting acceptance of grizzly bears along key movement corridors. Biological Conservation 266:109468.  Download

Sharma, P., Chettri, N., Uddin, K., Wangchuk, K., Joshi, R., Tandin, T., Pandey, A., Gaira, K.S., Basnet, K., Wangdi, S., Dorji, T., Wangchuk, N., Chitale, V.S., Uprety, Y. and Sharma, E. 2020. Mapping human‒wildlife conflict hotspots in a transboundary landscape, Eastern Himalaya. Global Ecology and Conservation, 24:e01284. External resource

Shivakumar, S., D. Carricondo-Sánchez, V. Athreya, M. Odden, S. P. Dhiman, S. Vaidyanathan, and K. K. Karanth. 2023. Examining leopard attacks: spatio-temporal clustering of human injuries and deaths in Western Himalayas, India. Frontiers in Conservation Science 4.   Download

Singer, L., X. Wietlisbach, R. Hickisch, E. M. Schoell, C. Leuenberger, A. Van den Broek, M. Désalme, K. Driesen, M. Lyly, F. Marucco, M. Kutal, N. Pagon, C. R. Papp, P. Milioni, R. Uzdras, I. Zihmanis, F. Zimmermann, K. Marsden, K. Hackländer, J. V. López-Bao, S. Klenzendorf, and D. Wegmann. 2023. The spatial distribution and temporal trends of livestock damages caused by wolves in Europe. Biological Conservation 282:110039.   Download

Sitati, N.W., Walpole, M.J., Smith, R.J., & Leader-Williams, N. 2003. Predicting spatial aspects of human-elephant conflict. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40(4), 667–677. External resource

Stanger, M. E., K. M. Slagle, and J. T. Bruskotter. 2022. Impact of location on predator control preference patterns. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3.   Download

Tallian, A., J. Mattisson, G. Samelius, J. Odden, C. Mishra, J. D. C. Linnell, P. Lkhagvajav, and Ö. Johansson. 2023. Wild versus domestic prey: variation in the kill-site behavior of two large felids. Global Ecology and Conservation 47:e02650.  Download

Tavolaro, F. M., Z. Woodgate, C. Brown, S. M. Redpath, and M. J. O'Riain. 2022. Multispecies study of patterns and drivers of wildlife impacts on human livelihoods in communal conservancies. Conservation Science and Practice n/a:e12773.  Download

Treves, A., Martin, K.A., Wydeven, A.P. & Wiedenhoeft, J.E. 2011. Forecasting environmental hazards and the application of risk maps to predator attacks on livestock. Bioscience, 61(6), 451–458. External resource

Treves, A., Naughton-Treves, L., Harper, E.K., Mladenoff, D.J., Rose, R. A., Sickley, T.A. & Wydeven, A.P. 2004. Predicting human-carnivore conflict: A spatial model derived from 25 years of data on wolf predation on livestock. Conservation Biology, 18(1), 114–125. External resource

Vargas, S. P., M. Hargreaves, J. P. Del Valle, A. Hodges, E. Beltrami, M. F. Toledo, and G. Sapaj-Aguilera. 2022. Coexistence in times of climate crisis: a participatory mapping to understanding conservation conflicts in the Central Andes of Chile. Frontiers in Conservation Science 3.   Download

Vasudev, D., R. J. Fletcher, N. Srinivas, A. J. Marx, and V. R. Goswami. 2023. Mapping the connectivity–conflict interface to inform conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120:e2211482119.   Download

Wilkinson, C. E., T. Caspi, L. A. Stanton, D. Campbell, and C. J. Schell. 2023. Coexistence across space and time: social-ecological patterns within a decade of human-coyote interactions in San Francisco. People and Nature.   Download

Wilson, S., Davies, T., Hazarika, N., & Zimmermann, A. 2013. Understanding spatial and temporal patterns of human–elephant conflict in Assam, India. Oryx, 49, 140–149. External resource

Xiao, L., F. Hua, J. M. H. Knops, X. Zhao, C. Mishra, S. Lovari, J. S. Alexander, B. Weckworth, and Z. Lu. 2022. Spatial separation of prey from livestock facilitates coexistence of a specialized large carnivore with human land use. Animal Conservation.   External resource

Yurco, K., King, B., Young, K.R., & Crews, K.A. 2017. Human–wildlife interactions and environmental dynamics in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Society & Natural Resources, 30(9), 1112–1126. External resource