The Role of Alternative Crop Cultivation in Promoting Human-Elephant Coexistence: A Multidisciplinary Investigation in Thailand

In areas of high human-elephant conflict, cultivating crops that are less attractive to elephants can be a viable strategy for coexistence. Farmers in these regions often grow crops like pineapple, which are palatable to elephants and attract them into human-dominated landscapes. This study, conduct...

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Published in:	Diversity
Main Authors:	Ave Owen, Antoinette van de Water, Natsuda Sutthiboriban, Naruemon Tantipisanuh, Samorn Sangthong, Alisha Rajbhandari, Kevin Matteson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Subjects:	elephant conservation Asian elephants human–elephant conflict human-wildlife coexistence community-based conservation wildlife-friendly agriculture
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/9/519