Wildlife-Human Interactions

From Conflict to Coexistence in Sustainable Landscapes

Photo © J.D.C. Linnell/NINA

The project “Wildlife-human interactions: From conflict to coexistence in sustainable landscapes” is a scientific cooperation between India and Norway. In a joint ecological and sociological approach this project aims to understand wildlife - human interactions in India and Norway, and explore potential mechanisms for coexistence suitable for each country.

Project participants:

• Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
• Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
• Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
• Hedmark University College
• Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE )
• Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF)
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
• Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF)
• Kalpavriksh

Funding:

• The Norwegian Embassy (main funder)
• The Research Council of Norway 

Contact:

• John D.C. Linnell
• Jørn Thomassen
• Raman Sukumar (Centre for Ecological Sciences - CES)

Publications

• Current Conservation Special: Wildlife-Human Conflict
• NINA Special Report 45. Wildlife-Human Interactions: From Conflict to Coexistence in Sustainable Landscapes

• www.projectwaghoba.in

Media coverage

• Schrødingers Katt, 11.03.2010 The project's research on leopard-human conflicts in India has been presented in the programme Schrødingers Katt on NRK - the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. (The programme is only accessible in Norway)
• Radio feature (mp3) in NRK P3, Banden, 18.05.2011 Ketil Skogen about human experience of wolf in Scandinavia and tiger in India
• The importance of being Charlotte
  (www.livemint.com)