Unraveling the human-snow leopard conflict in Spiti Valley, India
Aradhana Singh
Broschiertes Buch

Unraveling the human-snow leopard conflict in Spiti Valley, India

The inter-linkages between Climate Change, Tourism, Local Perceptions and Human-Wildlife Conflict

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This study scrutinizes the various factors directly or indirectly impacting human-wildlife conflict in Spiti Valley, India and investigates the nature of the relationships found between them.In the late 1900s, the Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia), a vulnerable species, caused intense conflict through livestock depredation, which led to a conflict of interests between the various stakeholders in the region. This problem was partly tackled by the advent of the tourism industry and creation of jobs in the region. In-depth qualitative interviews and observation results show that there have been a ser...