Topic

Human elephant conflicts and coexistence in Chure Terai Madhesh Landscape (CTML) of Nepal

Highlights

• Elephant’s attacks on humans
• Patterns of conflicts
• Coexistence and tolerance

Mr. Ashok Ram, Chief Conservation Officer in Koshitappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal, will give a talk on Human elephant conflicts and coexistence in Chure Terai Madhesh Landscape (CTML) of Nepal based on his recently published articles

• Ram, A. K., Mondol, S., Subedi, N., Lamichhane, B. R., Baral, H. S., Natarajan, L., …. & Pandav, B. (2021). Patterns and determinants of elephant attacks on humans in Nepal. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7796

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Biography:

Mr. Ram is deputed as a Chief Conservation Officer in Koshitappu Wildlife Reserve and also working as a “Nodal Officer” for elephant conservation in Nepal under the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC). He is also a member of the IUCN Species survival commission Asian elephant specialist group (ASESG) He has more than 15 years of experience in working with elephants. He is a PhD student in Wildlife Science from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.  He is working on the research project “Landscape-level modelling of Asian Elephant Habitat, population & its interactions with Human in Nepal”.