Ecological and social dimensions of sloth bear conservation in Sri Lanka
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Abstract
Balancing the needs of humans and wildlife in Sri Lanka presents enormous socioeconomic and conservation challenges. Sloth bears are legally protected, but attacks on humans generate intense fear, which increases the potential for human-caused bear mortality and local extirpation of bears. In this chapter, what is known about the ecology and human dimensions of the sloth bear in a country with a teeming human population and a history of poverty and civil conflict is explored. We also address whether changes in land use in the aftermath of the civil war may have impacted sloth bear distribution and discuss the conservation outlook for bears.
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Ecological and social dimensions of sloth bear conservation in Sri Lanka |
| Chapter | 28 |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781108692571.029 |
| Year Published | 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Bears of the world: Ecology, conservation and management |
| First page | 379 |
| Last page | 386 |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
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