Assessment of human-elephant conflicts in areas adjacent to grumeti-Ikorongo game reserves, Northern Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | MALUGU, Lucas Thomas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-17T07:55:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-17T07:55:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description | Dissertaion | |
| dc.description.abstract | Twelve villages adjacent to the Grumeti-Ikorongo Game Reserves (GIGRs) and part of the Serengeti National Park (SENAPA) in Bunda and Serengeti districts were selected to assess human elephant conflicts (HEC) from 2006 - 2009. The study aimed to identify the type of conflicts, determine the magnitude, spatial and temporal patterns of HEC incidences, and the effectiveness of the mitigation methods applied. Arc GIS (9.3v) was used to analyze spatial data. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to analyze the magnitude, temporal patterns, type of conflicts and the effectiveness of the mitigation methods. Regression analysis was carried out to illustrate crop raiding based on distance of villages from the protected area boundaries. Results showed that elephant crop damage constituted about 89% of all conflicts while human, elephant and livestock kill including damage of water structures and human interference accounted for 11%. Temporal trends indicated two peaks of elephant crop damage incidences, the highest peak started from April to June and the lowest from September to October. The spatial distribution of crop raiding incidences showed a series of clumped conflict zones confined in a narrow band of villages adjacent to the GIGRs and SENAPA boundaries. The magnitudes of crop damages were not similar across the villages as they were influenced by distance between the centre of the villages and the protected areas boundaries (r = - 0.84, p < 0.001). The overall level of crop damages was of medium category (44%). About 45% of the farmers used ineffective traditional methods to deter elephants while 48% of them did not deploy any method and 7% used a chilli method that showed effective deterrent results. The study recommended for upscalling the chilli method in order to reduce HEC to tolerable level. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7322 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Sokoine Univeesity of Agriculture | |
| dc.subject | Assessment human-elephant | |
| dc.subject | grumeti-Ikorongo | |
| dc.subject | game reserves | |
| dc.subject | Northern | |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | |
| dc.title | Assessment of human-elephant conflicts in areas adjacent to grumeti-Ikorongo game reserves, Northern Tanzania | |
| dc.type | Thesis |