The growing conflict between humans and wildlife: Law and policy as contributing and mitigating factors

  • 01/04/2008

  • Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy

Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is an increasingly significant obstacle to the conservation of wildlife. The growing body of HWC literature tends to focus on biological, economic and local aspects associated with HWC. The factors driving HWC at the local level are, however, shaped in turn by numerous other factors, including laws and policies. In many cases, legal and policy measures