Elephant movement mapping in Hosur forest border areas to detect the elephant intrusion pattern and mitigation measures to resolve human–elephant conflict

During a 3 year examination of object movement tracking in Hosur forest border areas found, different elephant detection methods were used to track the movement. In this paper, problems such as Human–Elephant Conflicts (HEC), poaching and crop raiding were evaluated due to elephant movement. By mapp...

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Published in:GeoJournal 2023-12, Vol.88 (Suppl 1), p.3-14
Main Authors: Mohandas, Prabu, Anni, Jerline Sheebha, Choudhury, Tanupriya, Thanasekaran, Rajkumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Autocorrelation
Borders
Conflicts
Data collection
Distribution
Elephants
Endangered & extinct species
Environmental Management
Food
Forests
Geography
Human Geography
Human motion
Humans
Intrusion
Land settlement
Local movements
Mapping
Mitigation
Movement
Poaching
Rainfall
Roads & highways
Social Sciences
Spatial analysis
Spatial distribution
Tracking
Villages
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Summary:During a 3 year examination of object movement tracking in Hosur forest border areas found, different elephant detection methods were used to track the movement. In this paper, problems such as Human–Elephant Conflicts (HEC), poaching and crop raiding were evaluated due to elephant movement. By mapping the elephant movement, it is found that elephant movements were seasonal and used similar paths for movements. In the proposed approach, elephant movement from the forest areas to the nearby villages was mapped and possible mitigation measures to overcome the human elephant conflicts were discussed. A survey observation work is made in Hosur forest areas during 1st April 2020 to 30th June 2020 to understand the elephant movement and spatial distribution. Real time data collection made from the villages around the forest areas, by making field visits. Spatial autocorrelation techniques are used in analyzing the spatial distribution and movement pattern of elephants. ArcGIS software and Getis-Ord Gi* were used to determine the spatial distribution of elephant movement. As a result, it is found that elephant movements were seasonal based such as rainfall decline in other part of forest areas and elephants tends to migrate occasionally. In order to overcome the problems of elephant movement into the human living areas, mitigation measures described has to be implemented.
ISSN:1572-9893
0343-2521
1572-9893
DOI:10.1007/s10708-021-10481-8