COVID-19 lockdown and distressed reverse migration enhance human-tiger conflict in Sundarban: An eco-psychiatric observation

COVID-19 lockdown enforced distressed reverse migration in Sundarban, which caused an unprecedented population addition to the already devastated fragile Sundarban ecosystem. Acute poverty and food crisis prompted many migrants to explore forest-based living, thus enhancing fatal human-tiger conflic...

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Published in:Indian journal of psychiatry 2022-07, Vol.64 (4), p.418-422
Main Authors: Chowdhury, Arabinda, Roy, Suchismita, Brahma, Arabinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brief Communication
COVID-19
Ecosystems
Family
Food
Human-environment relationship
Mental health
Shelter in place
Trauma
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Summary:COVID-19 lockdown enforced distressed reverse migration in Sundarban, which caused an unprecedented population addition to the already devastated fragile Sundarban ecosystem. Acute poverty and food crisis prompted many migrants to explore forest-based living, thus enhancing fatal human-tiger conflicts. Families of deceased migrants face significant mental health trauma and catastrophic psychosocial consequences.
ISSN:0019-5545
1998-3794
DOI:10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_997_21