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Social Impact Analysis of the Human-Wildlife Conflict on Victims and their Families in Botswana

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dc.contributor.author Blackie, Israel R.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-27T14:13:40Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-27T14:13:40Z
dc.date.issued 2022-03
dc.identifier.isbn 99912 65 90 2
dc.identifier.uri http://knowledge.bidpa.bw:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/168
dc.description The series comprises of papers which reflect work in progress or limited research efforts, which may be of interest to researchers and policy makers, or of a public education character. Working papers may already have been published elsewhere or may appear in other publications. en_US
dc.description.abstract ABSTRACT The period between 2009 and 2019 has witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) resulting in people being injured and/or killed by the wildlife in Botswana. This national tracer study, guided by constructivism approach, covered 66 HWC victims and their families in over 65 villages. The study utilised mixed methods approach to ascertain the magnitude and social impact of HWC on victims and their families following injuries and loss of life from the wildlife. The results of the study indicate that the advent of HWC is transforming rural communities’ livelihoods from being agriculturally based, to being dependent on a costly government aided destitute program. The study also found that victims of HWC experience recurring headaches, itching and other pains which are symptomatic of bacterial infections from claws and the mouth of predators that gets injected deep into the body when animals bite people. The study recommends that government should ensure development of a comprehensive medical health care and effective therapeutic rehabilitation policy to facilitate psychosocial adjustment of HWC survivors. Collaborative research between wildlife veterinarians, medical practitioners and allied health service providers is urgently required to guide development of comprehensive medical health care and effective rehabilitation post-traumatic wildlife attack. Keywords: Botswana, destitute, elephants, human-wildlife conflict, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychosocial, social impact. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship BIDPA en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Associated Printers en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Working Paper;80
dc.subject Botswana; destitute; elephants; human-wildlife conflict; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychosocial; social impact en_US
dc.title Social Impact Analysis of the Human-Wildlife Conflict on Victims and their Families in Botswana en_US
dc.type Working Paper en_US


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