Abstract
Human–Wildlife conflict (HWC) and coexistence have recently received considerable attention, and the reality is that we have shared landscapes with wild animals throughout our evolutionary history. Our patterns of interaction with other species are by no means static; however, with significant spatial–temporal shifts in our ecological impact on animal communities and species populations. Most recently, unabated human population growth has exacerbated the intensity and gravity of this human–wildlife ecological interactions and frequency of encounters, with significant conservation and management implications. As a result, some animal species flourish in emerging anthropogenic landscapes and human proximity; others are declining rapidly in number. This study explores the long history that humans have had of sources of conflict between humans and colonial waterbirds, with particular reference to southern India.
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I thank Professor (Dr.) Sunil Nautiyal, Head, CEENR, ISEC, Bengaluru, for inviting and supporting me to participate in the 3-Day International Workshop cum Training on ‘Green Growth Strategies for Climate Resilience and DRR: Policies, Pathways and Tools’. He has been a source of inspiration to accomplish the task. I wish to record my gratitude to my guru Ranjit Manakadan (BNHS), for his advice and guidance during the study period. I am grateful to my colleague Dayesh Parmer, for helping to map the study area.
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Kannan, V. (2023). Coexistence and Conflict—Case Study on Colonial Waterbirds in Southern India. In: Nautiyal, S., Gupta, A.K., Goswami, M., Imran Khan, Y.D. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Socio-ecological Resilience in the Face of Climate Change. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2206-2_9
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