As part of TCU's Human-Animal Relations (HARE) minor's Sponsored Events Series I'll be giving a public lecture on March 7th, 2017. The talk will explore Human-Wildlife Conflict based on my work as a wildlife rescuer in Rajasthan and on a research project (under review) considering human-leopard conflict in the media.
Free and open to the public: Sid Richardson Lecture Hall 1 Title: Geographies of Human-Wildlife Conflict: In the Home and in the Media Abstract: Human-wildlife conflicts happen every day across India, from the megacities to remote farms. This leaves conservation managers with the monumental task of finding ways to negotiate these conflicts that do not disadvantage either the humans or the animals. These efforts can be further complicated by how the general public in India perceives these conservation plans, perceptions which can be affected both by the media’s presentation of the conflict and by long-held myths about certain species. This talk will introduce you to the issue of human-wildlife conflicts in the home and in the media, across India and internationally, especially around the Bangel tiger. |