Towards coexistence: can people's attitudes explain their willingness to live with Sumatran elephants in Indonesia?

• Main Authors: Ardiantiono, Sugiyo, Johnson, Paul J., Muhammad Irfansyah Lubis, Fahrul Amama, Sukatmoko, Marthy, William, Zimmermann, Alexandra
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Elephant Crop Foraging; Human Behavior
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159289
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Understanding coexistence between humans and threatened wildlife is a central focus in conservation. Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra Island, Indonesia, harbors one of the largest populations of the critically endangered Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus). The people who live alongsid...