Abstract:
Elephant conflicts with humans occur in areas that are used together by elephants with humans.
This study aims to identify people's perceptions of elephant conflict with humans and mitigation of
elephant conflict with humans. In this study, the interview method was used with the determination
of respondents through purposive sampling. The study was conducted in 2017 in two villages
around Tesso Nilo National Park that is Lubuk Kembang Bunga Village and Air Hitam Village.
Community perceptions in both villages namely Air Hitam Village and Lubuk Kembang Bunga
Village are generally positive about elephants and elephant conflict with humans. The mitigation of
elephant and human conflict is expected by the community in two villages in the way of planting
commodities that are not prefered by elephants, planting elephant feed on their paths and
replanting forests in elephant habitat
