Konflik Dan Mitigasi Konflik Gajah Sumatera (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus Temminck) Dengan Manusia Berdasarkan Persepsi Masyarakat Di Sekitar Taman Nasional Tesso Nilo Provinsi Riau

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