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Identifying risk zones and landscape features that affect common leopard depredation.

Thakur Silwal, Bijaya Neupane, Nirjala Raut, Bijaya Dhami, Binaya Adhikari, Amit Adhikari, Aakash Paudel, Shalik Ram Kandel, Mahamad Sayab Miya

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Thakur SilwalTribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bijaya NeupaneTribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal.
Nirjala RautTribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal.
Bijaya DhamiDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Binaya AdhikariDepartment of Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States of America.
Amit AdhikariTribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal.
Aakash PaudelTribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal.
Shalik Ram KandelTribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry, Pokhara, Nepal.
Mahamad Sayab MiyaDepartment of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, United States of America.

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Institute of Forestry (IOF)Pokhara Campus, NepalResearch Committee of Tribhuvan University
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Abstract

Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a pressing issue worldwide but varies by species over time and place. One of the most prevalent forms of HWC in the mid-hills of Nepal is human-common-leopard conflict (HLC). Leopard attacks, especially in forested areas, can severely impact villagers and their livestock. Information on HLC in the Gorkha district was scarce, thus making it an ideal location to identify high-risk zones and landscape variables associated with such events. Registered cases were collected and reviewed from the Division Forest Office (DFO) during 2019-2021. Claims from DFO records were confirmed with herders and villagers via eight focus group discussions. To enhance modeling success, researchers identified a total of 163 leopard attack locations on livestock, ensuring a minimum distance of at least 100 meters between locations. Using maximum entropy (MaxEnt) and considering 13 environmental variables, we mapped common leopard attack risk zones. True Skill Statistics (TSS) and area under receiver-operator curve (AUC) were used to evaluate and validate the Output. Furthermore, 10 replications, 1,000 maximum iterations, and 1000 background points were employed during modeling. The average AUC value for the model, which was 0.726 ± 0.021, revealed good accuracy. The model performed well, as indicated by a TSS value of 0.61 ± 0.03. Of the total research area (27.92 km

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PantheraAnimalsHumansLivestockNepalCommon leopardConflictLandscape variablesLivestock depredationMaxentNepal

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