Human–wildlife conflict
Negative interactions between people and wild animals
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| 2023 | Over 1.8 million distinct human-wildlife conflicts occurred through animal-involved auto accidents on roadways, highlighting the significant ongoing interaction between humans and wildlife. |
| 2023 | The IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence Specialist Group published the IUCN SSC Guidelines on human-wildlife conflict and coexistence, providing foundations and principles for good practice and practical guidance on addressing wildlife conflicts and enabling coexistence. |
| April 2023 | A life-sized bronze sculpture of the walrus was installed at Kongen Marina to create a historical record of the incident after the animal was euthanized. |
| June 2022 | A 1,300-pound walrus appeared in Oslo harbor, moving into highly populated areas and posing a threat to human safety by moving onto boats and threatening to sink them. |
| 2020 | IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict Task Force developed an updated definition of human-wildlife conflict, focusing on struggles emerging from wildlife presence and behavior posing threats to human interests. |
| 2017 | Over 8,000 human-wildlife conflict incidents were reported in Namibia, highlighting the severe challenges of interactions between humans and wild animals. |
| 2016 | Conclusion of a period of extensive livestock predation by hyenas in the Zambezi Region of Namibia, with over 600 cattle killed. |
| 2011 | Hyenas began a significant period of livestock predation in the Zambezi Region of Namibia, killing over 600 cattle by 2016. |
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