TY  - JOUR
T1  - Wildlife Crop Raids: Victims Deserve Support
AU - Owusu-Ansah, Nana 
JO  - Environmental Research Journal
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1994-5396
DO  - erj.2018.1.5
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=erj.2018.1.5
KW  - Compensation
KW  -conservation
KW  -crop raids
KW  -human rights
KW  -property rights
KW  -prevent
AB  - One of the challenges of wildlife-human conflict that both wildlife managers and local people
particularly those who stay near protected areas have to deal with is wildlife crop raids. The effect of crop raids
affect farmers negatively on their food security and also it is a challenge to conservation managers in protecting
species. The management of crop raids and non-payment of compensation to farmers must be considered from
libertarian perspectives of self-ownership and property rights because farmers suffer food insecurity, do not
benefit directly from wildlife management and they have no legal rights to kill animals that raid their crops. Crop
raid is a human rights issue of food security and the non-payment of compensation to victims affects their
private property rights. Conservationists and farmers can work together to prevent crop raids which will result
in species conservation and improve farmer’s food security.
ER  -