Human-animal conflict
Human-animal conflict is when encounters between humans and wildlife lead to negative outcomes, such as loss of property, livelihoods, and even animal or human life.
As human populations and demand for space and resources grow, people and wildlife are competing for resources, thus leading to conflict.
What defines human-animal conflict?
The conflict between humans and animals can result in the eradication of species, as well as financial losses, and threats to health and safety, livelihoods, food security and property for humans. The problem affects both humans and animals alike.
Sadly, human-wildlife conflict often results in humans culling the animals that are causing issues in their lives, such as destroying or eating vegetation on farmland.
Animal culling however is not only a cruel practice, but is rarely effective. Choosing compassionate conservation methods such as using noise deterrents, reducing available food, and using fences to prevent animals from entering certain areas is not only kinder, but also in many cases it’s more effective.
Verify Humanity is researching human-wildlife conflict in the UK and compassionate solutions. We hope our research will guide individuals when purchasing products or services to resolve these conflicts. Thus finding kinder solutions that protect our wildlife from cruelty or death.
Verify Humanity's Project
Wildlife is struggling to live alongside us. From road traffic to pest control to entertainment killing, we're rapidly changing the world around animals. What's more, current conservation methods aimed at resolving human-wildlife conflict often create more issues because they are invasive, violent or lethal.
Verify Humanity's human-wildlife conflict research project uses compassionate conservation solutions to these problems. Thus considering individual animal well being. Please help our research by taking the HAC Survey.
Human-Gull Conflict
The UK's gulls are commonly misunderstood and underappreciated. Conflict between gulls and humans is extremely prevalent in the UK, and Verify Humanity seeks to foster coexistence by educating the public.