Xiuxiang Meng

Resolving the Conflict Between Minority Communities and Wild Boars in Dafengding National Nature Reserve (DNNR) South West China

Meng Xiuxiang working in the field (2009, Photo by Wang Gong).

Wild pig.

Footprint of wild pig, Photo by Ren Wei).

Peeling of wild pig, Photo by Meng).

The wild boar (Sus scrofa) population flourished in DNNR because of the nature conservation and the wild boars has resulted in the strong damages to the local minority communities and even made many local Yi Peoples enter into poverty. Therefore, the strong human-wild boar conflict has been resulted from the wild boar abundance, which resulted in the strong unfriendliness to wildlife protection, nature conservation and reserve management.

On the basis of exclusive survey in the field and information collected from all sources, we will quantify the habitat status, biological and ecological characteristics and population of wild boar, and we will visit Yi People households to collect data of local traditional living, production and the wild boar damages etc, and discuss the potential responding measures with them to compensate the wild boar damages. Based on the collected data, we could advise DNNR Bureau, local managing officials and local government to develop scientific measures to manage the wild boar damages. Moreover, the average damage intensity could be decided, which could be acted as the basic information to build up the realistic compensation system and mechanisms.

Furthermore, through extensive public presentations and environmental education activities, we will publicize the concept of nature conservation, the value of endangered wildlife, and make local minority peoples understand the wild boar damages and how to respond for the damaging and how to require the realistic compensation from the managing authorities. Meanwhile, we will lecture to local pupils and school teachers to value and conserve wildlife and its habitat.

The project will make a substantial and long lasting contribution to reduce wild boar damages and improve the local nature conservation.

For more information contact The wild boar (Sus scrofa) population flourished in DNNR because of the nature conservation and the wild boars has resulted in the strong damages to the local minority communities and even made many local Yi Peoples enter into poverty. Therefore, the strong human-wild boar conflict has been resulted from the wild boar abundance, which resulted in the strong unfriendliness to wildlife protection, nature conservation and reserve management.

On the basis of exclusive survey in the field and information collected from all sources, we will quantify the habitat status, biological and ecological characteristics and population of wild boar, and we will visit Yi People households to collect data of local traditional living, production and the wild boar damages etc, and discuss the potential responding measures with them to compensate the wild boar damages. Based on the collected data, we could advise DNNR Bureau, local managing officials and local government to develop scientific measures to manage the wild boar damages. Moreover, the average damage intensity could be decided, which could be acted as the basic information to build up the realistic compensation system and mechanisms.

Furthermore, through extensive public presentations and environmental education activities, we will publicize the concept of nature conservation, the value of endangered wildlife, and make local minority peoples understand the wild boar damages and how to respond for the damaging and how to require the realistic compensation from the managing authorities. Meanwhile, we will lecture to local pupils and school teachers to value and conserve wildlife and its habitat.

The project will make a substantial and long lasting contribution to reduce wild boar damages and improve the local nature conservation.

Read about Meng Xuixiang's previous project http://www.ruffordsmallgrants.org/rsg/Projects/MengXiuxiang or for more information contact mengxiuxiang2006@hotmail.com