noun phrase · neutral
human-wildlife conflict
UK/ˌhjuːmən ˈwaɪldlaɪf ˈkɒnflɪkt/US/ˌhjuːmən ˈwaɪldlaɪf ˈkɑːnflɪkt/HU·man WILD·life CON·flict
Situations where people and wild animals negatively affect each other, such as crop damage or attacks on livestock.
Examples
“Crop losses caused by elephants are a common example of human-wildlife conflict.”
“Mitigation measures can reduce human-wildlife conflict near protected areas.”
“Villagers demanded compensation after repeated incidents of human-wildlife conflict.”
Band 8 sentence
“Addressing human-wildlife conflict requires community engagement, compensation schemes and landscape planning to keep people and animals safe.”
Collocations
- mitigate human-wildlife conflict
- reduce human-wildlife conflict
- instances of human-wildlife conflict
Word family
Common mistakes
human wildlife conflict→human-wildlife conflict
wildlife human conflict→human-wildlife conflict
Say it for a higher band
5human wildlife conflict→6human animal conflict→7+human-wildlife conflict
Synonyms
human–animal conflict
Easily confused
human–animal conflict
“Human–animal conflict in urban areas often involves stray dogs.”
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