A climate crisis it is making it difficult to obtain food, water and healthy habitats, forcing animals and human populations to migrate to new areas or previously uninhabited places. It's also changing the way we behave.
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O study of Nature Climate Change (🇬🇧) analyzed 49 cases of human-wildlife conflict on every continent except Antarctica and in all 5 oceans. From mosquitoes to African elephants, the disputes have involved all major groups of wildlife – birds, fish, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates.
Changes in temperature and rainfall were the most common reasons for conflict, cited in more than 80% of case studies. The most common outcome was injury or mortality to people (43% of studies) and wildlife (45% of studies). It is worth highlighting that the Conflicts are defined as direct interactions between humans and wildlife that have a negative outcome for one or both.
🐋 Check out some examples of where the conflict between humans and wild animals is growing due to climate change:
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- Blue whales are changing their migration schedules as marine heat waves become more frequent, increasing collisions with ships.
- Across the Arctic, climate change is reducing the amount of sea ice, meaning polar bears are forced to hunt on land. The number of human-polar bear interactions tripled in the Canadian city of Churchill, Manitoba, known as the “polar bear capital of the world,” between 1970 and 2005.
- In Scotland, warmer temperatures are leading to an increase in geese, which eat grass that farmers want for their sheep.
- Drought is forcing elephants in Tanzania to look for food and water in nearby villages, causing crop damage and killings.
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