NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO • March 2, 2023
Humans and wildlife have long struggled to harmoniously coexist. Climate change is pitting both against each other more often, new research finds, amplifying conflicts over habitat and resources. A team of researchers looked at three decades of published research on human-wildlife conflict on six continents and five oceans. They found 49 cases that all followed a similar pattern. "There's some climate driver that's changing what people do or what animals do and that's leading to these increased conflicts." The most prominent driver of conflict they found involved a shift in resources. On land that frequently meant the availability of water.