Human- common hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)-conflict in the Dhidhessa Wildlife Sanctuary and its surrounding, Southwestern Ethiopia.

The spatial distributions of conflict incidences show variation among sampled study sites, where areas including Bedessa, Dhidhessa, and Arjo Dhidhessa Sugar Factory had the highest incidence of crop damage, while Hinne and Hara had the least, and the differences are highly significant (X 2 = 32.57, df = 20, p<0.05) ( Fig 2 ).

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The authors could state that “...of the people interviewed, there was a strong trend of increased conflict from 2014, which so happens to coincide with encroachment onto their habitat...”.

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