Climate crisis driving a rise in conflicts between humans and wildlife

Changing habitats and behaviours lead to interactions with a negative outcome for wildlife and humans

Human-wildlife conflicts are already a leading cause of decline and extinctions among large mammals, which can trigger changes in ecosystems, according to research

From blue whales colliding with ships to African elephants raiding crops in villages, the climate crisis is causing a rise in conflicts that lead to injury or death for humans and wildlife, new research shows.

The climate crisis is making food, water, and healthy habitats harder to come by, forcing animals and human populations into new ranges or previously uninhabited places. It is also changing the way they behave.