ContentsAbstract ..................

Contents

Abstract ......................................................................................................................................................... 1

Acknowledgement ........................................................................................................................................ 2

List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................... 5

List of Tables................................................................................................................................................. 5

1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 6

1.1. General Background........................................................................................................................... 6

1.2. Perception and status of Rhesus macaques in Nepal ........................................................................ 7

1.3. Study species...................................................................................................................................... 8

1.4. Why does attitude matters? .............................................................................................................. 9

1.5. Factors affecting conservation attitudes ......................................................................................... 10

1.6 Aim of the Study ............................................................................................................................... 10

2. Materials and methods ........................................................................................................................... 11

2.1 Study area ......................................................................................................................................... 11

2.2 General methodology ....................................................................................................................... 12

3. Results..................................................................................................................................................... 13

3.1. Crop Raiding ..................................................................................................................................... 13

A. Crop raiding .................................................................................................................................... 13

B. Crop raiding seasons ....................................................................................................................... 13

C. Main crops in the farm and crop raiding ........................................................................................ 14

D. Controlling methods ...................................................................................................................... 14

E. Change in behavior of Rhesus macaque ......................................................................................... 15

F. Comparison of crop raiding among houses located at different distance from the national park . 15

G. Crops which were not raided by Rhesus macaques ........................................................................ 16

3.2 Attitudes of people ........................................................................................................................... 16

A. Reasons to like Rhesus macaques................................................................................................... 16

B. Reasons to dislike Rhesus macaques .............................................................................................. 17

4. Discussion................................................................................................................................................ 18

4.1. Crop Raiding ..................................................................................................................................... 18

4.2. Attitudes........................................................................................................................................... 21

4.3 Crops grown vs. crops raiding ........................................................................................................... 22

4.4 Possible effects from persistent conflicts ......................................................................................... 23

5. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... 24

References .................................................................................................................................................. 25

Appendix ......................................................