Promoting a Mobile Data Collection System to Improve HWC Incident Recording: A Simple and Handy Solution for Controlling Problem Animals in Southern Africa

摘要: Human–Wildlife Conflict (HWC) is inevitable where humans and wildlife share the same habitat its limited resources. Mitigation packages include HWC reporting, but this often ineffective as information conveyed generally scattered inadequate. A new coping strategy has been developed with a view to limiting avoiding incident peaks at certain periods. The booming mobile phone sector popular use of text messages have provided an opportunity assess impact real-time communication systems in mitigation strategies. Preliminary tests were conducted Mozambique Zimbabwe FrontlineSMS, data collection system. overall system can be improved by using Android application such KoBoCollect on smartphone enabling easier recording georeferenced data. Once adopted, early warning could deployed low cost, improving global management conservation flagship species involved HWC, elephant.