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dc.contributor.authorTshering Dorjien_US
dc.contributor.authorTenzin Tenzinen_US
dc.contributor.authorKarma Rinzinen_US
dc.contributor.authorWaraphon Phimpraphaien_US
dc.contributor.authorMichel de Garine-Wichatitshyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-20T04:41:50Z-
dc.date.available2020-05-20T04:41:50Z-
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.identifier.citationChiang Mai University (CMU) Journal of Natural Sciences 19,2 (Apr-Jun 2020), p.293-313en_US
dc.identifier.issn2465-4337en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/68669-
dc.descriptionChiang Mai University (CMU) Journal of Natural Sciences is dedicated to the publication of original research in Sciences & Technology and the Health Sciences. Submissions are welcomed from CMU, as well as other Thai and foreign institutions. All submissions must be original research not previously published or simultaneously submitted for publication. Manuscripts are peer reviewed using the double -blinded review system by at least 2 reviewers before acceptance. The CMU Journal of Natural Sciences is published four times a year, in January, April, July and October.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn Bhutan, free-roaming dogs pose health hazards to human, livestock,and wildlife. Understanding the perceptions and practices of local communities regarding free-roaming dogs is important to mitigate negative impacts. A community-based study was conducted in the buffer zone of Strict Nature Reserve, western Bhutan. The study was conducted in February-October 2018 using a household questionnaire survey, ‘free-listing’ of dog diseases, group discussions and key-informant interviews. A total of 140 households from Katsho and Esue geogs (sub-districts) were interviewed. People classify dogs under three categories: ‘Gokhi’/pet dog, ‘Changkhi’/stray dog, and ‘Shakhi’/feral dog. A higher proportion of rural people owned pet dogs, which were considered important to guard crops and livestock from wildlife and protect households’ properties. Owning a dog also contributed significantly to the non-material well-being of the respondents, especially in the rural villages. In contrast to the perceived positive impacts of the pet dogs, 81% of the respondents considered stray and feral dogs a problem in the community. The threats were attacks/bites by free-roaming dogs to humans, livestock and also wildlife. Rabies was the most frequently (69.7%) known dog diseases with the highest rank (1.46) in the list, followed by scabies (49.5%, rank 1.52). The majority (56%) of the respondents indicated that stray and feral dogs originate from abandoned pet dogs. This study calls for a multi-sectorial/One Health approach to mitigate the threats posed by free-roaming dogs and more detailed ecological and epidemiological studies are required to control their impacts.en_US
dc.language.isoEngen_US
dc.publisherChiang Mai Universityen_US
dc.subjectFree-roaming dogsen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_US
dc.subjectLivestocken_US
dc.subjectProtected areasen_US
dc.subjectBhutanen_US
dc.titleCommunity Perceptions of Free-Roaming Dogs and Management Practices in Villages at the Periphery of a Protected Area in Bhutanen_US
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