Human-Wildlife Conflict

What tools work to mitigate human-wildlife conflict in urban areas?

While we have lots of studies looking at tools to prevent wildlife and human/livestock conflict in rural areas, little work has been done to understand if some of these methods work in urban areas or what new methods can be developed with urban areas in mind specifically.

Can we develop tools that mitigate conflict, but don't use poisons like rodenticides and pesticides?

Using poisons in an urban landscape is incredibly common. These poisons are often marketed as an effective, inexpensive, safe, and easy ways to eradicate pests. However, they are often far less effective that stated, generally require check-ups and monitoring which increase the prices, and cause secondary poisoning in many other non-target wildlife species, domestic animals, and even children.

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