• KULBHUSHAN KUMAR
• Satpal Singh Bisht
• Netrapal Sharma
• Ajay Kumar
• Nagma Parveen

Chenab valley has varied climatic and topographic zones. The cropping system includes rice, wheat, maize, pulses and mustard as major crops. Crop depredation by wild animals is a major problem faced by the local farmers. Crop raiding by wild animals is to be a source of conflict between the animals and humans. The losses incurred by farmer communities living in these areas have antagonistic and intolerant attitude towards wildlife. Proximity of a farm to the forest edge and the presence or absence of neighboring farms best explains the livelihood of any farm sustaining crop damage. Crop losses lead to retaliatory killings of wildlife by the farmers. Crops are damaged not only by feeding but also by trampling and uprooting. Crop damage is one of the main threats to the continued survival of local farmers in study site. During present investigation crop losses were analyzed through questionnaire surveys and field visits. Results of field experience depict the crop loss in percent due to wild animals.

Cropping system, Crop depredation, trampling and human retaliation.

"QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF CROP DAMAGE BY WILD ANIMALS IN CHENAB VALLEY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.603-612, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904388.pdf

"QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF CROP DAMAGE BY WILD ANIMALS IN CHENAB VALLEY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp603-612, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904388.pdf