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7. Local Community Implications
Communities harbour animosity toward leopard mainly due to a lack
of understanding of their behaviour. Some of the neighbouring farmers
to Okonjima have accused the Hanssen
family of being responsible
for the increase in leopards in the area. As there cannot be more
leopards in an area than the area can support, this is an unfounded
accusation.
To counteract this negativity it was decided to include our neighbours in leopard
research, in order to make them feel a part of the conservation of these animals.
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