Examination of the Calculation Method Using Community Questionnaire for Agricultural Damage by Wildlife

Calculation Trial of Damage by Wildlife in Mie Prefecture

Abstract

It is difficult to measure the agricultural damage caused by wildlife. Presently, in the Japanese rural areas, there is a clear understanding of the damage caused by wildlife; however, a statistical estimation of the damage is not available. Ensuring appropriate countermeasures is difficult without sufficient data. So, we examined a new method for measuring agricultural damage caused by wildlife. We surveyed the extent of damage by using a questionnaire. We then converted the extent of damage to the farm area into equivalent amounts of money for each village, by using a standard production model.