Paper short abstract:

This paper highlights the importance of indigenous knowledge in human-animal conflict management contexts. The study will therefore illustrate how indigenous groups from various African communities use their knowledge and folk narratives to manage conflicts arising from human-animal contact.

Paper long abstract:

This paper highlights the importance of indigenous knowledge in human-animal conflict management contexts. Land is recognized in this paper as the space where human-animal conflicts occur, so its relevance to indigenous groups will be studied. The study will briefly discuss the relationship between the Igbo indigenous group and their land, drawing examples from the author’s personal experience. The study will therefore illustrate how indigenous groups from various African communities use their knowledge and folk narratives to manage conflicts arising from human-animal contact. Folk narrative traditions such as these may offer pathways as we try to develop benevolent stewardship of nature.