people living near the forest or protected area considers wildlife a cause for the loss of their crops and other properties. they also report destruction caused by wildlife and ask for compensation from the government. in koshi tappu area, crop damage by wild buffalo,crop raiding by spotted deer and elephant is most frequent. a study carried out by identified langur and macaques monkeys as troublesome wildlife since they caused considerable damage to the crops. in another study carried out in terai region explained that the probable cause of the conflict was the increasing population of elephant.