niche is an organism's habitat or a location in the ecosystem. it is an organism's pattern of use of this habitat. it can also be thought of as the functional role, or job, of a particular species in an ecosystem. presence of human settlements around and within protected areas is often detrimental to the life of wild species. the study has clearly indicated that the park-people relationship is affected by a number of factors. in some cases, impact of local people in the wildlife is quite high and there is also loss of human life and property because of the wildlife