Living alongside does not always mean knowing: study reveals how the Striped Hyaena’s elusive life shapes local perceptions

Living alongside does not always mean knowing: study reveals how the Striped Hyaena’s elusive life shapes local perceptions

Guest Author Kolkata 18 Aug 2026 A new study challenges a commonly held assumption that people living close to wildlife invariably possess detailed ecological knowledge of the species around them. Instead, the researchers from Human and Environment Alliance League (HEAL), The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, and National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) show that such knowledge depends greatly on whether an a…