Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Human-Hippopotamus conflicts and socio-ecological tensions in the Ruzizi plain: a one health and political ecology perspectiveEsther Mufungizi Ahana · Marie Shangalume Fadhili · François Mmunga Assumani · Christian Zagabe Muderhwa · Gustave Nachigera MushagalusaFrontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1921310