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| dc.contributor.author | Gosa, Balcha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-20T08:28:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-20T08:28:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-09-20 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9711 | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Ethiopia is rich in wildlife resources with their valuable ecological, economic and social values. However, wildlife continues to be lost rapidly across the world in spite of the effort of conservationist organizations towards natural resources protection.The aim of this study is to assess the threats and conservation challenges of wildlife in Galama Mountain. This research was conducted in Galama Mountain, Southeastern Ethiopia. The data were collected from August 2018 to February 2019. Cross sectional and observational study design were applied. The data were collected using questionnaire, direct observation and focus group discussion. For direct observation six study sites were randomly selected from study area and for indirect method indirect evidences like feeding, digging, dung, foot prints, and spines were used. Wildlife in Galama Mountain mainly faced conservation threats and challenges due to habitat degradation, agricultural practice, settlement, fire, over grazing, human wildlife conflict, over utilization, lack of awareness and lack of effective managements. There was a significance difference (𝛘2=13.276, df =5, p =0.021) on the knowledge of wildlife threats and conservation challenges in the study area among villages. Sex was not important in determining the knowledge of respondents on the threats and conservation challenges in the study area (𝛘2= 0.251, df =1, p =0.617). There was no significance difference (𝛘2 =3.197, df =5, p =0.067) among different age groups on their attitude about threats and conservation challenges. Educated respondents had better understanding about threats and conservation challenges (𝛘2 =12.660, df =1, p ≤0.001). In the study area different crops were grown by local communities and the total loss was estimated about 10.9% (1560kg) of annual crop production in the study area. In another way out of total (3ha) cultivated land in the study area 0.325ha was lost. The maximum loss was registered on barley which covers 31%. Livestock depredation in the study village was not a big problem as the majority of (57.9%) of respondents replied. Wildlife in the study area were intensely challenged to survive due to different human activities in and around the mountain. Therefore, for sustainable utilization of wildlife resources in the study area the integrated wildlife conservation strategy measure should be needed. Keywords/Phrases: Conservation challenges, Galama Mountain, human wildlife conflicts, threats, wildlife | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | fisheries wetlands and wildife mangemant | en_US |
| dc.title | THREATS AND CONSERVATION CHALLENGES OF WILDLIFE IN ARSI MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK: THE CASE OF GALAMA MOUNTAIN, SOUTHEASTERN ETHIOPIA | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
