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Socioeconomic factors influencing local community perceptions towards Lion conservation: a case of the Selous game reserve, Tanzania

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dc.creator Gayo, Leopody
dc.creator Nahonyo, Cuthbert Leonard
dc.creator Masao, Catherine Aloyce
dc.date 2021-08-20T09:32:33Z
dc.date 2021-08-20T09:32:33Z
dc.date 2020
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-20T12:01:05Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-20T12:01:05Z
dc.identifier Gayo, L., Nahonyo, C. L., & Masao, C. A. (2020). Socioeconomic factors influencing local community perceptions towards Lion conservation: a case of the Selous game reserve, Tanzania. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 56(3).
dc.identifier DOI:10.1177/0021909620929382
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3297
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3297
dc.description Abstract. Full text article available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0021909620929382
dc.description We assessed the factors influencing local community perceptions towards lions in the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. Data were collected from 384 households through questionnaire surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions, and analyzed by content analysis and IBM SPSS version 20. About 86% (n=331) of respondents had negative perceptions towards lions. Education (p=0.0016, R=1.68), occupation (p=0.0021, R=−2.07), livestock numbers (p=0.0011, R=0.-0.43), livestock management (p=0.0006, R=0.373), water sources (p=0.0019, R=−0.21), and distance from the protected area (p=0.0183, R=2.11) were significant factors for community perceptions towards lions. We recommend compensation for the victims of lion attacks to reduce negative attitudes towards the species.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Sage publications
dc.subject Depredation
dc.subject Livestock
dc.subject Lion
dc.subject Local community
dc.subject Perception
dc.subject Retaliation
dc.subject Selous Game Reserve
dc.subject Game Reserve
dc.title Socioeconomic factors influencing local community perceptions towards Lion conservation: a case of the Selous game reserve, Tanzania
dc.type Article


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