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

dc.creatorGayo, Leopody
dc.creatorNahonyo, Cuthbert Leonard
dc.creatorMasao, Catherine Aloyce
dc.date2021-08-20T09:32:33Z
dc.date2021-08-20T09:32:33Z
dc.date2020
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T12:01:05Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T12:01:05Z
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text article available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0021909620929382
dc.descriptionWe 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.identifierGayo, 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.identifierDOI:10.1177/0021909620929382
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3297
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3297
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSage publications
dc.subjectDepredation
dc.subjectLivestock
dc.subjectLion
dc.subjectLocal community
dc.subjectPerception
dc.subjectRetaliation
dc.subjectSelous Game Reserve
dc.subjectGame Reserve
dc.titleSocioeconomic factors influencing local community perceptions towards Lion conservation: a case of the Selous game reserve, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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