Abstract
The study was carried out in and around Jer Silase Monastry in Amhara National regional State, North Shoa Zone, from July 2019 to February 2020. The study aimed to determine threats of gelada baboons. The data was collected through questionnaires, household survey, direct observation and focus group discussions. Sample size was determined with Israel’s formula (1992). Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 Computer software program, using descriptive statics and chi-square test to compare responses of respondents. The attitudes of literate respondents and illiterate respondents towards gelada baboons were highly significant difference (
Highlights
Ethiopia is one of the top 25 biodiversity rich countries in the world and hosts two of the African biodiversity hotspots, namely the eastern Afromontane and the horn of Africa hotspots (Conservation International, 2011)
The demographic information of respondents from the society who were provided with a structured questionnaire to assess their views towards threats of gelada baboons in and around Jer Silase Monastry indicated in (Table1)
They considered as gelada baboons were one of the limiting factors to increase agricultural production due to crop raiding problem they cause for local communities
Summary
Ethiopia is one of the top 25 biodiversity rich countries in the world and hosts two of the African biodiversity hotspots, namely the eastern Afromontane and the horn of Africa hotspots (Conservation International, 2011). Wildlife resources of Ethiopia are fall under pressure from different direct or indirect causes of human activities (Wilfred, 2010). The threats include livestock encroachment, poaching for subsistence purpose, habitat degradation due to deforestation, encroachment of incompatible land uses and uncontrolled fire, invasive species, lack of awareness and administrative problem (Afework Bekele, 1996; Donald and Evans, 2006; Sara et al, 2014). Deforestation and forest degradation are occurring globally at an alarming rate that results in decline of the total area of primary forests (Bethan, 2012). The increment of economic productivity, humans alters the landscape matrix in ways that affect the spatial density, diversity and quality of wildlife habitat (Radeloff et al, 2005)
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