dc.contributor.author | Koech, Faith C | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-24T08:56:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-24T08:56:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/105439 | |
dc.description.abstract | Conflicts between wildlife and people, and especially those who border with
conservation areas are common phenomena. Destruction of natural habitat is
associated with human activities by overexploiting the forest cover and
encroachment into protected areas. This study sought to asses human-wildlife
conflicts within the Kitengela Dispersal Area in Kajiado County, Kenya. The
objectives of the study were to 1) examine the types of human-wildlife conflicts
around the Kitengela migratory corridor; 2) examine the causes of human-wildlife
conflicts within the Kitengela migratory corridor; and 3) evaluate the management
practices and strategies for human-wildlife conflict within Kitengela migratory
corridor. These objectives were achieved through a sample of 62 households,
selected using stratified random sampling procedure. The data was then analyzed by
use of descriptive statistics.
The study revealed that there are conflicts that largely emanate from damage of
crops by wild animals, restricted movement of the wildlife, emergence of human
settlements in the corridor, increased farming activities, increased population, and
natural factors such as drought. The management strategies to reduce humanwildlife
conflicts include community awareness on the importance of wildlife by the
Kenya Wildlife Service, as well as intense vigilance by the Kenya Wildlife Service
rangers. The study recommended the involvement of all the stakeholders to protect
both the wildlife and humans in the migratory corridor and to advocate for
sustainable co-existence practices, including achievable regulatory measures. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.title | An Assessment of Human-wildlife Conflicts Within the Kitengela Wildlife Dispersal Area Kajiado County, Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |