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Momanyi S

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• Research Article
  Assessing Wildlife Consumption Awareness and the Attitudes of the Local Lambwe Valley Community towards Ruma National Park, Kenya
  Author(s): Ariya G and Momanyi SAriya G and Momanyi S
  
  The study was conducted around Ruma National Park within Lambwe Valley in Kenya. The study fulfils the gap of knowledge about wildlife consumption awareness and attitudes of the local Lambwe valley community towards the park. It is believed that understanding the level of awareness and community attitude would provide imperative information that could contribute to wildlife conservation within the park. The key objective of the study was to establish how the locals perceive the national park and their level of awareness of illegal wildlife consumption in the area. The study adopted survey design using both structured questionnaires and focus group discussions to collect information from the local community. In order to disseminate questionnaires, simple random technique was further used to select the respondents. The respondents comprised households living adjacent to the national par.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0269.1000157

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