Effect of Wildlife Species on the Activities of Agroforest Farmers in Ekiti State
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Date
2013-01
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Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Abstract
Continued reduction and fragmentation of
natural habitat and feeding site for wildlife
species through man’s developmental activities,
has led to the encroachment of wildlife
population into the adjacent farm land to search
for food, thereby leading to destruction of
agroforestrytrees and crops.This study
examined the effect of wildlife species on
activities of agroforest farmers in Ekiti State
forest reserves. The study area was stratified on
the basis of vegetation into two zones (rain
forest and derived savannah zones). Eighty pretestedquestionnaireswererandomly
administered
to farmers for collection of data. Information
obtained revealed that majority of the
respondents are married (93%), middle age
(50%) men (60 %). Mammals and aves
contitutes the highest group of animals
present.The respondents opined that wildlife
species impact both negatively and positively on
their trees and crops.
Some of the damages done by wildlife to trees
and crops includes; cutting, uprooting, trampling, defoliation, browsing of young shoot
and leaves and plucking of fruits.Finally the
result shows that control measure such asthe
use of dog, chemical, trapping, scared off by
guards, hunting, poison,use of charm and use of
human statue, were employed to checkmate the
activities of these animals on farmers
farmlands.
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Staff Publication
Keywords
Wildlife,, agroforestry,, farmers,, Ekiti-State,, forest reserves