Anthropogenic Activities Threatening the Management of Ecotourism Resources in Old Oyo National Park, Nigeria

Abstract

Abundant fauna and flora resources in Nigeria are being threatened due to the increasing rate of anthropogenic activities across the protected areas in the country. This study examined anthropogenic activities threatening the natural resources considered to be of ecotourism value in Old Oyo National Park. Primary data were collected through administration of a set of questionnaire on the respondents. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Result of the analysis showed that human activities had negative impacts on the Park resources. Recommendations were made on the need to engage in aggressive afforestation, conservation education and provision of fund to support sustainable livelihood practices.

The attitudes and practices of local people towards wildlife in Chebera Churchura national park, Ethiopia

“…Author(s) agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License with rapidly growing human populations (Oladeji et al, 2012). Wildlife species, which are important to humans, decline or disappear as wildlife habitat is cleared for anthropogenic activities (Oladeji et al, 2012).…”

Participatory approach to conservation and management of protected areas in Nigeria: Case study of Osse River Park Project

“…Local Government Areas were selected through a multi-stage approach. In the first stage adjoining communities were purposively selected based on their proximity to the park (Sarantakos, 1988;Bamgboye and Okoruwa, 2009) with consideration of the potential for the locals to engage in anthropogenic activities that have direct impacts on the forest resources (Oladeji et al, 2012) (Table 1). In the second stage, the communities were stratified into streets and quarters while in the third and the last stage, the respondents were randomly selected.…”

“…This is a serious consideration for this work hinged on the need to devise strategies for effective management and conservation of rich biodiversity resources in Osse River Park, with attendants increasing anthropogenic activities such as clear felling, encroachment, unsustainable harvest and other social-ecological crisis emanating across protected areas as reported in literatures (Swarthout and Steidl, 2001;Oladeji et al, 2012;Johnson et al, 2005). Another reason for increasing interest in stakeholder"s participation and involvement is that managers of natural resources are facing challenges in designing a conceptual framework targeted at sustainable management of biodiversity resources in such a way that negative ecological impact is minimized and improve livelihood and economic well-being of the local in the developing countries especially those that are leaving adjacent to protected areas are guaranteed.…”

Diversity and Abundance of Birds of Prey and Owls in Four selected Areas in South Western Nigeria

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