Appendix

Questionnaire

Questionnaire prepared for residents around Chebera Churchra National Park.

Greetings

The main purpose of this questionnaire is to study the magnitude of human-wildlife conflict in
and around Chebera Churchra National Park; study the reasons behind the conflict and ensure
sustainable utilization of the resources for the community and the country at large. Therefore,
you are kindly requested to share your knowledge about crop raiders and livestock predators;
their impact on your property and preventive measures you use; and trend of wildlife
conservation in your area.
A. Introductory questions

1. Respondent number...............

2. Age....................

3. Sex......................

4. Residence

a. Kebele....................

b. Village....................

c. Woreda....................

d. Distance from the study area..................

5. Marital status..................

6. Family size.................

7. Educational level (for family members)

a. no formal education.............. b. primary education................

c. secondary education.................. d. beyond secondary education................

B. Household Economy and Resource Use

8. Do you have farm land?

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 a. yes b. no

9. if yes for question No. 8, What is the size of your farmland? .......................................

9. What type of crop do you grow?

a ....................................... c.............................
b....................................... d..............................

10. How much did you get last year? ..............................

11. Do you keep livestock? If yes,

a. number of cattle................... b. number of sheep and goats..................

c. number of pack animals...................

12. Where do they graze?

a. in the study area.......... b. others................

13. If it is in the park, how long do they graze in the study area?

a. 1-3 months............. b. 3-6 months.............

c. 6-9 months................. d. 9-12 months...............

15. Do you have private grazing land?

16. If yes for question No. 15

a. what is the size of your private grazing land?.........................

b. how long do your livestock graze in your private grazing land?..................

17. Do you have private wood plot? Yes/No

18. If yes for question No.17, what is the size of your private wood plot?

18. Where do you collect your firewood?

a. from the park b. other area

19. What species of plant do you collect as fire wood?

a. ........... c………………… e……………………

b. ............... d………………… f………………

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C. Conflict and Damage

20. What wildlife species do you know in the area?....................

21. Do you think conserving wildlife is important? Why? .............................................

22. What kind of problems do you face because of wildlife?

a. crop damage............. b. predation....................

c. disease transmission................ d. others...................

23. Have you lost any livestock to wildlife? Yes/No

24. If yes, for question No. 23,

a. How many individuals? ………………

b. What is the species involved?

25. Which animals are the most problematic in terms of livestock predation?

No Predator prey Number killed

Last year Last 5 years Last 10
years
1
2
3
4
5

26. Is the damage increasing or decreasing?..................................................

27. How do you minimize the damage?..................................................

28. Which animals are most problematic in terms of crop damage?

Crop raider Type of crop Estimated amount damaged

No damaged
Last year Last 5 years Last 10
years
1
2
3
4
5

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 29 How do you minimize the damage? ……………………………

30. Do you get help from other sources to solve your problem?

Yes...... No.........

31. If yes for question No. 30 , from where do you get the help?

32. What is the tendency of the crop damage from time to time?

a. increasing................ b. decreasing.................
33. At what season the problem of crop damage is more severe? (Specify the month)

34. At what stage do gelada baboons attack your crops most?

Crop stage maize Godere banana sorghum teff boye

planting
seedling
vegetative
harvesting

30. Describe the different techniques you use to control (minimize) crop damage

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

31. Which of these techniques are:

i. most effective........................................................................................
ii. least effective......................................................................................

32. What measures do you think should be taken by the following bodies to prevent the crop
damage?

a. by the government.................................................................................

b. by private sector................................................................................

c. by the farmer..........................................................................................