Assessment Of Human Anubis Baboons (Papio Anubis) Conflict And Impact In And Around Mogor Valley Forest Of Ebantu Woreda Of East Wollega Zone, Oromia ,Ethiopia.

Abstract

Due to the consequences of the Anubis Baboon on the society there is a high degree of conflict between human and A.B. The study was aimed to assess the impact of AB (P.anubis) and conflict with humans in and around Mogor Valley Forest of Western Ethiopia. The study sampled 316 respondents and primary data was derived from field surveys using questionnaires. Quantitative data was analyzed through descriptive statistic like frequencies and percentages. The results of the study show that 208 (65.96%) both crop farming and livestock rearing and 71 (22.34%) practiced crop production and other income source, 20 (6.38%) and 17 (5.32%) had only Crop farming and other income sources respectively. 105 (33.11%) of maize and 94 (29.79%) of wheat were the first and the second most attacked crops by Anubis Baboon in the study area respectively. wild animal habitat disturbance and Proximate forest edge and farm land were the first and the second major human Anubis Baboon conflict 239(75.63%) and 228 (72.81%) respectively around Mogor valley Forest. 241(76.27%) of guarding, 17(5.38%) of making scarecrows , 32 (10.13%) of smoking, 14 (4.43%) of chasing and 11 (3.48%) of fencing were the first, second, the third ,fourth and fifth most common control measures taken in order to protect their crops from Anubis Baboon respectively. From the respondents’ information, the impact of human on Anubis Baboon is both direct and indirect impact. The direct impact of human on the Anubis Baboon was direct physical killing, chasing and hitting by anything like stones etc. Almost all the farmers ether chase or kill AB and as a result their number is highly decreasing. In addition, large trees they inhabit are fallen for charcoal, agricultural land clearing and other purposes. In general, local have developed a negative attitude towards the baboons due to the damage they cause on farms and livestock.