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- Title
Understanding primate‐human interaction: Socioeconomic correlates of local awareness and attitude toward the endangered golden langur Trachypithecus geei (Khajuria, 1956) in Bhutan.
- Authors
Thinley, Phuntsho; Rajaratnam, Rajanathan; Tighe, Matthew; Vernes, Karl; Norbu, Tshewang; Dorji, Rinchen; Tenzin, Sangay
- Abstract
Despite the golden langur's (Trachypithecus geei) endangered and totally protected status, local awareness and attitude toward this species is poorly understood. We investigated local awareness and attitude in Bhutan by interviewing 1,143 households in the districts of Dagana, Sarpang, Trongsa, Tsirang, and Zhemgang, and analyzing data through a conditional inference tree analysis. Most respondents were not aware of the golden langur's nationally protected (53%; n = 604) and globally endangered status (64%; n = 730), but their location of residence (inside/outside a protected area; p < .001) and education level (p < .001) significantly influenced awareness. The majority of respondents (87%; n = 999) liked the golden langur but the attitude was significantly influenced primarily by whether or not they experienced crop damage by golden langurs (p < .001), and subsequently by location of residence (p < .001), local belief (p < .01), gender (p < .05), and personal encounter with a golden langur (p < .001). Socioeconomic variables like age, education level, and annual income did not influence attitude. We recommend environmental education and awareness campaigns outside protected areas, and intensifying existing programs inside protected areas to forge harmonious human‐golden langur coexistence. HIGHLIGHTS: Local awareness of the golden langur's protected status is influenced by residence (inside/outside a protected area).Local awareness of the golden langur's endangered status is driven by education level.Local attitude toward the golden langur is influenced by associated crop damage.
- Subjects
BHUTAN; PROTECTED areas; AWARENESS; INTERVIEWING; ENVIRONMENTAL education; HOUSING; COEXISTENCE of species
- Publication
American Journal of Primatology, 2019, Vol 81, Issue 6, pN.PAG
- ISSN
0275-2565
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ajp.22995