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- Title
Community Perspectives in Developing Bat-Cave Tourism in Leang Londrong, Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park: Comparing The Locals and Visitors.
- Authors
Maulany, Risma Illa; Nurqalbi, Maftukah; Hamzah, Andi Siady; Nasri; Asrianny
- Abstract
Maros-Pangkep karst formation in South Sulawesi is one of the largest karst environments in the world. One of the caves located in the area is Leang Londrong, which is a part of the management of Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park. The Leang Londrong area is known as a tourism spot with waterbased tourism as the main attraction and it is also known as the main ecosystem service provider, in particular, as water sources for many areas. This cave is inhabited by some species of bats. Eventhough the area is now designated for water-based tourism, other potential tourism objects, such as bats roosting inside the cave, has not been explored for tourism development. Therefore, this study attempts to examine the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of the local community and visitors visiting the area towards nature, caves, bats and its conservation, as well as bat-cave tourism development. The study was conducted in January–April 2022 by distributing questionnaires to 86 respondents consisted of the local community, visitors, and government representatives. The results indicated that in general, the respondents had limited knowledge of nature, caves, bats, and their conservation. In particular with bats, the majority of the respondents had not yet been familiar with bats, understood the roles of bats in the environment, and tended to ignore the existence of bats. However, in relation to nature and conservation, bat conservation, and the development of cave and bat tourism in Leang Londrong, most of visitor respondents agreed to support (>85%) and for the locals, the number was even higher (>90%). Therefore, such support from the locals and visitors could make bat-cave conservation through tourism development in Leang Londrong possible.
- Subjects
BAT conservation; NATIONAL parks &; reserves; TOURISM; NATURE conservation; COMMUNITY attitudes
- Publication
Media Konservasi, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 2, p56
- ISSN
0215-1677
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.29244/medkon.29.2.56