Population Density of Wild Animals and Their Conflict in Konasa_Pulasa Community Conserved Forest, Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia
Table 5
The estimated economic loss of various crops (in kilograms) caused by wild animals in five villages in the last two years (2019-2020) in the Konasa-Pulasa conserved forest.
Village distance to the forest and estimated loss of crops in kg
Crop type
Wonchiro (0.5–1 km)
Mehal (1-2 km)
Damota (2-3 km)
Sutancho (3-4 km)
Sorto (4-5 km)
Total loss in kg
Average market price per kg in US$
Total loss in US$
Maize
399
297
256
225
187
1,364
0.82
1,118.48
Enset
285
263
245
217
222
1,232
0.96
1,182.72
Bean
293
213
222
217
204
1,149
1.18
1,355.82
Potato
220
197
195
190
170
972
0.78
758.16
Wheat
202
185
170
168
163
888
1.09
967.92
Pea
188
172
160
155
140
815
1.23
1,002.45
Barely
195
187
173
163
156
874
1.09
952.66
Teff
200
196
175
171
165
907
1.51
1,369.57
Total loss in kg
1,982 (24.17%)
1,710 (20.85%)
1,596 (19.46%)
1,506 (18.36%)
1,407 (17.16%)
8,201
8,707.78
Note. 1 US$ is worth 36.48466 Ethiopian Birr during the study period.
