Population Density of Wild Animals and Their Conflict in Konasa_Pulasa Community Conserved Forest, Omo Valley, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Sociodemographic information and attitudes of the respondents towards wild animals in Konasa-Pulasa community conserved forest.

Attitudes of respondents towards wild animals
Category	Variables		Respondents	Percentage	Positive	Negative	Neutral
Sex	Male		243	84	116	96	31
	Female		47	16	24	17	6
Age	18–30		51	18	27	18	6
	31–45		106	36	50	42	14
	46–60		73	25	38	26	9
	61 and above		60	21	31	21	8
Educational status	Illiterate		95	33	34	49	12
	Literate	1–8	113	39	59	39	15
		9–12	59	20	31	19	7
		≥12	23	8	19	1	3
Family size	1–4		70	24.2	36	25	9
	5–8		117	40.3	50	52	15
	9 and above		103	35.5	37	54	12
Farming practice	Mixed farming		195	67	81	89	25
	Crop cultivation		52	18	27	19	6
	Livestock rearing		41	14	21	15	5
	Other activity		2	1	1	1	0
The size of farm land in hectare	0.5–1		153	52.7	71	63	19
	1.1–2.5		77	26.5	40	28	9
	2.6–4		49	17.0	25	18	6
	4.1 and above		11	3.8	6	4	1
Percentage (%)					47.4%	40.0%	12.5%