https://doi.org/10.51514/JSTR.5.4.2023.1-8
Mohd Shoaib and Jinesh Kumar singh
ABSTRACT
Conservation of biodiversity needs both scientific justification and public interest. To know people perception of avifauna and wildlife attitude, data were gathered between August 2022 to March 2023 to collect information on respondents’ socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, experiences with crop damage and livestock predation by wild animals and attitudes towards wildlife conservation. Our findings revealed that most respondents understand the relevance of birds to ecological balance and have a generally positive attitude towards most bird species. The concept of environmental perception attempts to incorporate a variety of characteristics, and understanding these human-biodiversity links is crucial for successfully guiding governmental policies, urban planning interventions, and environmental education programmes. We suggest that future public education efforts that incorporate private forest land values and culture into their programmes may foster a more robust knowledge of bird conservation in students..
Keywords: Public perception, Avifauna, wildlife, biodiversity.