Managing the problem of wild elephants encroaching on arable land through the participation of people in Pa Deng Subdistrict Kaeng Krachan District Phetchaburi Province

Abstract

This research has 3 objectives: (1) to evaluate the level of management of the problem of wild elephants encroaching on farmland through the participation of people in Pa Deng Subdistrict; (2) to compare the participation in managing the problem of wild elephants encroaching on farmland. to eat Classified by demographic characteristics of the sample group and (3) to explain the relationship between managing the problem of wild elephants encroaching on farmland and participating in solving the problem of wild elephants encroaching on farmland. This research is quantitative research. The sample group consisted of 370 people, including people in Pa Deng subdistrict. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Statistics used in data analysis include frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-value, one-way ANOVA. and Pearson correlation values. The results of the research (1) for managing the problem of wild elephants encroaching on arable land with the participation of people in Pa Deng subdistrict were overall at a high level (2) regarding the demographic characteristics of Participate in managing the problem of wild elephants encroaching on people's farming areas in Pa Deng Subdistrict. It was found that people with different genders, statuses, and monthly incomes were involved in management. They were significantly different at the .05 level. Age and educational level were different. Participate in management (3) The relationship between managing the problem of wild elephants encroaching on farmland and participating in solving the problem of wild elephants encroaching on people's farmland in Pa Deng Subdistrict was found to have a low positive relationship. at the statistical significance level of 0.01