Research Article

Balancing African Elephant Conservation with Human Well-Being in Rombo Area, Tanzania

Table 1

Frequency of visit and perceived threats by local people on the wild animals in Rombo area.

AnimalScientific nameNumber of respondentsFrequency of visit (%)Perception of danger (%)

ElephantLoxodonta africana20861.787.0
Vervet monkeyChlorocebus pygerythrus3911.65.6
Olive baboonPapio cynocephalus3711.04.3
BuffaloSyncerus caffer226.51.3
WarthogPhacochoerus africanus61.81.3
Guinea fowl Numida meleagris20.60.4
WildebeestConnochaetes gnou10.30.0
ZebraEquus quagga205.90.0
DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea20.60.0

Totalā€‰337100.0100.0