Research Article
Human-Wild Animals Conflict in and around Amba Forest, Ezha District, Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 13
Benefits of the forest to study participants.
| Benefit types gained from forest | Study participants’ response | N (total) | Percentage (%) |
| 1. Soil conservation | 34 | 64.2 | 2. Suitable climate and environment | 30 | 56.6 | 3. Rainfall | 22 | 41.5 | 4. Firewood collection | 10 | 18.9 | 5. House construction | 4 | 7.5 | 6. Food income | 7 | 13.2 | 7. Water resource | 2 | 3.8 | 8. Shading | 4 | 7.5 | 9. Aesthetic value | 7 | 13.2 | 10. Future tourism | 9 | 17 | 11. Timber production | 4 | 7.5 | 12. Habitat for wild animals | 10 | 18.9 | 13. Medicine | 4 | 7.5 | 14. Keeping domestic animal | 4 | 7.5 |
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