Research Article

Human-Wild Animals Conflict in and around Amba Forest, Ezha District, Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Time of conflict occurrence and severity between humans and wild animals.

Time categoriesConflict occurrence responseConflict severity time response
N (=53)Percentage (%)N (=53)Percentage (%)

DTD (5:30–7:00 AM)1528.34584.9
DTM (7:00–12:00 AM)1528.33975.5
DTN (12:00–3:00 PM)1222.64173.6
DTDK (4:00–7:00 PM)1732.14069.8
NT (7:00 PM–5:00 AM)1324.53777.4
ALT (24 hours of a day.)4177.4

DTD = day time dawn, DTM = day time morning, DTN = day time noon, DTDK = day time dusk, NT = night time, ALT = all time, N = frequency of response, and % = percent of response.