challenge facing Selous Game Reserve on local community; aces of Likuyu-sekemaganga in Namtumbo district, Ruvuma religion.


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to express thanks first to the Almighty God who helped me in every step of my study,   secondly wish to thank my supervisor Sr. Gisella of the department of language her heartfelt encouragement, patience, generation of valuable ideas and enduring guidance together with Miss. NGAYAKWE for her lecturing how to write research.
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ABSTRACT

This study is about the challenge facing Selous Game reserve in Local community Area; A case of Likuyu-sekamaganga at Namtumbo district in Ruvuma religion. Many reserved area experiences the problem, thus influenced the researcher to conduct a research to investigate the challenge facing Selous game reserve.
The objective of the study was to investigate the challenge facing Selous game reserve. Interview and questionnaire were used to get the data as well as group discussion with the respondents.
The data were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively in relation to the objectives of the research. Various challenge were facing Selous game reserve including presence of in dangerous and disturbed animals, poor government support, poor security in reserved area, environment destruction, lack of environment education to the community and   
The study recommended the ways that the community, government and the policy maker should apply so as to solve the Challenge facing Selous game reserve in local community. Moreover the researcher suggested for the future study.







TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 




                                                                                                                                                                                     



Table 4.1 showing demographic response by gender…………………………………………22


Table 4.2.1. Ages of respondents……………………………………………………………….23
Table 4.2.2 Respondents level of education……………………………………………………24

4.3.1 Table showing respondents on the improvement of social services……………………25

4.2.2 Table showing respondents in protecting environment………………………………. 26 

4.2.3 Table showing the respondents on the employment opportunity……………………   26

4.3.1 Table showing challenges Facing Selous game reserve………………………………. 27

4.3Table showing the injury and death of people caused by in dangerous animals from 2014-2018 years………………………………………………………………………………………29

4.4 The Possible Solution that are to be Taken so as to Solve the Problem Facing Selous Game Reserve…………………………………………………………………………………………..30

5.1 Research budget table………………………………………………………………………37


LIST OF FIGURES

4.2 The pie chart Showing the Percentage Gender of Respondents………………………….22

Graph showing the injury and death of people caused by in dangerous animals from 2014-2018 years……………………………………………………………………………………………… 30



 

 


 













LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
 WMAs               -      Wildlife Management Areas
AIS                    -       Alien Invasive Species
BAED                 -         Bachelor of Arts with Education
FGD                   -        Focused Group Discussion
GMP                   -         General Management Plan
No.                    -       Number                         
SAGCOT           -        Southern Agriculture Growth Corridor of Tanzania 
SAUT                -         Saint Augustine University of Tanzania
SGM                  -      Selous Game Reserve
STEMMUCO     -      Stella Maris Mtwara University College
TSHS                  -      Tanzanian shillings
WCA                 -         Wildlife Management buffer

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction

This chapter contains the background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance, scope and limitation of the study and definition of key terms.

1.1 Background of the Study

 The Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest faunal reserves of the world, located in the south of Tanzania. It was named after Englishman Sir Frederick Selous, a famous big game hunter and early conservationist, who died at BehoBeho in this territory in 1917 while fighting against the Germans during World War I. Scottish explorer and cartographer Keith Johnston had died at BehoBeho in 1879 while leading a Royal Geographical Society expedition to the Great Lakes of Africa with Joseph Thomson. The Selous Game Reserve was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 due to the diversity of its wildlife and undisturbed nature
The Selous Game Reserve, covering 50,000 square kilometers, is amongst the largest protected areas in Africa and is relatively undisturbed by human impact. The property harbors one of the most significant concentrations of elephant, black rhinoceros, cheetah, giraffe, hippopotamus and crocodile, amongst many other species. The reserve also has an exceptionally high variety of habitats including Miombo woodlands, open grasslands; rive line forests and swamps, making it a valuable laboratory for on-going ecological and biological processes.
 The Selous Game Reserve is one of the largest remaining wilderness areas in Africa, with relatively undisturbed ecological and biological processes, including a diverse range of wildlife with significant predator/prey relationships. The property contains a great diversity of vegetation types, including rocky acacia-clad hills, gallery and ground water forests, swamps and lowland rain forest. The dominant vegetation of the reserve is deciduous Miyombo woodlands and the property constitutes a globally important example of this vegetation type. Because of this fire-climax vegetation, soils are subject to erosion when there are heavy rains. The result is a network of normally dry rivers of sand that become raging torrents during the rains; these sand rivers are one of the most unique features of the Selous landscape. Large parts of the wooded grasslands of the northern Selous are seasonally flooded by the rising water of the Rufiji River, creating a very dynamic ecosystem.
 The reserve has a higher density and diversity of species than any other Miombo woodland area: more than 2,100 plants have been recorded and more are thought to exist in the remote forests in the south.  Similarly, the property protects an impressive large mammal fauna; it contains globally significant populations of African elephant (Loxodonthaafricana) (106,300), black rhinoceros (Dicerosbicornis) (2,135) and wild hunting dog (Lycaonpictus). It also includes one of the world's largest known populations of hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (18,200) and buffalo (Synceruscaffer) (204,015). There are also important populations of ungulates including sable antelope (Hippotragusniger) (7000), Lichtenstein's hartebeest (Alcelaphuslichtensteinii) (52,150), greater kudu (Tragelaphusstrepsiceros), eland (Taurotragusoryx) and Nyassa wildebeest (Connochaetesalbojubatus) (80,815). Because of this high density and diversity of species, the Selous Game Reserve is a natural habitat of outstanding importance for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.
In Tanzania  country Seolus game reserved is located in  Northern and Southern part of region of Pwani  , Ruvuma, Morogolo ,Lind and Mtwara which consist of larger number of animas such as elephants, buffalo, and other birds .
With about 50,000 square km or 6% of Tanzania's land surface, the Selous Game Reserve (SGR) is the largest protected area in the World. Nowadays a “World Heritage Site”, the Selous was founded primarily as an Elephant Reserve.
Other protected areas on the Selous periphery, such as Mikumi and Udzungwa National Parks, and  Kilombero Game Controlled Area, conserve other habitats not represented in SGR itself,  and add a further 10,440 sq.km to the area under protection. Numerous village Wildlife   Management Areas are in the process of being established in 7 Districts around the Reserve. The adjacent areas of lowpopulation density contribute an additional 40,000 to 50,000 sq.km to the ecosystem.
In Ruvuma region Selous Game reserve is located in districts of Songea, Namtumbo, and Tunduru There is evidence that elephants migrate to and from Northern Mozambique through corridors in Songea and Tunduru  Districts Much of what is uninhabited Game Reserve now was populated in the past. Large tracts of the Selous did not contain important numbers of elephants. Areas like Madaba in the center of the Selous, which are now strongholds of elephants, were important villages up to the middle of the century. Political events like the MajiMaji uprising in 1905, resettlements to combat sleeping sickness and later the Ujamaa villegalization policy contributed to the depopulation of the area. The ranges for wildlife in the Selous ecosystem have actually increased over this period, so that the elephants now roam over an area larger than 100,000 sqkm.

1.2Statement of the Problem

Historically in Tanzania various program have been established which explain about the  Selous Game  Reserve  basing on different way such as important challenge contributions to the social, economic, politic, and traditional  impact on different area which is covered by Selous Game Reserve for example Selous, Saadan and katavi Rukwa conservation Wildlife Division Dar essaalam  (2000) have  been putting efforts on  conserving elephants from pouching  in Selous Game Reserve.
Despite fact that the government have been make effort on insuring the Selous  Game Reserve  is modernizes so as to encourage people in  tourism attraction from different country who came to visit Selous Game Reserve by educating people to protects Game Reserve from its lost, by solving challenge facing Selous Game Reserve  such as exhibiting pouching activities and by formulating policy which can protect a game reserve. This study was based to identify challenge facing Selous Game Reserve Wildlife on local community; aces of Likuyu-Sekamaganga in Namtumbo district, Ruvuma Religion.

1.3 Objectives of the Study

1.3.1General Objective

To understand on the challenge facing Selous Game Reserve on local community; aces of Likuyu-sekemaganga in Namtumbo district, Ruvuma religion.

1.3.2 Specific objective

1.      To assessed on the impact of Selous game reserve to the local community aces of Likuyu Sekamaganga
2.      To assessed on the impact of Selous game reserve to the environment 
3.      To assessed on  the measure taken by parents and government toward solving on the challenge facing Selous game reserve aces of Likuyu Sekamaganga ward

Research question

1.      What are the challenge facing Selous game reserves on local community?
2.      What are positive impacts of Selous game reserve to the local community?
3.      What are the measure taken by government and communities toward solving on the challenge facing Selous game reserve?
1.5 Significance of the Study
The study  helpful community to both government and private sector  have a starting point toward solving the challenge facing Selous game reserve in different area  by insuring the problem are solving so as the community can benefit from Selous game reserve. Also the study help others who can come with new ideas to discuss on issue concerning about Selous game reserve.

1.5.1Scope of the study

The study was conducted at Ruvuma region, Namtumbo district, in Likuyu Sekamaganga village and Secondary school of Selous Secondary School and in the compos of Selous Game Reserve

1.5.2Limitation of the Study

The study was encounter the  problems as Financial problem, during the conducting the research there was the problem such as  lack of enough money which hinder researcher  on buying some materials when conducting the research, a researcher  insured that  money are enough for  stationary, transport, and other materials which need financial, misinterpretation and misunderstanding from respondents also was among of the limitation of the research, some of the respondents  fear to be interviewing and questioning or refusing to respond questions. Not only also time shortage, low level of education of respondents, language problem and transportation network.

1.6 Definition of key terms

Challenge; refer to the situation of being faced with something that needs a great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully and therefore test person ability.
 Reserve; refer to the keeping of something for particular purpose use of time.
Local community; refer to the group of people living in a particular area or people considered unit because of their common interest, social group or nationality
The Selous game reserve is the largest protected area of wildlife in Africa found in northern and southern part of Tanzania.











CHAPTER TWO

                                                   LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 Introduction

This chapter reviewed related to the challenge facing Selous Game Reserve from different researchers  and writers of the same related topic which discussed on the issue concerning with the Selous Game Reserve  this chapter it describe the different views about Selous Game Reserve, values with example, Challenge Facing Selous Game Reserve, Ways Taken by Government and Research Gape

2.1Relalated literature Review  

 2.2 The Selous Game Reserve

According to Dr Ludwig Siege (2000) Is the largest protected area in the world, the Selous was founded as primary as elephants reserve. The Selous Game Reserve, covering 50,000 square kilometers, is amongst the largest protected areas in Africa and is relatively undisturbed by human impact. The property harbors one of the most significant concentrations of elephant, black rhinoceros, cheetah, giraffe, hippopotamus and crocodile, amongst many other species. The reserve also has an exceptionally high variety of habitats including Miombo woodlands, open grasslands, river line forests and swamps, making it a valuable laboratory for on-going ecological and biological processes.
The vast Selous Game Reserve (SGR) is an extraordinary protected area and World Heritage Property of global conservation significance. Compared to most protected areas, Selous Game Reserve is in a privileged position due to its enormous scale and relative remoteness. By Tilman Jaeger et el   in Mission Report of Selous Game Reserve (2013)
Nevertheless, there can be no doubt about serious ascertained and potential threats to SGR in the view of the mission. At the same time, the mission is unaware of irreversible impacts at this stage. Key areas of concern are the direct and indirect consequences of the massive and ongoing poaching triggered by demand for ivory and rhino horn, challenges to funding and management in the Broadest sense, possible impacts of the Mkuju River Project, possible future resource Extraction based on recent legislative changes and large-scale development projects Proposed within and near SGR. Less noticed and apparently not a target of systematic Monitoring or current management efforts are Alien Invasive Species (AIS). AIS are at least locally an issue in the non-consumptive tourism areas and should receive more attention in future monitoring and management. The property is renowned for being home to extraordinary populations of large mammals, including an elephant population of global importance - even though recent survey data call this notable attribute into question. The SGR is the heart of what can be referred to as the Larger Selous Ecosystem. Besides the property itself, it includes, but is not limited to, the Mikumi and Udzungwa National Parks, Kilombero Game Controlled Area (a Ramsar site), several adjacent Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and the Selous Niassa Corridor, totaling more than 10 million hectares (100,000 km2). The Selous–Niassa Corridor constitutes the crucial link between SGR and the likewise vast Niassa Game Reserve in nearby Mozambique; a link that is reportedly suffering from increasing fragmentation and disturbance.
While SGR is in a privileged position due to its sheer size and remoteness, major conservation
issues are well documented. They include both internal challenges and external threats. In the early 1990s Tanzania strongly responded to the temporary crisis, joining forces with German bilateral cooperation and other supporters in an encouraging example of donor coordination (Baldus et al., 2003). The management effort could successfully be stepped up, bringing poaching largely under control. A revenue retention scheme became the decisive instrument underpinning the recovery of the property by enabling costly operations in a vast and logistically challenging setting. The retention scheme built on the substantial revenues generated from tourism in SGR, in particular trophy hunting, and allowed SGR to financially stand on its own feet (Baldus et al., 2003). It is important to understand in this context that the property is divided up into lucrative hunting blocks almost in its entirety (44 out of 47 blocks, according to the current General Management Plan), with a smaller area in the north allocated to non-consumptive nature-based tourism. According to the retention scheme 50 % of revenues could be directly re-invested in the management and conservation of the game reserve.

2.3 Values and its example

The Selous Game Reserve has appropriate legal protection and a management plan has been developed. It is managed as a game reserve, with a small area (8%) in the north dedicated to photographic tourism while most of the property is managed as a hunting reserve.  As long as quota are established and controlled in a scientific manner, the level of off-take should not impact wildlife populations and, in fact, should generate substantial income which needs to be made available for the management of the reserve in order for the system to be sustainable. A detailed tourism strategy for the reserve needs to be developed, in line with the framework and principles outlined in the management plan. The income generated by those activities needs to be made available for the management of the reserve in order for the system to be sustainable. The large size of the reserve presents important management challenges in terms of the levels of staffing and budget required.  Key management issues that need to be addressed are: control of poaching, in particular of elephants and black rhinoceros; ensuring sufficient benefits for the local communities through the wildlife management areas and the improved management of hunting and photographic tourism. Enhanced surveillance and ecological monitoring systems are required to provide a better scientific/technical basis for management of the property's natural resources, as well as to better understand the impacts/benefits of consumptive and non-consumptive tourism. The most significant threats are related to exploration and extraction of minerals, oil and gas, and large infrastructure plans; environmental impact assessments need to be conducted for all development activities in the vicinity of the property that are likely to have an impact of the property's Outstanding Universal Value. To ensure long term integrity of the property it is important to ensure its management as part of a wider Selous ecosystem and to take the necessary measures to maintain the functional link to Niassa Game Reserve in Mozambique
2.4Challenges Facing Selous Game Reserve
Selous Game reserve have been faced with various challenge which cause reserved to lost its potentiality some challenges are; By Jafar  R Kideghesho et el (2013)
Human-wildlife conflicts
The establishment of protected areas is construed to be the most feasible strategy of maintaining biodiversity. Most of the protected areas in sub-Saharan Africa are situated in the rangelands. However, given the multiple uses of the range lands, decisions to allocate lands for conservation have often faced resistance. This type of land use is perceived as an infringement of the rights of other stakeholders. This is the case when the conservation process involves evicting people from these areas
And or denying them access to the resources critical for their livelihoods (Benjamines et al. 2009). Essentially, for decades, the conventional conservation policies seem to have been accorded higher priority to wildlife than humans. This is illustrated by the following reactions from a number of personalities who wanted the Maasai pastoralists be evicted from Serengeti National Park in the late 1950s:  secondary importance” – the then Serengeti Park Manager (Neumann 1992:90).



Poverty
Globally, Tanzania is often described as a rich and stable state, though it is among the very poor countries. The country is blessed with abundant natural resources, which include forests and woodlands, wild animals, rivers, lakes and wetlands Tanzania is also endowed with a variety and huge reserves of minerals which include Gold, Nickel, Tanzanite, Diamond, Copper, Iron ore, Coal, Limestone, Soda ash, Gypsum and Phosphate. Poverty at the national level has an impact on funding of the biodiversity sector. The notable impact was observed between the 1970s and 1980s where the global economic recession and, consequently, underfunding of the sector caused rampant poaching of rhino and elephants. Poverty at household level reduces ability of people to improve on existing livelihood strategies, thus forcing them to opt for coping strategies that are unsustainable and ecologically destructive. For example, because of poverty, peasants barely can afford to purchase and use agricultural inputs to increase crop production on their lands. Food insecurity and income poverty resulting from this scenario may lead to conversion of more wildlife habitats into croplands as well as killing of wild animals for protein (Hackel 1999, Loibooki et al. 2002, Kideghesho et al. 2005, Wittemyer et al. 2008). Household poverty also limits access and usage of electricity as a source of energy. Wood fuel (firewood and charcoal) has remained the most dominant and reliable source of energy for cooking and heating, both in urban and rural areas accounting to over 90% of daily total energy consumption that is required by more than 85% of the country’s population (URT 2003). The ever-increasing fuel energy demands put more woodlands areas under pressure thereby driving significant land cover change of most unprotected
Blockage of migratory corridors
Generally, wildlife corridors play vital ecological roles in enhancing biodiversity and survival of a large number of species. In addition, the function of wildlife corridors include serving as areas of habitat, connecting wildlife populations separated by human activities (such as roads, development, or logging), facilitating the re-establishment of populations that have been reduced or eliminated due to random events (such as fires or disease), and allowing an exchange of individuals between populations, preventing the negative effects of reduced genetic diversity potentially associated with long-term population isolation (Henle et al. 2004, Frankham 1996). Also, wildlife corridors increase the area and diversity
of habitats over and above the area of the two habitat patches connected. Wildlife corridors, however, are under serious threat. First, there is human population pressure attributed to a number of population-pull factors in the rangelands

2.5 Ways Taken by Government to Solve Challenge Facing Selous Game Reserve

Selous Game Reserve has the status of a game reserve under the Wildlife Conservation Act (WCA) of 1974, which establishes and defines the protected area categories. The Act was amended in 1978 and 2009. The 2009 amendment includes an important modification, which is the explicit permission of prospecting for and mining of oil, gas or uranium in game reserves under defined conditions, notwithstanding the continued general prohibition of prospecting and mining in game reserves. This constitutes a fundamental change, also from the perspective of the Wildlife Policy of 2007, according to which “the government is committed to ensure that wildlife and wetlands areas remain pristine to safeguard in-situ biodiversity and tourism products" and which also states that "all major development activities, including mining are prohibited inside core wildlife protected areas.
Given that wildlife is a key (economic) resource in - and often around - game reserves, the WCA is a central piece of legislation, regulating also all forms of hunting. The WCA makes reference to "wildlife corridors, buffer zones and dispersal areas", as well as "migratory routes" and Wildlife Management Areas (WMA), i.e. it does not restrict wildlife management to protected areas. The WCA is therefore also an important legal foundation for addressing the linkages between SGR and the Larger Selous Ecosystem. Development planning schemes near protected areas are required to take the WCA into account. This is particularly relevant for major development schemes, such as the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT.A number of general policies beyond nature conservation and wildlife management are relevant as a framework and include national policies on the environment, water, energy, tourism, land and land use planning, agriculture and livestock, minerals and energy among others . The SGR General Management Plan (GMP) 2005-2015 was adopted in 2006 and provides the framework for the management of the Reserve (United Republic of Tanzania/Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism/Wildlife Division, 2005). The GMP states that implementation is to be based on annual plans of operation while stressing that implementation requires the functioning of the retention scheme and "well informed and committed staff at all levels" as "prerequisites".


2.6 Theoretical Framework
This research involved only one theory as Functional theory that guided this study;
Functionalist theory; the theory propounded by Jarvie in 1973. he argued that “the organic unity of society leads to speculate about needs which must be met for social system to exist, as well as the way in which social institutions satisfy those needs such as every society will have a religion, because religious institution have certain functions which contribute to the survival of the social system as a whole’’. Functionalist theory denotes the fundamental metaphor of the living organism, its several parts and organs, grouped and organized into a system, the function of the various parts. Similarly, members of a society can be thought of as cells, its institutions, its organs, whose function is to sustain the life of the collective entity, despite the frequent death of cells and production of new ones. Functionalist analyses, examine the social significance of phenomena, that is, the purpose they serve a particular society in maintaining the whole. Functionalism sought to be a corrective to the excesses of the evolutionary and diffusionist theories of the nineteenth-century and the historicism of the early twentieth century (Goldschmidt, 1996). Equally to the Selous Game Reserve can be seen as a corrective measure that there should integrity of human activities which are almost like agriculture activities, lumbering, hunting, and other activities which lead to challenge facing, Selous Game Reserve,
The theory is related to the study that in order to solve the challenge facing Selous game reserve there should be interdependence between the reserved area with the government on ensuring the reserved are well protected by construct with the villagers at Kikuyu- sekamaganga village.

2.6 The research gap

Research gape refers to the research question or problem which has not been answered appropriate or at al line a given field of study of study. By the Alveson and Sadbag  (2002) Research gap is actually what makes your research publishable, why? Because it shows you are not just duplicating existing research; it shows you have a deep understanding of the status of the body of knowledge in your chosen field; and finally, it shows that you have conducted a research which fulfills that gap in the literature. According to the different scholars that have explained different views concerning with the issue of Selous game reserve some scholars come with the views concerning with game reserve such us  Ludwing siege et el  (2000)   have been discussed   From  decline to Recover ; Elephant of the Selous Game Reserve, Tilman Gaeger et el  (2013)  in their work  of Reactive Monitoring  Mission of Selous Game Reserve most of them have been discussing on  the Selous Game Reserve in different area. Therefore this study is based on finding the Challenge Facing Selous Game Reserve  that   researcher  :A ces of Likuyu Seka-maganga which found in southern part of Tanzania, Ruvuma region

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.0 Introduction

3.1 General Research Approach

This study used Mixed Research Approach so as to explain in more details through exploration relies on the view of participants and statistical data on the challenge facing Selous game reserve aces of Likuyu sekamaganga Mixed methods research is a research where Qualitative and Quantitative Research are mixed in the same study. The aim of using this approach was that the weakness in each single method must be compensated by the counter-balancing strength of another.

3.2 Research design

Research design is a logical structure in which the research will be conducted and carried out at the time of data collection process, measuring and analysis of data. (Kothari, 2002). The study employs both qualitative and quantitative research approach. Qualitative approach used to describe the challenge facing Selouse game reserve. Case of Likuyu-Sekamaganga  found at Namtumbo district in Ruvuma region. Quantitative approach were used to present the numbers of respondents and calculating their response percentage.



3.3 Area of study
The study conducted at Namtumbo district in Ruvuma Region. Ruvuma Region is one of Tanzania’s 31 administrative regions. The regional capital is the municipality of Songea. According to the 2012 national census, the region had a population of 1,376,891, which was lower than the pre-census projection of 1,449,830. For 2002–2012, the region's 2.1 percent average annual population growth rate was the twentieth highest in the country. It was also the 28th most densely populated region with 22 people per square kilometer.  Namtumbo District is one of the five districts of the Ruvuma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Morogoro Region, to the east by the Tunduru District, to the south by Mozambique and to the east by the Songea Urban District and Songea Rural District. As of 2002, the population of the Namtumbo District was 185,131.  Namtumbo District is administratively divided into 21 wards: Kitanda ,Ligera, Luchili, Luegu, Lusewa, Magazini, Msisima Mgombasi ,Mkongo Nakawale Msindo, Namabengo Namtumbo, Rwinga, Mchomoro, Hanga, Mputa, Likuyuseka, Lisimonji. Mkongo Gulioni, Litola, Limamu. Researcher conducted the study from the  Challenge facing Selous game reserve in Local community area; Case of Likuyu-sekamaganga  at Namtumbo district in Ruvuma region.
3.4 Targeted Population
Kombo and Trump (2006), defines population as the large ground of people or element from which the sample is taken. Therefore, this study used the residents of Likuyu-sekamaganga village, which account to 300 four hundred population with which included the Head of school, teachers, communities, village chairman and some of the students. The aim of using this population is to get the different information about the study on the challenge facing Selous game reserve in Local community Area. Case of Likuyu-Sekamaganga village


3.5 Sampling Procedures
According to Kothari (2004:55), sampling is a process of selecting respondents that is the selection of a few items presenting the total population. This refers to the sampling techniques where by the subjects are selected because of some characteristics (Patton, 1990). Sampling procedure is the process of selecting the sample from the target population. It will not be possible to collect information from the whole population. The study used both purposive sampling and simple Random sampling techniques. This is because particular respondents are identified for specific purposes Conen et al, (2007).

3.5.1 Purposeful sampling technique

In this study purposive sampling based on the respondents’ knowledge about the challenge facing Selous game reserve. Case of Likuyu-Sekamaganga at Namtumbo district in Ruvuma region by considering, the were selected purposively which account to 40 respondents.

3.5.2 Simple Random Sampling

The researcher used simple randomly sampling in selection of twelve (12) respondents from  Selouse secondary school students. The researcher used some pieces of paper written in numerical form mixed them together and distributed the randomly to the respondents, whereby the number which was appointed are respondents who was used for data collection. Therefore, through simple randomly sampling provided enough chance for participation. In simple randomly sampling selection of respondents helps researcher to establish state of probability that reduce biases during collection of research information and enable to measure the strength and weakness of information possessed.

3.6 Sample Size
Sample is the number of items to be selected from the population to constitute a sample. The targeted group must be of an optimum size that should neither be excessively large nor too small (Kothari, 2004) states that the large sample gives accurate information of the respondents but if the sample is too small the researcher will not obtain accurate information. The study used sample size.

3.7 Data Collection Techniques

Data collection techniques refer to all techniques that are used by the researcher in conducting research (Kothari, 2004). This study used primary and secondary data so as to achieve accurate and acceptable information from the area of study.

3.7.1 Primary Data and secondary data

According to (Kothari,2004) these are data from which the researcher directly collects from the field that have not been previously collected by another researcher. Primary data are firsthand information through various techniques. Example, primary data will be obtained through questionnaire, where by the researcher asked questions to the interviewees, another primary data was obtained through interview instrument which involves face to face questions between researcher and respondents in order to get accurate information. Also observation instruments will be used.

3.7.2 Questionnaires

A questionnaire is defined as a document containing questions and other types of items designed to solicit information appropriate for analysis (Babbie, 2004). According to the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, (pg 955) the term questionnaire is defines as “a written list of questions that can be collected from the answer”.  There are two types of questions which are close-ended and open-ended questions which were addressed to the students because their freedom is very much limited and they had a limitation particularly when speaking of the matters pertaining to their teacher and also it would help to maintain good relationship with teachers.  But teachers were provided with both open-ended and close-ended questions so as to express their views, opinions and even to give out their suggestions on the topic. Therefore the researcher used this method in order to meet the targeted group easily and give an opportunity to the selected sample to respond freely to the open ended as well as closed ended questions so as the then by obtained data could be presented in the quantitative and qualitative methods.

3.7.3 Interview

This is the data collection techniques where by questions are given oral or verbal communication between the interviewers (researchers) and interviewee (respondents), Kothari (1984). These are questions asked by a researcher to the respondent orally. The researcher used this instrument so as to provide opportunity for both literate and illiterates in provision of data. The interviewee had been used for the Head of schools.

3.7.4 Documentary Review

The word document is defined as, “a piece of the paper that has official information on it” Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (2006 pg 460). The researcher used the documentations from the CSEE results from 2014-2015, only which might support the researcher with the different evidence on whether, the investigation and thought has a negative impact or not.


3.8 Data Analysis
Mugeda (1999), data analysis is the process of bringing order, structure and meaning to the mass of information collected. Data collected from the study areas where organized in order to provide the information obtained from the field                                  













CHAPTER FOUR

DISCUSSION, PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE FINDINGS.

4.0 Introduction

This chapter deals with discussion, presentation and analysis of the findings as obtained from the study. The findings were collected from tools of research which were Questionnaires and Interviews. The work was done in respect of the research objectives which were; to identify the challenge facing Selous Game Reserves, to assess the challenge facing Selous game reserve and to assess the measures taken by government on solving problem facing Selous Game Reserve in Local community area . The findings are analyzed using both quantitative and qualitative methods because both numbers and words are used. Thus the information obtained from Namtumbo district was altered in terms of percentages.

4.1 Demographic information

4.1.1 Gender

The research was targeted to 40 respondents; the distribution was 1 village chairman, 25 parents, 2 teachers and 12 students from Namtumbo district at Likuyu ward. Sex is the one of the factor which show the roles of the person in his or her society. The study considered sex in the process of data collection so as to understand various role played by both female and male sexes in society in different occasion at different time. Through this fact the study managed well to show various contributions of the sexes in obtained data and information. Gender of respondent show that the number of male are larger than female because of many women were engaged in preparing farms for agriculture in that time than men.                             

The Table 4.1 showing demographic response by gender


Male
Female
Total
Parents
18
7
25
Teachers
2
0
2
Students
6
6
12
Chairman 
1
0
1
TOTAL                                                                                                            40
Source of data; field research 2019

4.2 The pie chart Showing the Percentage Gender of Respondents

                                  Source of data; field research 2019

4.1.2 Ages of respondents

The researcher found different ages of respondents who answered the questionnaires at school and street. The age of respondents are recorded as follows; 12 were of age 14-18, 4 were of age 19-23,     8 were of age 24-28,  3 were of age of 29-33, 2 were of age,4 were of age 34-38,  3 were age of 39-43, 3 were age of 44-48, 1 were of age 49-53, 0 were of age 54-58, 2 were of age 59-63, 64+. This age obtained due to the facing with different people around the village.
No
Respondents Ages
Frequency
Percentages (%)
1.
14-18years
12
30
2.
19-23 years
04
10
3.
24-28 years
08
20
4.
29-33 years
03
7.5
5.
34-38  years
02
 5     
6
39-43 years
04
10 
7
44-48 years
03
7.5
8
49-53 years
01
2.5
9
54-58 years
00
00
10
59-63 years
02
5%
11
64+
01
2.5%

TOTAL
40
100%

            Source of data; field research 2019

4.1.3 Respondents’ level of education
The following data shows the level of education attained by the respondents; 19 primary level,15  were students from O-level and Advanced level from the selected school and street,  02 respondents attained diploma,01 attained first Degree, and 03 are non-educated. The level of education of respondents is obtained from the field are different age due to the facing with different people around the village

Table 4.2.2 Respondents level of education.

No.
Level of education
  Frequency
Percentages (%)
1.
Primary level
 19
47.5
2.
Secondary level (o-level)
 15
37.5   
3.
Diploma level
 02
5
4.
First Degree
 01
2.5
5.
Non-educated
 03
7.5    
6.
TOTAL
 40
 100
Source: Field research, September 2019

4.2       Study findings.

The study was conducted at Namtumbo distinct the aim was to examine challenge facing Selous Game Reserve access of Likuyu-Sekamaganga, where by the targeted population were villagers, teachers, and students, in both simple random sampling and convenience sampling aware used in collecting data the researcher used questioner, interview, and observation method in collecting data from respondents. In this study researcher use qualitative method to explain and clarify data on the objectives and research questions in collecting, analyzing and presentation

4.2.1 Impact of Selous Game Reserve to the local community.

The impact of Selous Game Reserve to the local community was the among of the researcher objective Were by intended to investigate on the impact of Selous Game Reserve to the local community, under this objective the following issues were obtained from respondents;

4.2.2 Improvement of social services.

About 72.5% of the respondents, responded on the improvement of social service due the presence of SGM contribute to the earning of foreign money through tourism activity game reserve are help community in developing social service such as building of dispensary, mosque, and providing cars on transferring of the patients to another hospital like from Likuyu to Namtumbo hospital

4.3.1 Table showing respondents on the improvement of social services 

Respondents
Frequency
Percentage%
Chairman
1
2.5
Parents
18
45
Teachers
2
5
Students
8
20
TOTAL
29
72.5
Source of data; field research 2019

4.2.3 Protecting of the environment

Selous Game Reserve protecting environment from being destruction by people around the reserve by ensuring people are aware on protecting the game reserve such as avoiding cutting trees within the reserved, many of respondents agreed that the game reserve are helping to protect environment which can help in future generation

4.2.2 Table showing respondents in protecting environment

Respondents
Frequency
Percentage%
Chairman
01
0.5
Villagers
22
55
Teachers
02
05
Students
09
22.5
TOTAL
34
85
Source of data; field research 2019

4.2.4 Provide employment opportunities

About 35% of the respondents agreed the issue of employment opportunities to the people around reserve especially to those who are employed to work on the reserve in different sector such as in security there are people who working in protecting reserve, and other work on the cleaning within the reserve in passing way.

                                                                                               

4.2.3 Table showing the respondents on the employment opportunity

Respondents
Frequency
Percentage%
Chairman
1
0.5
Villagers
14
35
Teachers
00
00
Students
6
15
TOTAL
21
52.5
Source of data; Field research   2019

 4.3. The challenges facing Selous Game Reserve aces of Likuyu-Sekamaganga in Local community Area.

This was the main objective of the researcher aimed at examine the challenges facing Selous Game  in Local community Reserve aces of Likuyu-Sekamaganga based on local community,  students and teachers around the reserved area. There are some challenges obtained from respondents as below

4.3.1 Table showing challenges Facing Selous game reserve

Challenges facing Selous Game Reserve
No. of respondents
Percentage%
Increase of pouching
28
70
Poor support to the local community
30
75
Poor infrastructure
36
90
Presence of dangerousness and disturbed animals
34
85
Poor security in Reserved area
25
65
Source of data; Field research  2019

4.3.1 Increase of pouching in reserved

The finding indicates that 28 respondents equal to 70 percentage responded that the reserved area it faced with the problem of killing of animal for selling and for food which led to the decrease of animals in reserved at Likuyu –Sekamaganga reserve area. The study finding that people are evolving in pouching due to the lack of enough capital which can help in generating their daily life especially to human basic needs such as food, shelter and clothe. People are engaging in poaching especially killing of elephants many elephants are killed and their horse for economic gain and thy believed that if they can get the elephants horse and tooth their life will be improved also they find animal for getting meat such animals are rabbit, 

4.3.2 Poor support to the local community

The study found that 30 respondents which is equal to the 75%  responded that there is poor support from the government due to the lack of awareness to the local community people were not aware about the benefit of the Selous Game Reserve and how can protect and conserve the reserved area, Also  government did not provide the composition  to the community who are have been facing with various problem especially to those farmers due to the disturbed animals such as monkey  which destroy the crops into the farmers. This finding entails that the poor government support is among of the factor which led to the destruction of the reserved area hence people are defending themselves though using poor method in controlling disturbed animals for example using dogs in chasing animals and using traditional poison method to kill animals.

4.3.3 Poor infrastructure

From the study it was found that 36 which equal to 90%of the respondents whereby through interview and questioner method from respondents at Likuyu-sekamanga village people exposed that poor infrastructure is among of the challenge facing SGR especially in transport system. The transport system of the reserved area is not well modernized hence there is poor road system especially the road from the Namtumbo district to Likuyu village the road was very rough and during rainy season the road are not well in travelling also passing way into reserved area their road is not well in travelling from one area to another. also passing way into reserved area their road was not well in travelling from one area to another.  

4.3.4 Presence of in dangerous and disturbed animals.

The study show that about 34 of respondents which is equal to 85% from different street, such as Usalama, Muungano, Misheni, Uwanjani, Naheno and Buguruni  responded about the presence of dangerous animals and disturbed animals have been the big problem to community around in reserved area because some of animal cause death to the people which bring fear to the people some of animals are elephants, crocodile, some of people have been faced with that problem people were dying and others are getting injury and   others animal destroy the crops into farmer like maize, rice, cassava and led people to suffer from hunger.  

4.3Table showing the injury and death of people caused by in dangerous animals from 2014-2018 years

Year
Injury
Death
2014
02
-
2015
-
03
2016
1
6
2017
1
01
2018
-
-                                 
TOTAL
4
10
Source of data; field research 2019

Graph showing the injury and death of people caused by in dangerous animals from 2014-2018 years

Source of data: field study 2019

4.4.5 Poor security in Reserved Area

The finding indicate that 25 of respondent equal to 62.5% from different street around Likuyu- Sekamaganga village, relaying on explaining the presence of poor security which led to the increase of pouching and illegal hunting because the reserved area cove the large area and sometime thieves can go to other area where there is no security and are pouching in that area. The study found that the surveyor method for protecting the reserved area that is why the pouching is still a problem in reserved area.

4.4 The Possible Solution that are to be Taken so as to Solve the Problem Facing Selous Game Reserve.

In order to find out possible way on solving the problem facing Selous game reserve the researcher used interviewed, questioner and documentary method in gathering data. The different people with different level of education come with different possible way that could help to solve the challenge facing Selous game reserve in local community as the following answers;
Theme
Frequency
Percentage
Improvement of infrastructure
27
67.5
Promoting of environmental education to the community
20
50
Promoting of good security in reserved area
19
47.5
Promoting of good support to the local community
30
75
Source of data; field research 2019
4.4.1 Improvement of infrastructure
About 27 of respondents equal to the 67.5% respondents that the improvement of infrastructure especially in transport system will help in solving the challenge of Selous Game Reserve hence people will be able to transport from one place to another place. There should be a good road which could support the   tourism activity and other economic activities conducting on the reserved area as well as promoting of development to the community.

4.4.2 Promoting of environmental education to the local community

The finding indicate that about 20 of respondents equal to 50% agree that  the possible way of solving challenge facing Selous game reserve  is to provide environment education to the community so as people can be aware on protecting and convolving the reserved by educating on the benefit of protecting the reserved area. The researcher found that if people will get education on protecting the reserved area some of the problem which caused by human activity will be decrease hence people are aware protecting environment example, cutting of trees, pouching and poor method in agriculture.

4.4.3 Promoting in good security in reserved area

About 19 of respondents equal to 47.5% responded on the issue of insuring the good protection in the area so as to preserve the reserved area from being destruction, respondents stated that in reserved area should make sure that there is good security in protecting, therefore government should ensure that there is enough facilities and game reserve should use good method in protecting the area like surveying method the use of technology like using GPS in monitoring the reserved area
4.4.3 Promoting of good support to the local community
The study shows that about 30 of respondents equal to 75% stated on the issue of support from the government trough supporting the communities some of the challenge facing   will be solved by communities themselves hence people are aware. The government should provide support to the people so as to ensure that some of the challenges are solved researcher found that people are not cooperate in  protecting game reserve because government did not support themselves  especially in providing social services like transport system.

 



CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

5.0 Introduction

The aim of this study was to find out the main challenge facing Selous Game Reserve in Local community aces of Likuyu Sekamaganga village. This chapter dealt with summary, conclusion and recommendation of the study concern.

5.1 Summary

Basing on the research objectives of this study, the researcher found that there are many challenge facing game reserve in Likuyu-Sekamaganga village found in Namtumbo district at Ruvuma region one of the challenge and emphasized by many respondents was presence of in dangers and disturbed animals. Moreover, the researcher identified some of the challenge facing with game reserve area was poor government support. Since some of possible measures are being taken to make the problem into too small and some of those measures promoting of education to the community and provision of social services. Hence, implementation is still improbable.

5.2 Conclusion

The research findings indicate that there is an existence of the challenge facing Selous game reserve in Likuyu-sekamaganga village. And for about 95% of some of the main challenge are increase of pouching, poor infrastructure, poor government support, presence of in dangers and disturbance animals and poor security in reserved area. The game reserve has greatly impact to the community which can help to keep moving on the development them in social and economic  and can improve their standard of livings, Government and the community in general has great influence on taking measure on solving challenge facing game reserve  some of the measure  like provision of environmental education to community, provision of security in reserved area girls, developing of good policy in reserved area. Despite the effort made by the community and the government the problem still exist and become bigger than the day before.
5.3 Recommendation
In order to solve challenge facing Selous game reserved aces of Likuyu sekamaganga village the study proposes some of the important solutions as follows:
community should be advised on how can protect the reserved area,  through providing of environment education so as can be able to protect by showing the important of protecting the environment also they have to be advised to stop  on illegal killing of animals. The researcher suggested so, because the information gathered shows that people are destroying environment because they don’t know about the importance of protecting the reserved area, they consider it as area which hinder them to get area for their activities like agriculture, lumbering and other activities.
The ministry of Natural Resource and Tourism and forest as part of the government has to deal effective with the challenge facing Selous game reserve at Likuyu-sekamanga village. The study shows that many of the challenge facing reserved area the government has get influence in solving the challenges government do not make a great follow-up to know the one challenge facing reserved area especially improving the transport network  in Likuyu sekamaganga than telling the promise that they will get a good road network. The policy maker should improve good policy which will help in catching the people who are involved in  illegal killing animals and environments through enacting  of  strong laws which forbid destroy the environment, such a person caught with animals organ such as teeth, horse etc  should  be sentenced to prisoners or death after proving. In order to solve the problem; government, community and other environmentalists in general is supposed to cooperate hand in hand towards the phenomena.

5.4 Suggestion for future study

Generally, if any research to be conducted in future it should critically asses on the impact conducting mining activities in reserved area to the environment in relation to National Development. Therefore the research is highly encouraging other researchers to go on with the study proposed. 

5.1 Research budget table

Research items
Cost  Tshs.
       Total
Research expenditure  (i)Transport system
(ii)Meals and accommodation

Tshs 40000.00
Tshs 30000.00

      70000,00.
Stationery
(i) Two reams of ruled paper
(ii)  Flash disc 8GB
(iii) Mathematical set

Tshs 18000.00

Tshs 15000.00
Tshs 5000.00



     38000.
Secretarial services
(i)Typing and printing
(ii)Binding

Tshs 40000.00
Tshs 10000.00



    50,000.
People who was  assisting during report process

 Tshs 10000.00

    10,000.
TOTAL
TSHS
    980,000.

APPENDIX: I

Questionnaires to Chairman village

1.      What do you understand about Selous Game Reserve?
            Unaelewa nini kuhusu Hifadhi ya Mbuga ya selous?      
            ………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.      What are the advantages of Selous Game Reserve?     At  likuyu sekamaganga?
             Hifadhi ya Mbuga ya Selous ina faida gani katika kijiji cha likuyu sekamaganga?
3.      What are challenges facing Selous Game Reserve on local community?                 
Changamoto zipi zinaikumba  Hifadhi  ya Mbuga ya Selous  katika kijiji cha likuyu           Sekamaganga?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………… 
4.      What are the socio-economic impacts of Selous Game Reserve at Likuyu sekamaganga?
             Kuna matokeo gani ya kijamii na kiuchumi yanayotokana na Hifadhi ya Mbuga ya Selous?
           ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
           …………………………………………………………………………………………………
         ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
                                                          Asante kwa ushilikiano

APPENDIX: II

Question to Villagers

1.Unaelewa nini kuhusu Hifadhi ya Mbuga ya Selous
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.Taja faida nne (4) zitokanazo na Hifadhi ya Mbuga ya Selous katika kijji cha Likuyu
a.       
b.       
c.        
d.       
3.Hifadhi ya mbuga ya selouse inakumbana na changamoto gani?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
JIBU NDIO AU HAPANA KWENYE MASWALI YAFUATAYO
1.      Moja ya changamoto inayoikumba hifadhi ya Mbuga ya selous  ni Uhalibifu wa mazingira unaotokana na shughuli za binadamu.   Ndio/ Hapana
2.      Hifadhi ya Mbuga ya Selous katika kijiji cha likuyu inasaidia katika kuleta maendeleo kwa wananchi. Ndio/ Hapana
3.      Kutokana na uwepo wa wanyama wakali katika hifadhi ya mbuga ya selous kuna idadi kubwa ya vifo vya binadamu inayotokana na kuuawa na wanyama wakali kama tembo,simba,nk.
Asante kwa ushilikiano

APPENDIX:

Questionnaire to Students

1.      What is Selous Game Reserve?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2.      What are the impacts of Selous Game reserve to the Likuyu sekamaganga village?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3.      What are the measure to be taken so as to solve the challenge facing Selous game reserve
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….  






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