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Knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in Sungai Perak, Malaysia

Malaysia is the largest and final bastion of wild river terrapins (Bataguraffinis), especially in Sungai Perak in the state of Perak. However, the lack of knowledge among the local communities about the reptiles may accelerate the decline of its population. To overcome the problem, community-based c...

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Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Farhan, Abd Manaf, Latifah, Ho Nyuk Onn @ Ariffin, Mariani
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22904/1/Knowledge%20and%20awareness%20of%20a%20local%20community%20on%20river%20terrapins%20in%20Sungai%20Perak%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.229042020-04-15T16:19:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22904/ Knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in Sungai Perak, Malaysia Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Farhan Abd Manaf, Latifah Ho Nyuk Onn @ Ariffin, Mariani Malaysia is the largest and final bastion of wild river terrapins (Bataguraffinis), especially in Sungai Perak in the state of Perak. However, the lack of knowledge among the local communities about the reptiles may accelerate the decline of its population. To overcome the problem, community-based conservation is a valuable tool to educate and carry out sustainable conservation programs. In this study, the knowledge and awareness of a local community in Mukim Bota, Perak, were accessed using a questionnaire. This study found that members of the local community in Mukim Bota were well aware of the existence of river terrapins in their county, with 56% of 397 respondents replying in the affirmative. A total of 62% of respondents knew that sandbanks were the nesting habitats for river terrapins and 70% noticed that the landings and population were decreasing every year. This study strengthened the theory that a knowledgeable and participative community could produce better outcome in sustaining a terrapin conservation programme. Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22904/1/Knowledge%20and%20awareness%20of%20a%20local%20community%20on%20river%20terrapins%20in%20Sungai%20Perak%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Farhan and Abd Manaf, Latifah and Ho Nyuk Onn @ Ariffin, Mariani (2019) Knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in Sungai Perak, Malaysia. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 14 (5). pp. 128-134. ISSN 1823-8556 http://jssm.umt.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2019/11/TABLE-OF-CONTENTS-JSSM-14.5-October-2019-.pdf
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description Malaysia is the largest and final bastion of wild river terrapins (Bataguraffinis), especially in Sungai Perak in the state of Perak. However, the lack of knowledge among the local communities about the reptiles may accelerate the decline of its population. To overcome the problem, community-based conservation is a valuable tool to educate and carry out sustainable conservation programs. In this study, the knowledge and awareness of a local community in Mukim Bota, Perak, were accessed using a questionnaire. This study found that members of the local community in Mukim Bota were well aware of the existence of river terrapins in their county, with 56% of 397 respondents replying in the affirmative. A total of 62% of respondents knew that sandbanks were the nesting habitats for river terrapins and 70% noticed that the landings and population were decreasing every year. This study strengthened the theory that a knowledgeable and participative community could produce better outcome in sustaining a terrapin conservation programme.
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author Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Farhan
Abd Manaf, Latifah
Ho Nyuk Onn @ Ariffin, Mariani
spellingShingle Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Farhan
Abd Manaf, Latifah
Ho Nyuk Onn @ Ariffin, Mariani
Knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in Sungai Perak, Malaysia
author_facet Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Farhan
Abd Manaf, Latifah
Ho Nyuk Onn @ Ariffin, Mariani
author_sort Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Farhan
title Knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in Sungai Perak, Malaysia
title_short Knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in Sungai Perak, Malaysia
title_full Knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in Sungai Perak, Malaysia
title_fullStr Knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in Sungai Perak, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in Sungai Perak, Malaysia
title_sort knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in sungai perak, malaysia
publisher Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22904/1/Knowledge%20and%20awareness%20of%20a%20local%20community%20on%20river%20terrapins%20in%20Sungai%20Perak%2C%20Malaysia.pdf
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