The impact of human activities on lion populations in Murchison falls national park :

Abstract

This study was carried out in the northern bank of MFNP in the areas of lagagi and pabit east parishes in purongo sub county Nwoya district. The study examined the trend of lion population in MFCA using secondary data sources, the study also involved field interviews in households in Pabit east and Lagagi parishes about the activities they carried out and how they impacted on lion’s populations, the human lion conflicts that resulted as a result of the livestock items being predated on by lions and suggestions in which the losses would be addressed. The primary data from the field was collected using questionnaires and analysed using SPSS Secondary data was analysed using excel and ArcGIS and google earth. The report. consists of five chapters that is, chapter one which includes the introduction, back ground of study; statement of the problem, general and specific objective of the study, research question, significance of the study, justification and the scope of the study, chapter two includes the literature review and chapter three includes the research design, the study population, sampling techniques, data collection methods, data collection instruments, chapter four includes the presentation of findings and analysis, and chapter five comprises bf, discussions, conclusions and recommendations.