Environmental Awareness Strategies And Attitude Of Residents Towards Wildlife Conservation In Ikom Education Zone Of Crosas River State, Nigeria.
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This study sought to establish the influence of Environmental Awareness Strategies on Attitude of Residents towards Wildlife Conservation in Ikom Education zone Cross River State. To achieve the purpose of the study, a research questions was posed and a research hypothesis formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Review of literature was carried out according to the sub-variable of the study. The study adopted the survey research design. The population of the study is made up of 1,076,501 civil and public servants, farmers, students, business men and market women as respondents. The sample for this study comprised 420 respondents selected from the study area. The instrument for data collection was a 15- item structured questionnaire developed by the researcher. The instrument was titled “Environmental Awareness Strategies And Attitude of Residents Towards Wildlife Conservation Questionnaire (EASARTWCQ)”. Face and content validity of the instrument was done by experts in tests and measurement. Cronbach Alpha coefficient was used to test the reliability of the instrument. From the administered questionnaire, data were analyzed using simple regression analysis. The findings of the study revealed to a large extent that Environmental Awareness Strategies significantly influence Residents Attitude towards Wildlife Conservation in Ikom Education zone Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on the result of the findings it was recommended that; folktale with environmental sustainability implication should be encouraged in order to enhance wildlife conservation.
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