The Effect of Illegal Hunting On the Tourism Sector in Uganda a Case Study of Lake Mbljro National Park

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLDGEMENT

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ix

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction

.1 .2 History of Lake Mburo Conservation Area (LMCA) 2

1.3 Problem statement 4

1 .3 The purpose of the study 4

1 .4 Specific objectives 5

1.5 Research questions 5

1.6 Scope of the study s

1.6.IGeographical scope s

1.6.2 Content scope s

1.6.3Time scope s

1.7 Significance of the Study 6

The study findings will be helpful to policy makers in the areas of illegal hunting to design

appropriate policies and be implemented 6

CHAPTER TWO 8

LITERATURE REVIEW 8

2.1 The causes of illegal hunting 9

2.2 The effects of illegal hunting on tourism sector 11

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METHODOLOGY .17

3.0 Introduction . 17

3.lResearchdesign .17

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3.3StudyPopulation 17

3.3.lSampleSize 18

3.4 Sampling Design and Procedure 18

3.5 Data collection methods 19

3.5.IThe questionnaires 19

3.5.2 Interview guide 19

3.6.1 Validity 19

3.62 Reliability 19

3.7 Sources ofData 20

3.7.1 Primary data 20

3.72 Secondary data 20

3.8 Data analysis 20

3.9 Ethical consideration 20

3.10 Limitations ofthe study to be encountered 21

CHAPTER FOUR n

DISCUSSION OF ThE FINDINGS AND PRESENTATION 22

4.0 Introduction

4.1 Background Inlbrmation of Respondents 22

4.1.1 Gender ofthe respondents 22

Figure 1: showIng the Gender ofthe respondents 23

Source: Primary Data

4.12 Respondent distribution by age 23

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Table 2 showing age of respondents .23

Source: Primary Data 23

Figure 2: showing the composition of the respondents b age 24

4.1 .3 Level of education of respondents 24

Table 3: showing the Level of education of respondents 24

Figure 3: showing the Level of education of respondents 25

4. 1 .4 Respondent’s marital status 25

Figure 4: showing the marital status of respondents 26

4.1 .5 Respondent’s years in service 26

Figure 5: showing years in service 27

4.2 The causes of illegal hunting 27

Figure 6: showing if there were any causes of illegal hunting 28

4.4 The solutions against illegal hunting on tourism sector in Lake Mburo national park 31

4.5 The challenges faced when implementing solutions against illegal hunting on tourism sector

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Source: Primary Data 34

CHAPTER FIVE 36

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION S ANI) RECOMMEN1)ATIONS 36

5.0 Introduction 36

5.1 The summary of the findings 36

5.1 .2 Characteristics of respondents 36

5.1 .3 The causes of illegal hunting 36

5.2 Conclusions 37

5.2.1 The causes of illegal hunting 37

5.3 Recommendations 38

REFERENCES 40