Wildlife and Ecotourism Management
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Item Assesing the knowledge, perception, and attitude of wildlife management students toward biodiversity conservation in Nigeria(John Wiley & Sons, 2023) Ajayi, O. O.; Coker, O. M.; Agbon, Z.Despite intensified media campaigns and heightened emphasis on classroom instruction, recent international research has reported that young people are still failing to acknowledge biodiversity conservation as an issue of high priority. This study assessed students' knowledge, perception, and attitude toward biodiversity conservation in three Federal Universities offering Wildlife Management course in Southwestern Nigeria. A total of 159 respondents (15% sampling intensity) were surveyed using a structured questionnaire between July and December 2021. The findings revealed that most students had low knowledge of biodiversity conservation. This result is quite shocking given that they were enrolled in wildlife management courses. On the other hand, they had favorable attitudes and perceptions. The result further revealed that students in University of Ibadan had better attitude and perception. We concluded that there is a need to develop and teach programs and curricula that encourage and sustain the interests of wildlife students in biodiversity conservation.Item Knowledge and perception of the Nigeria wildlife conservation laws among hunters in Lagelu and Egbeda local government areas, Oyo state, Nigeria(Forestry, Wildlife and Range Management Programme, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, 2021) Coker, O. M.; Ajayi, O. O.; Adebayo, A. P.This study assessed the knowledge and perception of wildlife conservation laws among hunters in Egbeda and Lagelu Local Government Areas of Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. The result shows that all the hunters (100%) were male, with a mean age of 50.1±13.8 years. The art of hunting was learnt by majority (84.5%) of the hunters as a form of apprenticeship from an experienced hunter or from the hunter’s father. Hunting was done on a daily basis primarily for household consumption of bushmeat, and secondarily for income generating purpose. While, majority (58.5%) claimed to have heard of wildlife conservation laws, they do not understand the meaning and significance of the laws. None of the hunters could state the number of wildlife laws that exist in Nigeria but noted that the laws hold in protected areas. On the other hand, most of the respondents (66.3%) noted that there are traditional laws (taboos) that enable wildlife conservation, especially as regards pregnant, nursing and young animals. Conclusively, hunters in the study area, despite having heard of wildlife conservation laws had a low understanding of the significance and scope of the laws. There is, therefore, a need for vigorous awareness campaign among the hunters for effective wildlife conservation.Item Knowledge of Nigeria Wildlife Conservation Laws among Officials of Okomu and Old Oyo National Parks, Nigeria(Wildlife Society of Nigeria, 2020) Coker, O. M.; Ajayi, O. O.; Dada, O. M.One of the key resources in effective management of National Parks is the knowledge base of the park managers. There is however little or no documented information about park official’s knowledge of the laws they uphold in Nigeria. This study assessed the knowledge base of Nigeria wildlife laws among park officials in Okomu National Park (ONP) and Old Oyo National Park (OONP), Nigeria. Simple random sampling was used to administer structured questionnaire to 50 ONP and 130 OONP staff. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Majority (95.6%) had heard about wildlife laws and 68.9% understood the contents of the law. Majority (72.2%) knew the decree responsible for the establishment of national parks but could not distinctively identify the activities that constitute offences under this law. For effective park management, proper orientation, education, training and re-training on the wildlife laws should be organized for the park officials at regular intervals.Item Perception of Nigeria wildlife conservation laws among officials of Okomu and Old Oyo National Parks, Nigeria(Wildlife Society of Nigeria, 2019) Coker, O. M.; Ajayi, O. O.; Dada, O. M.This study assessed the perception of Nigeria wildlife conservation laws by officials of Okomu and Old Oyo National Parks. Data was collected from 180 respondents using semi-structured questionnaire. The results showed that the officials perceive that Nigeria wildlife laws are essential for conservation of wildlife and that the laws can stop wildlife exploitation. They however perceived that the fines, penalties and punishment as stated in the law are inadequate to stop illegal hunting with indications that the amount charged for killing wild animals is not commensurate to the offence. Furthermore, the park officials indicated that Nigeria wildlife laws are obsolete and in need of a review. No significant difference exists in the perception of the laws among the parks. It is therefore recommended that; the Nigerian wildlife laws having been considered obsolete by the custodians of the national parks should be urgently reviewed for effective management of wildlife in Nigeria.Item Proximate composition and microbial characteristics of processed tiger nut milk (cyperus esculentus)(Home Economics Professional Association of Nigeria (HEPAN), 2020-03) Apata, O. C.; Ajayi, O. O.; Adebayo, I. N.This study investigated the proximate and microbial characteristics of processed tiger nut milk. Tiger nut was purchased, processed under standard conditions and subjected to laboratory analysis in triplicates. The result showed that the sample contain 90.7% moisture content. 0.6% crude protein. 2.7% crude fat. 0.1% crude fibre. 0.2% ash and 5.7%> carbohydrate. The microbial toad was found to the higher than the FAO/WHO standard. The pH was found to decrease from 5.5 at preparation to 3.2 after 18 hours. It was concluded that tiger nut milk is a nutritious beverage with high moisture content hut low crude fibre, crude protein, crude fat and ash content. The milk decrease in pH suggested increase in acidity which aids spoilage.Item Service quality and customer loyalty in hotels within Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State(2019) Apata, O. C.; Afolabi, T. D.; Ajayi, O. O.; Abimbola, A. F.; Adebayo, I. N.; Okhiria, A. O.The study assessed the effect of service quality on customers’ loyalty in hotels within Ibadan metropolis. Random and convenience sampling was used to sample 192 respondents from thirteen hotels in four local government areas within Ibadan metropolis. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that there was an overall statistically significant correlation between service quality and overall loyalty (r = 0.439, p<0.01), word of mouth (r = 0.427, p< 0.01) and repeat patronage (r= 0.443, p< 0.01), there was no significant relationship between service quality and price insensitivity (r = 0.439, p>0.01). Overall expectation towards tangibility was at the agree level (4.18) while perception was ranked at the strongly agree level (4.24 )and (4.22), overall expectation towards reliability is at the agree level (4.06) and responsiveness was at the agree level (4.17), perception of responsiveness dimension was at the strongly agree level (4.26), overall expectation towards assurance was at the agree level (4.12), perception of assurance dimension was ranked at the agree level (4.19) and empathy dimension was ranked at the strongly agree level (4.29), while overall expectation towards empathy was at the agree level (4.27). There was significant relationship between service quality and customer loyalty.Item Assessment of chemical and organoleptic properties of fortified indigenous maize-based snack(2019) Apata, O. C.; Oyebade, O. J.; Ajayi, O. O.; Ajayi, O. O.; Adebayo, I. N.; Meludu, N. T.; Ayodele, I. A.Backgronnd: Aadun is an indigenous maize-bascd snack high in energy, phosphorus and magnesium but low in protein. it is often sold with minimal packaging under conditions which may lead to its rapid deterioration. Protein fortification and improved packaging could enhance its balance of nutrients and increase acceptability. Objective: The study evaluated the chemical composition and organoleptic qualities of fortified, aadun. Methodology: Four different samples of aadun were prepared. T0 served as the control (unfortified aadun) while the three others (T i, T2 and T3 were fortified with groundnut, cray fish and soybeans, respectively. The four samples were subjected to proximate and mineral analysis. Different packaging materials such as foil paper, polyethylene and plastic plate covered with kiln film were used to present the samples to 50 panellists for organoleptic assessment. Results were subjected to descriptive statistics and ANOV A using SPSS version 20 Results- fortified samples were found to be significantly different in their chemical composition and sensory attributes from the control sample. The fortified aadun samples had higher protein, crude fibre, ether extract, iron magnesium, iodine, sodium, potassium and phosphorus due the control. The T0, was rated highest for the colour and the T1 for taste, texture, aroma and overall acceptability. The most preferred packaging material for the samples was plastic plate covered with kiln film while polyethylene was least preffered. Conclusion: Fortifying aadun with different ingredients especially groundnut and improving the materials used in packaging will improve its consumer acceptability.Item Enterprise characteristics of selected hotels for indigenous snacks acceptability in South-West, Nigeria(Home Economics Research Association of Nigeria, 2018-12) Apata, O. C.; Abimbola, A. F.; Ajayi, O. O.; Meludu, N. T.; Ayodele, I. A.The study assessed the enterprise characteristics of various tourists' centers across the selected states in Southwest Nigeria. It was conducted in selected hotels and tourists centers in southwest Nigeria. Twenty caterers were 1 randomly selected in each hotel and tourist centers. Data were collected using questionnaire and analyzed using frequencies and percentages. The findings of the study show that indigenous snacks were offered in lower proportion to continental snacks in hotels across the states in south-west Nigeria, these snacks are prepared and packaged hygienically and also theses hotels have adequate recreational facilities. The study recommended that workshops and seminars should be organized on promotion of indigenous snacks into hotels and tourists centers.