Endemic and Threatened: The Conservation Value of the Philippine Duck DOI Creative Commons

Khinnel Jay D. Jaafar,

Peter Jan D. de Vera, John Paul A. Catipay

et al.

Diversity, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(10), P. 602 - 602

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

The Philippine duck (Anas luzonica) is a vulnerable species, endemic to the Philippines. need of local people for food and land has led endangerment populations through illegal hunting conversion wetlands aquaculture farmland. This study was conducted determine willingness pay (WTP) residents (n = 500) in Maguindanao provinces conservation effects attitude knowledge toward duck, as well sociodemographic characteristics, on WTP. mean annual WTP USD 0.60, total estimated amount that could be collected 134 thousand when projected based number households provinces. A positive high increased conservation. Females, pet owners, those with higher income pledged than males, non-pet lower income. revealed are supportive by paying considerable amount. These results critical designing implementing outreach programs increasing awareness acquisition funds urgently needed protection remaining population area.

Language: Английский

Endemic and Threatened: The Conservation Value of the Philippine Duck DOI Creative Commons

Khinnel Jay D. Jaafar,

Peter Jan D. de Vera, John Paul A. Catipay

et al.

Diversity, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(10), P. 602 - 602

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

The Philippine duck (Anas luzonica) is a vulnerable species, endemic to the Philippines. need of local people for food and land has led endangerment populations through illegal hunting conversion wetlands aquaculture farmland. This study was conducted determine willingness pay (WTP) residents (n = 500) in Maguindanao provinces conservation effects attitude knowledge toward duck, as well sociodemographic characteristics, on WTP. mean annual WTP USD 0.60, total estimated amount that could be collected 134 thousand when projected based number households provinces. A positive high increased conservation. Females, pet owners, those with higher income pledged than males, non-pet lower income. revealed are supportive by paying considerable amount. These results critical designing implementing outreach programs increasing awareness acquisition funds urgently needed protection remaining population area.

Language: Английский

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