Threats to Gelada Baboons (Theropithecus Gelada) in and Around Jer Silase Monastry in Amhara National Regional State, North Shoa Zone, Ethiopia

Abstract

The study was carried out in and around Jer Silase Monastry in Amhara National regional State, North Shoa Zone, from July 2019 to February 2020. The study aimed to determine threats of gelada baboons. The data was collected through questionnaires, household survey, direct observation and focus group discussions. Sample size was determined with Israel’s formula (1992). Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 Computer software program, using descriptive statics and chi-square test to compare responses of respondents. The attitudes of literate respondents and illiterate respondents towards gelada baboons were highly significant difference (