Assessment on wildlife disturbance at Agropark, UMK Jeli Campus

The study entitled ‘Assessment on Wildlife Disturbances at Agropark, Umk Jeli Campus’ was conducted in order to identify the species that were present or causing disturbance at the area as the change of land-use has caused the loss of habitat for wildlife there. Agropark is located near the Jeli Permanent Forest Reserve, one of fragmented forests as the area is partially cleared for development and partially reserved for biodiversity conservation. The data on wildlife disturbances were obtained from the staff of Agropark, with additional of camera trapping in the study area. Through these methods, the species that are present and causing disturbances were identified. The most common disturbance was caused by the wild boars, where they preyed on the livestock and damaged the crops in the area. Other species that are not harmful are also caught in the camera traps. Some factors have greatly influenced the result of this study and limit the deeper research on the consequential damages caused by the wildlife attacks. This study can be improved by adding the number of camera trap, changing the time of sampling and obtaining the latest updated reports from the staff. In conclusion, this study has the potential to provide the information on wildlife disturbances and estimation on risks for wildlife attacks at Agropark.