Human- Tiger (Panthera Tigris Jacksoni) Conflicts at Gunung Basor Forest Reserve Fringe in Jeli, Kelantan

Human- tiger conflict becomes the focusing issue in the environmentalist focus because of the decreasing population of tiger in the world. With the retaliation killing, illegal poaching and declining prey base cause the tiger to flush out from their habitat and enter the human area. This effectuates the increasing of HTC number in the fringe village. This study aimed at understanding the characteristics of conflict in GBFR fringe village that highly involve in the HTC issue. Then, the study also focusing on the perception and acceptance of villagers in the conflict area based on the different level of education and type of occupation. Interview and questionnaire conducted in this study to determine the relationship of awareness and respondent socio-demographic factor. The identification of the conflict experience and type of occupation influence the awareness of the villagers.