Social and Legal Measures for Managing Human and Wild Elephant Problems: A Case Study of Kaeng Hang Maeo District Chanthaburi Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the use of legal and social measures to manage the human-wild elephant problems, and study the appropriate recommendations for using social measures to manage human-wild elephant problems in Kaeng Hang Maeo District, Chanthaburi Province. In this study, a cross-disciplinary research method was used between quantitative and survey research. In the survey research, the sample was a group of 379 residents of Kaeng Hang Maeo District using multi-step random sampling analysis with descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. For the qualitative interviews, there were 10 key informants who were official leaders and natural leaders: the volunteer group protecting wild elephants, and the district secretary of Kaeng Hang Maeo District social interpretation was used for data analysis. The findings obtained from the research could be presented in the following points.

1. The result of using legal measures to manage human-wild elephant problems in Kaeng Hang Maeo District, Chanthaburi Province was at a reasonable level.


2. The result of using social measures to manage human-wild elephant problems in Kaeng Hang Maeo District, Chanthaburi Province was at a reasonable level.


3. 3. Overall, the people were quite in agreement with the recommendations for legal measures to deal with human-wild elephant problems in Kaeng Hang Maeo District, Chanthaburi Province.


4. Overall, the people were quite in agreement with the recommendations for social measures to deal with human-wild elephant problems in Kaeng Hang Maeo District, Chanthaburi Province.