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Rural Behavior Towards migratory birds in Zaraniq reserve in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt

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This research aims to Identify the social and economic Characteristics of the respondents,   Characterize the current situation of the hunting situation in the Zaraniq reserve in terms of: the hunting techniques used, the hunting seasons and the types of birds that are hunted, Identify the respondents behavior towards migratory birds, Determine the factors affecting the respondents behavior towards migratory birds, and Identify the respondents' satisfaction with the Environmental Affairs Agency of the Zaraniq Reserve (EAAZR).The research was based on the social survey method in the sample through selecting a random sample of (255) respondents from the total population (4856) respondents  in the village of Rawda, Bir al-Abed Center in North Sinai Governorate, according to the data of the Information and Decision Support Center in North Sinai Governorate 2017, and the data were collected during January And February 2020, and the Pearson correlation coefficient, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, frequencies and percentages, chi-square, were used for analysis of research data. The most important results were as follows: The results of describing the current state of the Zaranik reserve in terms of the techniques used in hunting showed that 16.9% of the respondents use Trammel Nets, that 14.9% of the respondents use Mansaab, and that 14.5% of the respondents use imported Eb (El Mathany), while 13.7%, 13.4%, 12.5% ​, 9.2%, and 4.9% ​of the respondents use semi-automatic weapons, sound machines, lime sticks, attractant recordings, and poisons, respectively. The results showed that the target species for hunting are quail, ducks, wild pigeons, songbirds, golden oriole, birds of prey, and Water birds. The results showed that more than half of the sample (53.3%) their level of knowledge of migratory birds' hunting regulations is medium, while 19.2% of the respondents have a low level of knowledge, and 27.5% of them have a high level of knowledge of these regulations. Regarding to results of applying these regulations, the result indicated that 55.2% of the respondents have average application, 34.5% their application is low, 13.3% their application is high. Furthermore, the degree of their attitudes towards the preservation of migratory birds, the results show that 64.7% of the respondents have a neutral attitude, while about 11% of them have a negative attitude, and about 24.3. % Their attitude is positive. The results of the research showed a significant differences between the following independent variables: gender, education, marital status, family size, percentage of income from hunting, purpose of hunting, level of participation in organizations, the attitude towards technological innovations, cultural exposure, of satisfaction with (EAAZR) and the level of the respondents' knowledge of bird hunting regulations. Also, the results indicated that the significant differences between the respondents' application of the bird hunting regulations and each of the independent variables: gender, education, percentage of income from hunting, purpose of hunting, exposure to the media, level of participation in organizations, cultural exposure. As well as the presence of a significant differences between the respondents' Attitude towards preserving migratory birds and each of the following independent variables: age, education, work status, percentage of income from hunting, exposure to the media, cultural exposure. The results showed that the majority of respondents, 76.1%, have an average level of satisfaction with the (EAAZR), while 15.7% of them have low satisfaction, while 8.2% of them have high satisfaction.  

DOI

10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2020.138070

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preservation of migratory birds, Zaranik reserve, North Sinai

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Heba nour el din

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Mohamed

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Department of Rural Society and Agricultural Extension - Faculty of Agriculture - Ain Shams University

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Marwan

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Mustafa Hassan

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Department of Family and Childhood Institutions Management - College of Home Economics - University of Al-Arish

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41

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OCTOBER- DECEMBER

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18055

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2020-12-01

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2020-12-02

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2020-12-01

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597

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613

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1110-0176

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2536-9784

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Alexandria Science Exchange Journal

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Rural Behavior Towards migratory birds in Zaraniq reserve in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt

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22 Jan 2023