Examining the relationship between visitors wildlife value orientation and risk perceptions: a study of the Borneo Pygmy elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying human-elephant conflicts; however, in the case of the Borneo Pygmy elephant, which has only been found in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo has not been thoroughly investigated. Recent studies shows the number of elephants killed as a result of human con...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Macrothink Institute
2022
|
| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101364/ |
| _version_ | 1848863545672859648 |
|---|---|
| author | Naim, Shafinaz Samdin, Zaiton Emang, Diana Lajuni, Nelson Dousin, Oscar |
| author_facet | Naim, Shafinaz Samdin, Zaiton Emang, Diana Lajuni, Nelson Dousin, Oscar |
| author_sort | Naim, Shafinaz |
| building | UPM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying human-elephant conflicts; however, in the case of the Borneo Pygmy elephant, which has only been found in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo has not been thoroughly investigated. Recent studies shows the number of elephants killed as a result of human conflict is on the rise. This study intends to examine the relationship between visitor Wildlife Value orientation (domination and mutualism) towards Borneo Pygmy elephant risk perceptions. 401 survey data was collected from on-site visitors, and PLS-SEM analyses revealed that domination has a significant relationship with risk perception of Borneo Pygmy elephants. Mutualism, on the other hand, does not appear to be related to risk perceptions, according to the study. The findings are beneficial to policymakers in developing programmes that encourage visitors to view the endangered Borneo pygmy elephants in a more positive light, to reducing human-elephant conflicts. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T13:34:38Z |
| format | Article |
| id | upm-101364 |
| institution | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T13:34:38Z |
| publishDate | 2022 |
| publisher | Macrothink Institute |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | upm-1013642023-10-05T21:03:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101364/ Examining the relationship between visitors wildlife value orientation and risk perceptions: a study of the Borneo Pygmy elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo Naim, Shafinaz Samdin, Zaiton Emang, Diana Lajuni, Nelson Dousin, Oscar Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying human-elephant conflicts; however, in the case of the Borneo Pygmy elephant, which has only been found in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo has not been thoroughly investigated. Recent studies shows the number of elephants killed as a result of human conflict is on the rise. This study intends to examine the relationship between visitor Wildlife Value orientation (domination and mutualism) towards Borneo Pygmy elephant risk perceptions. 401 survey data was collected from on-site visitors, and PLS-SEM analyses revealed that domination has a significant relationship with risk perception of Borneo Pygmy elephants. Mutualism, on the other hand, does not appear to be related to risk perceptions, according to the study. The findings are beneficial to policymakers in developing programmes that encourage visitors to view the endangered Borneo pygmy elephants in a more positive light, to reducing human-elephant conflicts. Macrothink Institute 2022 Article PeerReviewed Naim, Shafinaz and Samdin, Zaiton and Emang, Diana and Lajuni, Nelson and Dousin, Oscar (2022) Examining the relationship between visitors wildlife value orientation and risk perceptions: a study of the Borneo Pygmy elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, 11 (3). 61 - 77. ISSN 2164-7682 https://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/emsd/article/view/20036 10.5296/emsd.v11i3.20036 |
| spellingShingle | Naim, Shafinaz Samdin, Zaiton Emang, Diana Lajuni, Nelson Dousin, Oscar Examining the relationship between visitors wildlife value orientation and risk perceptions: a study of the Borneo Pygmy elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo |
| title | Examining the relationship between visitors wildlife value orientation and risk perceptions: a study of the Borneo Pygmy elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo |
| title_full | Examining the relationship between visitors wildlife value orientation and risk perceptions: a study of the Borneo Pygmy elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo |
| title_fullStr | Examining the relationship between visitors wildlife value orientation and risk perceptions: a study of the Borneo Pygmy elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining the relationship between visitors wildlife value orientation and risk perceptions: a study of the Borneo Pygmy elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo |
| title_short | Examining the relationship between visitors wildlife value orientation and risk perceptions: a study of the Borneo Pygmy elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo |
| title_sort | examining the relationship between visitors wildlife value orientation and risk perceptions: a study of the borneo pygmy elephant in sabah, malaysian borneo |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101364/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101364/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101364/ |