| Summary: | Paliyan Wildlife Sanctuary has been designed to protect the habitat of
long-tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). In the initial condition of
appointment, Paliyan Wildlife Sanctuary was damaged by looting. This ecosystem
damage made Paliyan Wildlife Sanctuary different from other wildlife preserves
which were appointed in relatively good condition of ecosystem. Long-tailed
monkey in Paliyan Wildlife Sanctuary is considered a pest by the community. To
further optimize the function of the area, it is necessary to select priority species
which ecologically appropriate and supported by the community. Priority species is
expected to be a direction in the management strategies and wildlife management
plan which is more effective, efficient and comprehensive to achive the aim of
the area management. The purpose of this study are to determine priority species
for Paliyan Wildlife Sanctuary using Analytical Hierarchy Process method and to
find out surrounding communities perception toward the function of Paliyan
Wildlife Sanctuary in wildlife conservation.
Analytical Hierarchy Process method was used to select the priority
species with multi-criteria analysis. The strength of this process lied in its
comprehensive design, by using quantitative and qualitative data logic. Likert
Scale was used to measure community perception using scoring analysis
technique.
Species preservation criteria was used to select priority species (weight
0,52), ecological function (weight 0,434) and socio-economic interest (weight
0,213). The three criteria were outlined in 8 indicators and 10 sub-indicators. The
highest score for priority species of aves was Gallus varius (Green Junglefowl) :
7,347, insect was Oecophylla sp (Rang-rang ant) : 5,685
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