Survey of Public Opinion for Wildlife - A Case Study

Wild animals are inseparable part of the nature and are part and parcel of our religion, culture and way of life. The paper gives the results of survey carried out, by the author, among the people of Dehra Dun and adjacent areas for ascertaning the views of the people for wildlife conservation. The results of the survey are discused here. The results indicates that teachers and students are most interested in Wildlife conservation. Among other classes also, due to the influence of religion, there is recognition of the role of wildlife and people are favourably inclined for the conservation of wildlife, but not always at the cost of their interests arising out of socio-ecconomic problems.