Abstract:
This study had the following purposes:1. To study factors associated with
expressing opinions on governance of Chiangmai Night Safari for natural and
environmental conservation;2. To study the opinion on environmental management of
Chiangmai Night Safari; and 3. To receive recommendations from a sample
population that responded to a questionnaire and interview on Chiangmai Night Safari.
The sample group were 170 locals who lived in the village adjacent to Chiangmai
Night Safari at Nong Kwai Sub District, Hang Dong District, Chiangmai Province. As
well as conducting an in-depth interview with 6 local samples, descriptive statistics
were employed to analyze data using frequency, percent, mean, maximum, minimum,
and standard deviation. An in-depth interview was done with theinduction process and
summarized into the statement. Relationship of variables was analyzed with t-test and
F-test with reliability level at 0.05.
Variables associated with the expression of opinions on the governance of
Chiangmai Night Safari for natural and environmental conservation are occupation,
frequency in admission to Chiangmai Night Safari and receiving information. For
variables regarding sex, age, education duration for occupation, understanding in the
governance, and self-attitude towards environment, findings indicate no relationship
with expressing opinions towards governance.
Opinions on governance of Chiangmai Night Safari for both regarding separate
items and overall results are at moderate levels.
Research recommendations in general management are:1. To continue
improvement using Good Governance standards in natural and environmental
conservation of Chiangmai Night Safari to obtain better quality;2. To improve and
develop services and hospitality to be more comfortable and tourist friendly;3. To
adverertise more; and 4. To increase opportunity for people to access information and
participate more in management. Regarding environmental administration, the safari
should provide larger areas to keep animals or find other areas for animals to roam
freely in their natural habitat and Chiangmai Night Safari should open for other
activities besides the Night Safari.